Taking Care of the Natural Environment – Derby
Wakemans are engaged on some major infrastructure projects across the UK, and it is important to protect the natural area where these sites are based as well as provide the necessary platform to enable site development.
Our responsibilities as Project Manager involves working with Contractors and specialist Consultants to carefully preserve natural flora and fauna, providing a landscape that works for the Developer, the Environment Agency, the Occupier plus helping to deliver local sustainability objectives. This also results in these developments being surrounded by natural landscaping benefitting residents and those ultimately employed on the site.
One such major project based in Derby involved the delivery of over 20 acres of natural landscaping and supporting Derby City Council’s ‘Our City Our River’ scheme (OCOR). The brownfield site is situated close to the river Derwent and required flood mitigation strategies and significant earthworks.
As a part of the works a fish refuge was created with the purpose of protecting vital fish populations across the East Midlands, part of the Environment Agency objective to provide shelter to fish from extreme weather and flooding. The provision of the refuge encourages spawning and survival of juvenile fish by providing high vegetation which protects from predators.
Wakemans were employed on this project by Indurent as Cost Consultants, Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers and Principal Designers. The Contractor was Winvic.
Indurent is invested in delivering developments that focus on environmental responsibility, health and wellbeing, and the long-term needs of businesses and employees alike.
Photographs courtesy of Winvic.
