Renew Holdings plc
land remediation
VHE is a leading provider of land remediation services with a varied public and private sector client base and has completed more than 500 land remediation projects.
VHE utilises in-house designed and developed solutions which apply innovative and sustainable services such as specialist biophysical treatment, soil washing, solidification and stabilisation along with groundwater treatment to maximise the value of redundant land. The company also adds value by enhanced recycling of site won materials for re use in development infrastructure.
Demolition and site clearance together with infrastructure works is provided as part of a complete enabling package to enable clients to be on site more quickly for development.
A growing sector of work is in the remediation of contaminated land as determined by Part IIA of the Environment Act. This Act sets out the regulatory framework for Local Authorities to identify and deal with the estimated 200,000 hectares of land contaminated during previous use.
VHE utilises on-site validation technology such as X-ray and Ultraviolet Fluorescence (XRF and UVF), which reduces the need for samples to be sent for laboratory analysis, to hasten the reclamation of contaminated sites. The technology has been used on a number of schemes including the remediation of the former Bristol Diesel Depot for the South West England Regional Development Agency.
VHE continues to undertake work for National Grid Property Ltd to carry out remediation works on its sites across the UK under a framework agreement. VHE has also been appointed as a panel contractor on the REMADE programme, REclamation and MAnagement of DErelict land, which has been set up by Lancashire County Council in partnership with the Northwest Regional Development Agency.