Remediation awards success

May Gurney was victorious at the second annual Brownfield Briefing Remediation Awards, which were presented at BAFTA headquarters in London on 26 September.

The awards recognise best practice in remediation and use of remediation technology in the UK.

May Gurney's joint submission with Hyder Consulting, for the regeneration of Newlyn Harbour, won the 'best use of chemical systems' category, which was sponsored by National Grid.

At Newlyn Harbour May Gurney and Hyder Consulting applied an ex-situ stabilisation/solidification (s/s) solution to deal with heavy metal contamination in the harbour bed, to enable the construction of a series of floating pontoon moorings to facilitate safe berthing.

The cost-effectiveness of the treatment meant that the project was able to go ahead. The reuse of treated materials reduced pollution, and treatment was carried out according to best practice.

The awards' judges commented as follows:-
"This represents a remediation solution spawned from the limitations of the Landfill Directive -and that is good news."

"Stabilisation has been around for a while but what is really positive in this instance is that all the work was staged on site, offering a total solution within one location."

John Chick, May Gurney's Director of Geotechnical and Environmental, said: "We are thrilled to receive this award recognising our innovative capabilities in the field of remediation.

"This award raises our remediation market profile through the prestigious Brownfield Briefing event and we were particularly pleased that it was both sponsored and presented by National Grid.

"The Newlyn project was a truly integrated effort from the outset, as our work was part of a larger project secured by our Utility Services sector. Very close collaboration within one integrated team enabled excellent service delivery, opening the prospect of further work for the Harbour Commission in the future."

For further information about the awards click here

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