Specialist Land Drainage Service, Advice and Onsite Support
We carry out a wide range of services including land drainage installation, trenching services (Inc. water pipes, ground-source heating, electric cables and ducting etc. for private services), civils works, land condition assessments, land drainage field investigations, land drainage design, including soils, drainage and topographical surveys and land drainage consultancy inspection (regarding liability assessments).
LAND DRAINAGE
AUS specializes in cost-effective land drainage works, offering services like installation, assessments, designs, and consultancy inspections. We serve national projects and provide private trenching services across the UK.
INSPECTION & SURVEYING
AUS specializes in drainage investigations with minimal soil exposure, utilizing drain cameras and GPS surveys for accurate assessments. Our team manages pipeline projects, offering technical reports and efficient soil/topography surveys.
SPECIALIST LAND SERVICES
AUS offers specialized services in liability assessments, compensation claims, expert witnessing, mediation, and environmental rights for utility companies across the UK, ensuring efficient land management.
About AUS Land Drainage (Anker Utility Services)
We provide a Specialist Land Drainage Service with an extreme attention to detail, using all the latest technology with over 25years of experience in the sector, whether undertaking works on behalf of the Utility Sector or individual Landowners. Advice, land / condition assessment reports, field investigations – CAD drawings - reports, including soils, drainage and GPS topographical surveys. Detailed Design Solutions with Budgeting, Detailed CAD Drawings and Land Drainage Installations however small or large throughout the whole of the UK having delivered hundreds of successful assessments, investigations and Land Drainage Installations throughout the UK
We have Extensive knowledge of the Land Drainage Act, Water Act, together with all the various Pipeline Acts, whether Gas, Water, Electricity, Telecoms or Planning, and full knowledge of the all Utility Deed of Easements and Subterranean Leases with regards to Land Rights and Land Drainage. This has been gathered by working on many Cross Country Major Utility Projects throughout the UK over many years.
We are registered with Achilles on their UVDB category Quality / Health & Safety verify B1 gaining 100% in our last audit across the board, and gained the ISO 14001 2015 Environmental Accreditation. We are currently working towards the ISO 9001 Quality and 45001 Health and Safety certifications. We are members of the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (link to website: Find a Contractor). We are regularly audited by independent health and safety company and currently maintain a 100% record in all areas.
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CONCRETE CANVAS
Channel lining
Overview
The National Grid key gas main had been identified to have a shallow soil cover, which is required to prevent damage in case unplanned excavation was to occur, and therefore didn’t meet the required specifications.
The gas main required an additional hard armour, visible protective cover and Concrete Canvas® was chosen over conventional concrete methods such as precast concrete slabs, as the remote location and soft ground conditions meant that additional logistical costs would be required to transport the heavier materials to site.
Inclement weather during the installation presented several challenges for the contractor. The channel was located in a bogland area and the soft ground was saturated due to heavy rainfall. The ground had sufficient bearing capacity to accommodate a 13 tonne excavator cutting the channel profile, but the additional weight of lifting and transporting heavy loads would cause the plant to sink.