One of the UK’s
busiest retail sites, Teesside Park in Stockton-on-Tees, is undergoing its
biggest overhaul for 30 years.
Owner, leading UK
property company British Land has undertaken a £30m programme of enhancements,
of which £1.6m has been allocated to new landscaping, over a period of 18
months and 12 phases.
The majority of the
landscaping centres around the new car parking layout, which has been totally
re-designed to improve accessibility, traffic flow and reduce ‘conflict’. It is
being carried out by Gavin Jones Limited who provide professional landscape management
services across the UK.
Two key pedestrian
routes have been added as well as an open-air courtyard, featuring seating and
Corten-style planters. As part of the first three phases, Green-tech has
supplied in excess of 1,500 tonnes of Green-tree soil, including Amenity Tree
Soil, sand and pea gravel for the tree pits; along with Green-tree subsoil and
topsoil for the ornamental herbaceous planters.
The landscape
architects, MacGregor Smith, requested a specific planting specification, and
Green-tree was able to produce a bespoke topsoil mix to satisfy these demands.
The soil was supplied
from one of Green-tree’s soil manufacturing sites in Yorkshire, just three
miles away from the final site. All deliveries were timed to hit pre-9am timed
deliveries; the smaller batches ensuring that all soil was fresh and easy to handle.
In addition,
Green-tech’s Mona Relief irrigation systems and tree anchors were supplied to
ensure all the trees and shrubs have the best possible chance of establishment
and success in their new environment.
Richard Wexham from
Green-tech said: “To supply the soil for such a major project, with such a
tight specification and deadlines, is something that we thrive on. We have
worked with both the landscape contractor, Gavin Jones Ltd, and landscape
Architect MacGregor Smith on several projects now, and it is always a pleasure
to be able to deliver a fantastic product at a competitive price.”
Ricky Whiteman, Head
of Estimating North from Gavin Jones Ltd adds: “On a project of this scale,
logistics and delivery deadlines are critical. Working with Green-tech on
previous projects, we were confident that everything would run to plan, and
they didn’t let us down. Everything was supplied when and where it was needed,
with the minimum of fuss.”
