Contaminated Land Remediation Services
We specialise in the restoration of contaminated land for sustainable development projects.
Cordtape Environmental is one of the UK’s leading specialists in the development of innovative land regeneration solutions. We clean up contaminated land using contemporary techniques with sustainability at the heart of our approach.
We are backed by a vigorous and practical risk-based regulatory system that is firmly based on the principles of sustainable development, restoring sites to a condition that renders them suitable for their intended use. This ‘fit for purpose’ strategy saves time and money, while still protecting public health and the environment. Contaminated land often contains asbestos, so our remediation projects can include licensed asbestos removal, with any resulting material handled through safe asbestos waste disposal.
How It Works
Stage 1: Preliminary Site Investigation
We conduct extensive desk research to understand the history of the site and its geographical/geological content.
Stage 2: Intrusive On-Site Investigation
On-site investigations consist of borehole drilling, sample collections and laboratory testing followed by a thorough risk assessment to identify all sources of contamination, the receptors that may be damaged, and the pathways between them.
We evaluate whether linkages constitute significant risk and set appropriate targets for the project.
We evaluate whether linkages constitute significant risk and set appropriate targets for the project.
Stage 3: Remediation Works
An options appraisal occurs to select the best technology, balance the costs and benefits of clean up, and assess the sustainability of our options. This informs the implementation plan, which sets out how the objectives will be met.
Stage 4: Verification and Validation
We monitor the entirety of the project to assess whether all the objectives have been achieved, with the relevant evidence duly presented.
Together, these four stages take a site from initial investigation through to fully verified, fit-for-purpose completion — including the safe management of any asbestos-contaminated soil identified during the process.
