At Ashfield, we treat excavated soils as a resource & not a waste liability. We take a proactive and multidisciplinary approach on construction and development sites to design out waste soils by working within your project teams to drive the most sustainable outcomes. Greenfield or brownfield developments, sustainable regeneration & reuse are at the forefront.
Ashfield offers a comprehensive range of land and resources solutions. Please feel free to get in touch so that we can help guide you on the correct path.
We see opportunities not problems.
Excavated soil can be a resource, not a waste liability.
Working with your construction project teams we use environment risk assessment models and sophisticated earthworks tools to create a materials management plans and options appraisals that provide compliant and sustainable outcomes. We cover greenfield or brownfield developments, sustainable regeneration, and reuse of surplus soils.
We consider the recovery and import of waste soils for the beneficial re-use of reconstructed soils. This supports soil health in the redevelopment of land and provides environmental and commercial benefits.
We advise and undertake:
Helping you to understand and manage waste liabilities by:
Tailored solutions – no one size fits all.
The building and construction sectors are responsible for one third of global energy consumption. Soils excavated are the biggest source of waste produced in Europe every year – five times the amount of household waste.
We deliver sustainable practices that increase soil carbon storage which can help meet carbon targets.
We track project development across multiple sites and provide feedback metrics on performance.
Our work on sustainable materials and earthworks planning has enabled our clients to save or offset in excess of 1.5m tons of carbon dioxide equivalents(CO2e). That’s the same carbon sequestered by 564,688 acres of forest.