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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]This project was part of a suite of advance works along the western edge of the broader Swindon New Eastern Villages Scheme. Geophysics and trial trenching across the site revealed evidence of prehistoric and Roman activity, including...

25 September, 2018

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Headland operated within a confined area where spoil storage and removal necessitated good coordination with the main contractor. The project threw up a number of surprises which required archaeological input into a revised design for the development,...

25 September, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Housing developments require tight programming and good communication with the client and other subcontractors involved in the project.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] Project Details Headland was engaged to excavate archaeological features in seven targeted areas of the development to a scheme designed by the client’s consultants, CgMs. The...

08 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Rail infrastructure scheme which required archaeological monitoring due to the proximity of the works to potentially significant remains.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text] Project Details The scheme was centred on Rochester Rail station. We monitored all significant groundworks in order to record and investigate archaeological remains. The site lies on...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]This scheme will transform the current School site. As with many such applications, the new buildings have to be created whilst existing school buildings remain in use. The playing fields are often utilised for at least part of the re-build, as was...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]As a result of a sustained focus on recruitment, training and retention, we have strength in depth across the business. This means that the necessary resources are in place to rapidly deploy or scale-up our services on time-critical projects, setting us apart from...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]We offer a fully in-house service which encompasses all aspects of commercial archaeological works from desk-based to geophysical survey and seamlessly onto evaluation trenching and open area excavation.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][vc_column_text]Project Summary  The 100-hectare site at Norwood Farm was the first large-scale geophysical survey undertaken by our...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]A programme of archaeological mitigation was urgently needed by a consortium of housing developers in order to ensure that their development schedule remained on track. Their archaeological Consultant had agreed a scope of works with the local authority archaeological advisor and we...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]Housing developments require tight programming, budget control and, above all, good communication with the client and other sub-contractors involved in the project. This is a sector Headland has a lot of experience in, best demonstrated through our repeat business with house-builders and their...

07 February, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="30px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="introtext"]The quality of the work Headland undertakes can stand in good stead when it comes to having to deal with unforeseen circumstances on heritage assets that have both a high significance and sensitivity. In this case we worked very closely with the school,...

07 February, 2017