Relevant Projects and Information
Dumbarton Public Realm
In recent years we have carried out extensive upgrading works to the Public Realm in Dumbarton Town Centre, including Phase 1 Dumbarton Gate, College Street, Risk Street, the associated Carparks & Wynds, and High Street Phases 2 and 3, improving the appearance of the various streets and spaces within Dumbarton Town Centre, in accordance with Dumbarton’s Public Realm Design Guide. We completed our maintenance commitments on the last of these projects in September 2008.
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These works included the renewal of the various hard surfaces, including high quality natural stone to roads and footpaths, improving and extending car parks in and around the town centre, and implementing traffic restrictions within the central section of the High Street to control congestion, in response to various research and a public consultation of 2004.
Key to providing a brighter and enhanced town centre we substantially upgraded the street lighting system and refurbished the wynds and closes connecting pedestrians from the carparks to the High Street, and carried out builderswork refurbishment to two underpasses.
These works were funded by West Dunbartonshire Council, the former Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire, the Scottish Executive's Public Transport Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, and incorporated the highest quality of workmanship and materials as follows:-
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The majority of these works were carried out in close proximity to the heart of the town centre and demanded close and successful liason with shopkeepers, bar and restaurant owners and the general public throughout.
The Principal Landscape Architect for these works provided feedback in accordance with our Investors in People, and Quality Management system requirements to confirm that their practice was “totally satisfied with the overall quality of product” and in respect of workmanship that Landscapes and Contracts Ltd is “One of the best we work with”
| Approximate Value | £1,600,000 |
North Lanarkshire
Throughout the last several years we have developed strong Links with Local Government, Housing Associations, Education departments and private sector Clients in North Lanarkshire, as well as Training Organisations and Employment Agencies. This has enabled us to tailor our “fully professional” services to our individual Clients, who in turn have provided us with repeat business over the years ensuring our controlled growth, with approximate annual turnovers as shown below,
| 2002 | £215,000 |
| 2003 | £350,000 |
| 2004 | £490,000 |
| 2005 | £710,000 |
| 2006 | £1,300,000 |
| 2007 | £1,300,000 |
| 2008 | £1,500,000 |
| 2009 | £1,500,000 |
We are the current sponsors of North Lanarkshire Council’s Service Provider of the Year, an ethos that we aspire to in every respect, and have an ongoing framework agreement with the appropriate authorities to deliver Intermediate Labour Market training, resulting in a respectable percentage of our Employees having been procured in this way.
Examples of recently completed projects in the North Lanarkshire area:-
| Urban Regeneration and Back Court Renewal Projects | |
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| Deedes Street Phases 1 and 2 | £500,000 |
| Hunters Street, Airdrie | £ 170,000 |
| Renfrew Street, Phases 1 and 2 | £ 150,000 |
| Craigneuk Community Park, Airdrie | £ 150,000 |
| Cumbernauld Northern Approaches | £ 350,000 |
| Environmental Improvement Schemes | |
| Woodside, Glen & Doonside Towers, Motherwell | £ 750,000 |
| Small Communities, Airdrie | £ 145,000 |
| Browsburn Pathways | £ 100,000 |
| Cambusnethan Cemetery, Wishaw | £ 300,000 |
| Church Street | £ 255,000 |
| Local Area Improvements, Wishaw | £ 210,000 |
| Redbridge and Coltswood Towers | £ 350,000 |
| Soft Landscaping | |
| Strathclyde Business Park | £ 150,000 |
| Carparks and Infrastructure | |
| Tannochside Park | £ 600,000 |
| Marshalls Plc, Carluke | £ 150,000 |
| Hamilton International Technology Park | £ 150,000 |
| Childrens Play Areas | |
| Abronhill Community Park | £ 425,000 |
| Palacerigg Country Park | £ 200,000 |
| Glenboig | £ 600,000 |
Renfrewshire
We have been Renfrewshire Council’s Term Contractor for Various Hard Surfaces since 2005, where we undertake Individual jobs of values ranging from £500 to several thousands pounds, all in accordance with our schedule of rates. These works have been extended year on year since 2005, and have now been extended for a further 1 year.
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We are immensely proud that our staff and employees have played a significant role in the upgrading and regeneration of Paisley Town Centre’s Public Realm and wider areas, since 1995, and were the sponsors of the 2008 Paisley 10k fun run.
Paisley Abbey Public Realm of 1996 won a Bali award, and was the centre-piece of Paisley’s £12m Public Realm Programme on which our Brian MacAlister I. Eng.,M.I.C.E Contracts Manager, was the Engineer’s Representative, throughout. Brian MacAlister has a proven track record in this sector and has overseen all of our similar projects since joining our team in June 2005.
A significant proportion of our staff and Employees worked with Brian on Abbey Close and various other high quality works to Paisley’s Public Realm during this period, and the principles learned have helped make our Company what it is today, where around 40 full-time Landscapes and Contracts Ltd site employees undertake all Civils and Landscaping works on-site, ensuring that programmes are implemented to suit the project rather than the demands and requirements of hired-in subcontract labour.
Note that our considerations in respect of programming are based on restrictions imposed by public safety, businesses, shops, traffic and the general public in consultation with our various Clients.
Examples of our work in Renfrewshire, with approximate values -
Civic Amenity Sites, Erskine and Renfrew – Works comprised of site clearance, earthworks and rock breaking, and the construction of extensive 3m high retaining walls to extend the existing. Tarmacadam and concrete access roads and footpath networks constructed incorporating new lighting, CCTV and drainage systems, before softworks provided a high quality landscaped finish. All works were completed within a 26 week contract period.
| Approximate Value | £750,000 |
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Hard Surfacing Term Contract 2005 to date This Contract has been extended to run for a further year, until 2011 |
£1,500,000 |
Housing Associations
| 2007 / 2008 / 2009 | £1,900,000 |
We have successfully delivered Environment Works including Pedestrianisation Schemes for Scottish Housing Associations, and give the following examples:-
Southside Housing Association
- McCulloch Street, Pollokshields – Streetscape works comprising the complete renewal of all hard surfaces, and the construction of parking bays within traffic calming scheme. Marshalls Tegula paving, tarmacadam, street lighting, installation of drainage system, street furniture, planters and tree planting.
| Approximate Value | £500,000 |
Drumchapel Housing Co-operative
- Merryton Avenue, Drumchapel - Streetscape works at Merryton Avenue, Drumchapel for Drumchapel Housing Cooperative, with Training Programme
| Approximate Value | £200,000 |
- Southdeen Phase 3, Drumchapel – Backcourt reconstruction comprising of the removal and replacement of brick binstores, paved areas, shrub areas, step-ways and metal railings. The works also includes the construction of children’s’ play area and the formation of extensive shrub areas. This contract also included a successful training programme.
| Approximate Value | £300,000 |
Govanhill Housing Association
- Govanhill Streetscape – Roadways, parking areas and footpaths reconfigured and upgraded around Govanhill Park for Mr Paul Miller of Hirst. Street furniture, street tree planting and ornamental metalwork.
| Approximate Value | £450,000 |
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Landscapes and Contracts Ltd attention to detail
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Precast paving adjoins setts adjoins walling at Glasgow Science Centre
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Tidy junction of granite slabs adjoining sett strip and hand laid asphalt
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Cropped setts laid to raduis at Dumbarton Town Centre
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Footpath set out to exact slab sizes at Govanhill, Glasgow
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Re-instalment of granite paving, Caithness flags, granite seats and stainless steel strip in St. Enoch Sq.
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Caithness flags enclosed by horonizing whin setts and resin bound gravel for Falkirk Council
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Rubble stone walls with sawn sandstone copes, granite steps with stainless steel handrails at Kirkoswald
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Resin bound gravel meets conservation kerbing meets granite seating area at Cambusnethan
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Resin bound gravel at seated area in Bo'ness
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Granite setts laid to Bogan pattern in Pollockshields
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Granite steps to Pollockshields, Glasgow
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Ornate sett work at Renfrewshire Council HQ
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Raised decking adjoins timber decking walkways and turf at Palacerigg
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Caithness paving to St. Enoch Sq. interior
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Pre-coated Tom's Forest red asphalt chip to road surfaces at Govanhill
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Sawn sandstone paving meets resin bound gravels at Wishaw
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Accurate cutting around street furniture at Govanhill
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Accurate paving to circle feature at Port Glasgow
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Carved granite feature at Dumbarton
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Granite setts laid stretcher at Dumbarton
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