Greensforge Sailing Club
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Greensforge Sailing Club
Date:
2016 and 2018
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Based at Calf Heath Reservoir in Staffordshire, Greensforge SailingClub was facing problems of weathering and water erosion to its mooring and terracing. To ensure that visitors and club members could continue to use the facilities safely, The Rothen Group was chosen to complete 40 metres of bank stabilisation works, including a new concrete walkway to allow safe access for launching the sailing dinghies.
The Project
The works involved:
site visits & tenders
understanding what the client needed and what approach would be best
advising the client and liaising with to get the permit approved from Canal and River Trust
completing the works in 2 stages
The popular Greensforge Sailing Club (GSC) is a friendly sailing destination, used and well loved by the local community, so when the club’s mooring and terracing started to show signs of serious erosion attributed to years of environmental wear and tear, the club needed to take action.
At first, repeated basic repairs were undertaken by the club to try to control the increasingly
exposed slabbed frontage, which was a potential slipping hazard, but the same problems arose time and time again. In order to find a more permanent solution to the problem, GSC approached Veolia Environmental Trust to seek funding for professional repairs to the 40 metres of mooring frontage, comprising shuttering and a new walkway, repairs to the terrace and walkway in front of the clubhouse and a new disabled access ramp.
The funding application was granted by Veolia, and work commenced in November 2016 for two weeks. Using a specialist marine-ready mini digger and piling hammer, The Rothen Group installed the sheet piles from the bankside.
The Rothen Group returned to GSC in summer 2018 after being requested to complete a second phase of reparations. Similar in nature, the job involved replacing 30 metres of frontage along the dinghy park. GSC reported that the completed works rejuvenated the club, which saw an increase in membership and number visitors to the club again after a period of absence.
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"The Rothen Group’s flexibility and understanding of the club and our needs, in addition to the Group’s solutions-based approach and ability to provide us with a complete end-to-end service using sophisticated plant machinery and experienced operators, meant that we were more than happy to encourage Veolia to accept them to do the work.”
Ian Cooper
Greensforge Sailing Club