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Environmental Improvements, Greenock
The works transformed the area into a bright welcoming public realm area with complementary new soft landscaping.
The Project
The project at Broomhill Shopping Centre involved the hard and soft landscaping at a local shopping precinct, including the main road to and areas around the precinct.
Our Role
Access to Precinct:
The scope of works at Broomhill included:
- Removal of existing blacktop surface, regrading to the area to new levels to allow the installation of new stairs and Tobermore paving.
- Cleaning and refurbishment of steps; removing existing mortar, lifting and realigning steps. The damaged wall of the steps was stripped down and rebuilt. Existing brick was cleaned and re-used where possible. Sections of wall were done one at a time to protect insitu cope and railing.
- A section of wall running from the precinct to the road (at the adjacent pub) was removed.
- Existing concrete walls and ramps leading up to the precinct and around the perimeter of the adjacent pub were all power washed.
- Replacement of access ramp and handrail.
- Removal of 2 of the 8 gully pots and installation of aco-channel drainage
Precinct:
- Breaking out concrete foundation of existing precinct, removal of brick walls, cutting down of railings, removal of vegetation, selected tree removal and protection of remaining trees.
- Installation of public realm throughout the precinct and to the front pavement adjacent to the main road, following through to soft landscaped areas in front of housing.
- Installation of new precast concrete seating areas around newly planted areas on the precinct.
Perimeter to precinct/ adjacent to new soft landscaped area:
- Construction of new Tobermore paving on the main road in front of precinct.
- Renewal of asphalt surfacing on the route from the precinct to adjacent residential housing.
- Removal of concrete set beech pebble and removal of shrub planting to perimeter areas.
- Renewal of turf and installation of trees down the side of the pub which is between the precinct and new soft landscaped area.
- Wall repairs, rendering & painting.
- Development of mound on previous grass area.
- Installation of signage.