Appointed by Conwy County Borough Council, Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has delivered several shoreside improvements as the Principal Contractor to reduce flooding risks for more than 2,000 residential and commercial properties in North Wales. The project included: – Procuring nearly 66,500 tons
Rohde Nielsen has completed maintenance dredging and coastal protection works at Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Under the project, approximately 1,000,000 m³ of sand was dredged from the entrance channel to the Port of Lisbon and beneficially reused to strengthen coastal protection and mitigate erosio
Work to refurbish a section of the West Beach seawall in Selsey is due to start at the end of August 2026, the Chichester District Council said. The project, which is being delivered by Council’s coastal team, Coastal Partners, will strengthen a deteriorating section of seawall at the western end of
A project to protect a key part of Brighton and Hove’s coastline from erosion and flooding has entered a new phase. The works to fill a new groyne field in Hove, East Sussex, with thousands of tons of shingle started yesterday, Brighton & Hove City Council said. Taken from a licensed dredging site i
Rohde Nielsen has completed coastal protection works at Pogorzelica, Dzwirzyno and Międzywodzie, Poland, on behalf of the Maritime Office in Szczecin. “Within three weeks, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Freja R dredged and transported 168,000 m³ sand from winning areas, thereby helping t
Northumbrian Water has begun work on a £1.5 million project to protect the coastline and safeguard vital wastewater infrastructure in Craster, Northumberland, following significant erosion caused by coastal storms during the winter this year. The scheme is set to protect the bankside adjacent to Dun
As sea levels continue to rise around the world, coastal cities are searching for ways to protect their communities while preserving the qualities that make them attractive places to live, work and visit. The Hague, the Netherlands’ only major city located directly on the North Sea coast, is taking
