Good afternoon,

I hope you're well, and have been enjoying this lovely weather!

In our last update I mentioned that 596m of pipeline had been welded together ready to be installed in the Rockwill Development. The team have now installed 140m of this pipeline using a method called directional drilling. I have mentioned drilling in most of my updates, but just in case you were wondering how this works; Directional drilling is less intrusive than digging a trench, and involves digging chambers either side of where the pipe will be laid and feeding the pipe underground from one chamber to the other. 

We will be carrying out some trial holes on the verge of the A67 on Wednesday 28th June to try and locate a gas main. We don't anticipate this to cause any disruption to road users and pedestrians however, if you do require any assistance our team will be happy to help.
You will have now seen our working area set up in Lartington Way. The top soil has been stripped, and the stone has been laid ready for welding this section of pipeline. We appreciate this area is popular with dog walkers, so as a little thank you for putting up with us, the site team have created a 'doggy station' for our four legged friends to enjoy some treats and water. We've had plenty of visitors and the lads have loved meeting you all! 

Finally, we just wanted to let you know that we will be starting to lay pipeline in Egglescliffe School Field from late July. The team have commenced setting up our working area. We will initially be accessing this area via Lartington Way, and then as work progresses, we will be accessing this area from Durham Lane adjacent to Allens West.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment below and a member of the project team will get back to you.

Good evening,

We just wanted to post a quick update to let you know that our team are working slightly later than usual this evening to complete welding a section of the pipeline within the Rockwill development. We apologise for any inconvenience and will try to keep disruption to a minimum. The site team should be finished by 8pm. 

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and a member of the project team will get back to you.

Thank you for your continued patience.

Good afternoon!

Since our last update in April, the team have been progressing with installing the new pipeline! In total, 484m of pipeline has been installed.

We are currently carrying out the construction of the pipeline in the Rockwill development. So far, just in this area alone 596m of pipe has been welded together in preparation for the drilling works to commence when we return from the Bank Holiday.

Paul and I had the priviledge of meeting some of you at the start of the month when we came to discuss our working area set up in the grassed area of Lartington Way. 
You will start to notice the team setting up the working area from next week where we will be erecting the new heras fencing, laying stone and setting up the mobile all in one unit ready for the drilling works to commence in the next month or so. I have included the working area set up for Lartington Way here.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment below and a member of the project team will get back to you.

Have a lovely weekend!

Gaby

Good afternoon,

Work is now complete in the Rugby Pitch along Aislaby Road for the time being. As mentioned in my last update, we will be returning to this area for the final connection towards the end of the job. Once this has been complete, all reinstatements will be carried out.

In the site compound field, excess spoil has been removed from the area adjacent to Nelly Burdon's Beck towards the housing development.

We have now moved further up the pipeline, and have commenced with setting up our working area in the Rockwill Housing Development. The team are now constructing access roads through the development to our working area to allow drilling works to commence the second week in May. The topsoil has been stripped ready for the easement and we'll be setting up an all in one unit. 

I have included some photos for you to view.

As always, please feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions. 

Speak soon.

Gaby

Good Morning,

Thank you to those of you who attended our second customer event on 1st March. It was lovely to meet you and discuss our work with you!

Since our last update, we have connected the pipeline from the rugby pitch with the pipeline in the site compound field. 484m of pipeline has successfully been laid, welded and pressure tested.

We will be looking to reinstate the farmers field and the rugby pitch in the upcoming weeks. Just a reminder that we will be returning to the rugby pitch to carry out the tie ins at the end of the job.

As always, if you have any questions, please get in touch. 

Speak soon.

Gaby

Hello!

Just a quick reminder that we'll be at the Eagle Inn in Eaglescliffe this afternoon from 3pm until 6pm. Come along to meet some of the project team where we will answer questions you have about the scheme, and talk you through the project drawings.

We hope you can make it, and we look forward to meeting you!

Good afternoon,

First of all I'd like to welcome our new Site Agent, Paul Coates, to the team! I'd also like to take this opportunity to introduce Damien Woods, our Contract Manager who is managing the project and our Site Engineer, Dave Cross, who is working alongside Paul on site.

You may have noticed our drilling compound located in the rugby pitch across the road from out site compound. The team have carried out this phase of pipe work successfully using directional drilling underneath Aislaby Road and Nelly Burdons Beck. We will be looking to connect the pipeline we have already laid in the site compound field, to the new section of pipeline coming from the rugby pitch in the upcoming weeks.

We recentley sent out a letter in the post inviting you to our second customer event (you can view this letter here). The customer event will be taking place at The Eagle Inn, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0NA on Wednesday 1st March from 3pm until 6pm. We'd love for you to come down, meet some of the team and discuss any questions you may have. 

Please leave a comment below if you have any questions, and we look forward to meeting some of you at the customer event next week!

Speak soon.

Gaby

Hello, and Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. 

The site team are back at work and carrying on from where they left off. Since returning, 110 metres of pipe has been laid in the field the site compound is situated in. In the next few weeks, work will commence across Aislaby Road, and into the rugby field. We will be directional drilling under Aislaby Road and Nelly Burdons Beck to install this section of pipeline. Once this has been installed, we will be returning to this area later on in the year to connect the new pipe to the existing main. 

I will be posting another update in the next few weeks, so keep a look out! 

Speak soon.

Gaby

Good afternoon,

I hope you're all keeping warm in this cold weather and looking forward to Christmas.

Since my last update the site team have been carrying out the stripping of the easement within the site compound field. They have also commenced with the welding of the pipeline in the same area, ready for it to be laid in the new year. I have added some photos for you to view.

When we return to work in 2023, the team will be installing the first 350 metres of pipeline in the compound field. 

From Friday 16th December, the site will be closed for Christmas break and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January.

On behalf of the Project Team, we hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Good afternoon,

We have almost complete the set up of the site compound on Aislaby Road. 

Prior to Christmas we will be starting to strip the topsoil from the easment in the compound field ready to lay the pipeline in January. 

Week commencing 5th December, we will be carrying out trial holes in the school field adjacent to Allens West Train Station to confirm the level of the existing rising main. 

Should you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below and a member of the project team will get back to you.

Speak soon!

Gaby