We are delighted to introduce two recent senior additions to our WHS team.
Vera LangerVera has joined our expanding consultancy team as a Technical Director.
She will support the management and marketing of our water services at an exciting …
Most excavations below ground level accumulate water. The rate of water flowing in, as well as the disposal of that water, must be carefully managed, and planning ahead is essential.
The delicate balance of our water supplies can be disrupted …
In the summer of 2021 a massive flood event across a huge area of Europe resulted in around 250 deaths and as much as 10 billion euros of damage. Lessons must be learned.
The flood …
The Water Framework Directive 2000 (WFD) commits EU member states to achieve ‘good’ qualitative and quantitative status of all water bodies by 2015. Post-Brexit, the WFD has been fully transposed into UK law.
The detailed hydraulic modelling by WHS supported the development of a successful Flood Risk Assessment for the East West Railway.
The East West Railway Project is a significant infrastructure development to establish a direct rail connection …
Thousands of bridges in the UK span streams and rivers. During floods they can be scoured by the flow and even collapse. Identifying bridges at risk allows us to target protection where it’s needed most.
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Ports have always seen the environment’s impact on their activities. In recent decades they’ve widened their view to the impact of their activities on the environment.
Port and shipping activities affect their cities, hinterlands and associated supply chains, as well …
The Grade-II-listed Pont-ar-Ddyfi is a bottleneck on the A487, a critical part of the Welsh north-south and east-west trunk road network. Floods of the River Dyfi regularly close the bridge and divert traffic 16 miles to get to and from …
Structures with their foundations in watercourses, such as bridges, are susceptible to scour. Scour increases the risk of damage and can even lead to structures collapsing. This is particularly significant with bridges on public highways, where collapse can lead to …
Much of the East West railway project, with significant engineering including embankments, new bridges and tunnels, is located in flood prone areas of the River Thames floodplain. It is crucial that the development doesn’t increase flood risk.