Hylands School, Essex

MJ Abbott successfully tendered and started the sports pitch reconstruction project in August 2011.

The scope of work included the re-levelling of an existing undulating area to be used for football and summer athletics. The total area of work was 13,000m².

The following scope of works was carried out in accordance with the specification produced by agronomist and sports turf consultant, Gordon Jaaback:

• Vegetation stripped from topsoil using a Koro Top Maker.
• Topsoil stripped clean and to full depth, and stored in a temporary weathered heap to protect the integrity of the topsoil.
• The pitch was cut and filled with a total of 4,300m³ of subsoil. The pitch was shaped with a camber to assist with surface water run off. The water is collected by a shallow swale system discharging into a new soakaway and then permeates into the underlying gravel strata.
• The topsoil was re-spread at 200mm depth, cultivated and seeded.
• 12 months maintenance programme including grass cutting, fertilising, overseeding and rolling.

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