Putting down roots: TreeBunker installation on site

At Mackoy we’re a big part of developing the changing landscape of Britain. After all, the Groundworks infrastructure we bring to our house builders’ sites is the first step in creating entire new communities. And in the seven years since we started we’ve helped create hundreds of new homes in Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey, Dorset and Berkshire. Teaming up with the UKs leading house builders including Bellway, Barratt, CALA, Redrow and Persimmon among others.

And it’s not only houses we help to build. We also have a duty of care to the environment too. So among the utilities trenches, foundations and sewers we establish, we also install the infrastructure to encourage new green spaces to thrive. Using intelligent products, specially adapted for the groundworks and civil engineering industry. All with the sole purpose of making it easier for developers to include provisions for trees as part of their landscaping. And one such intelligent product our team use to plant trees on site is the TreeBunker from Wrekin.

As a key manufacturer and supplier of civil engineering and groundworks infrastructure, Wrekin’s offer includes manhole covers, gully grates and geosynthetics. And the TreeBunker is just the latest in a line of innovative new products these guys have developed for use in the civil engineering and groundworks sector.

TreeBunker is essentially a soil containment system that sits below the ground’s surface, allowing trees to grow in hard landscaping environments. It’s separated into three parts: a base unit, top unit and structural posts. Which expand in line with tree root growth, and provide a protected channel for a tree’s roots to take hold. Maximising its chances of survival. Which is precisely why it’s perfect for new housing developments.

Compatible with any type of soil, Wrekin TreeBunkers are a cost effective way for house builders to encourage new tree growth, while also simultaneously catering to traffic and pedestrian needs on site. Each one is robust, with a capacity to withstand up to 15 tonnes once assembled. So they’re brilliant for sitting underneath roads and pavements. Providing safe passage for new tree roots to grow underground. What’s more, the unit is 100% recyclable and easy to maintain and repair. So they really are an environmentally friendly and innovative way to encourage green growth on the builds we’re a part of.

Wrekin TreeBunkers are just one of the innovative products we use as part of our clients’ builds at Mackoy. Our groundworks plant equipment includes Hydrema dumper trucks with fully enclosed cabs and Air Picks. Both of which make our groundworkers’ job easier, safer and more efficient.

If you want to work for a Groundworks and Civil Engineering employer in the South who takes employee safety seriously and regularly invests in new plant and machinery. Keep an eye on our careers news feed for the latest vacancies on our Mackoy team.

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