Case Studies

Green-tech was asked to advise the best way to integrate tree pits into the project. There were several challenges to overcome; the main one being the level of lateral loading from traffic, which made the use of geo-cellular units impractical. Another was the extremely narrow width of some of the central reservations, and how to maximise the rooting volume.

127 Kensington High Street was formerly the site of the original, highly regarded Pontings department store. The store was demolished in the 70s and replaced with two separate office blocks. To provide much improved mixed-use space, these structures were part removed leaving 30% remaining, and added to with extended areas and an additional two floors, as well as three levels of outdoor terracing.

Linmere Park is an exciting new ‘urban village’ situated on Green Belt land to the North of Houghton Regis near Luton, close to the new J11A of the M1. The ethos of this new centre for South Befordshire is all about well-being, and healthy outdoor living. Over the next fifteen years more than 5,000 homes are planned, along with four new schools: three primary and one secondary. What sets this development apart is the refreshing amount of green space.

The Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area Advanced Infrastructure project in Glasgow has been announced as the winner of the 2021 Landscape Institute’s ‘Excellence in Landscape Construction’ Award.

Green-tech is delighted to be part of this prestigious £33.5 million mixed use project on the site of York’s first railway station, which was originally built in 1841 by ‘Railway King’ George Hudson. The previous 1960’s concrete and glass building, Hudson House, was the headquarters of British Rail Eastern Region.

Green-tech is delighted to make a significant contribution to the UK’s first fully solar powered Park & Ride facility on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire. Designed by Mott Macdonald in partnership with main contractor BAM Nuttall, the brand new Stourton Park & Ride heralds in a new era of clean, green public transport.

Stephen Martlew Landscape Architecture specified the tree pits to incorporate Green-tech’s ArborRaft system, a geo-cellular tree pit solution that enables the use of a good quality, friable, organic soil within the tree pits, as opposed to structural tree sand.

We are all aware of the effects of global warming, especially within our cities. The increased emissions from traffic and industry are rapidly toxifying our air, to the point that in many cities the air quality falls short of the safe guidelines.

80 Charlotte Street, in the exclusive Fitzrovia district of London is a mixed-use development featuring an impressive line-up of greening measures, all helping to achieve Carbon Net Zero status.

To celebrate Coventry’s 2021 UK City of Culture status, a new linear park has been proposed to run from Naul’s Mill Park, along the route of Radford Brook, to connect with Belgrade Plaza in the city’s theatre quarter. The area included a redundant 6.5-acre gas works site and a vast, grey, dark underpass area traversing underneath the ring road. All in all, it was not considered a pleasant route in or out of the city centre.

In November 2011 the first UK installation of the ArborRaft Urban tree planting system took place in Southwark, London where 14 trees planted by landscape contractor FM Conway. Green-tech supplied Green-tree topsoil which was used alongside the ArborRaft system to give the trees the best possible chance to survive and thrive. We also supplied 28 Mona Relief vente Irrigation inlets which provided a contemporary finish.

Green-tech has announced that their Green-tree roof garden substrate was used in the award-winning scheme installed by Palmer Landscapes. Leodis Square, Sweet Street, Leeds is a city centre development project, comprising four apartment blocks of up to 12 storeys high. The development is also home to two podium gardens; situated on the roofs of the on-site car parking, which form the courtyards for the apartment

Landscape Contractors Brambledown Landscapes Services were commissioned to undertake the soft landscaping of this huge project which had to tie in with the natural environment of the nearby Skelton Lake and Gardens. They turned to their long-term supplier Green-tech for the landscaping materials and sundries.

The current climate is a very uncertain time for many, it is difficult to keep yourself busy and your mind occupied whilst staying at home, however, the perfect way to do this is through gardening.

Works in Bristo Square included tree planting, creation of more social spaces and improved accessibility. It was designed to give a light, open space, with tiered seating steps around the central events area. Bordering this paved pedestrian area are ten semi-mature trees set in hard landscaping. These trees help to soften the cityscape and provide much needed shade during the summer months.

Tottle Brook is a small watercourse which flows in a south west to north east direction in Highfields Park, Nottingham. The project’s goals were to enhance the biodiversity value of the Brook by creating a new wetland habitat and improve the form (shape) of the watercourse.

Designed to be an important and integral part of Leeds’ vibrant Cultural Quarter, sitting side by side with the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Quarry Hill Campus is one of the first developments to be completed as part of an exciting £300m redevelopment of the area.

Eddington is Cambridge’s newest neighbourhood with something for everyone. It is promoted as ‘a whole new area of Cambridge, designed for twenty-first century sustainable living’.

Green-tech has supplied the materials for a new car park at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.

One of the UK’s busiest retail sites, Teesside Park in Stockton-on-Tees, is undergoing its biggest overhaul for 30 years. Owner, leading UK property company British Land has undertaken a £30m programme of enhancements, of which £1.6m has been allocated to new landscaping, over a period of 18 months and 12 phases.

Green-tech has recently supplied 1000 sqm of John Chambers Wildflower Matting for a newly created Balancing Pond on a new housing development.

​Green-tech has supplied 36 1.8m x 1.2m green screens to Kings Landscapes as part of their extensive landscape plans for a new housing estate in the historic town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.

Primrose gardens is a public realm area in Chorley, Lancashire which has recently undergone a major regeneration.

The idea behind the Nexus Building was one of collaboration, setting up a “community of innovators”, as well as becoming home for the University of Leeds new Design and Innovation Centre. With an impressive new entrance on Woodhouse Lane, Nexus forms a striking gateway between the city and the southern corner of the campus

Green-tech supply materials for Woodland creation project in Hampshire

York City Council are in the process of regenerating parts of the Shambles in Roman city York - Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma gate, Walmgate and Fossgate. The Council has recently changed the direction of traffic along Fossgate to reduce the volume and overhauled the area which included relaying the road surface and repaving the York stone paths, widening the narrow footpaths, introducing street furniture and tree planting. All of which they hope will make the area more pleasing to the residents and attract m

Green-tree’s intensive roof garden substrate has been installed in a large-scale private roof garden in West Hendon.

Leading landscape supplier Green-tech has been called in to help Newbrook Gardening Services with the planting of two established trees in an urban setting. Salford Council commissioned a new traffic island on Cromwell Road in Salford; which was designed to stop vehicle access.

Queens Walk, a development of 284 student flats in Reading has utilised the Mona Plant System within its new courtyard area, an all- year-round social space for its residents.

Glendale turned to Green-tech for the necessary landscaping supplies which included tree shelters, stakes, compost and fertiliser. In total, 26,000 tree shelters and stakes and 1,200 bags of compost and fertiliser were supplied for this project.

Leading landscape supplier Green-tech has been called in to help AWS Landscapes with a screening issue for their client, ALDI in Retford.

A newly built secondary school in the North East of England has had its sports pitch constructed and grounds landscaped by Brambledown Landscape Services, one of the UK's leading Landscaping, Sports Pitch & Groundwork operations. Brambledown Landscape Services turned to Green-tech to supply premium grade Green-tree topsoil, specifically manufactured for high quality sports pitch application.

John Chambers Wildflower Seed Supplied for Innovative New Scottish Wick Campus. Green-tech supplied over 300kg of John Chambers Wildflower Seed for phase 2 of the project, including a specialist eco species rich lawn mix, planting compost, tree stakes, cross bars, belting and blocks.

A new 50ha native woodland has been created in the heart of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Green-tech Supply Landscaping Materials for The New Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience

The Green-tech team has recently assisted in the installation of the ArborRaft System at the new high profile Leeds City Arena.

We supplied 50 gt Green Screens which have been installed around 60 metres of the Black Rhino enclosure to give them some privacy whilst being pleasing to the eye, the gt Green Screens create an instant, established ‘hedge’ in keeping with the existing surroundings.

Over 1,200 tonnes of Green-tree, British Standard Topsoil has been installed into the recent regeneration programme of Harton Quay Park, South Tyneside.

Check out how Green-tech supplied John Chambers Wildflower Seed to a project at York University.

Nottingham Trent University city site is located in the heart of Nottingham city centre with 30 buildings surrounded by 5.1 hectares of open space. The heart of the campus underwent a multi-million pound refurbishment in 2015 which included two new state-of-the-art buildings in the Clifton complex with beautiful landscaped outdoor spaces where Green-tech supplied the landscaping materials.

Green-tree has launched its new Rain Garden Filter Medium; a bespoke engineered soil for use in rain garden applications.

Green-tech is a major supplier in the delivery of a large-scale Roof Garden in Jersey.

Green-tree’s intensive roof garden substrate and gtRoofdrain has recently been installed in the prestigious London development of Four Pancras Square.

Green-tech has supplied the landscaping materials used in a memorial to honour the many servicemen of World War II who passed through the Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Burscough, known as HMS Ringtail

John Chambers Wildflower Seed has donated 2.5kg of bespoke native wildflower seed to the Hagge Woods Trust for their woodland wonderland at Three Hagges Wood-Meadow.

Green-tech supply tree stakes for tree planting project at Sun Rising nature reserve burial ground

Award winning landscaping supplier Green-tech has supplied the materials to stabilise part of a river bank in North Yorkshire.

Eternal Lawns, a professional artificial grass installation company based in Morley, were hired by a property developer to install a York-stone patio and artificial grass. The large garden needed to be separated into three, one for each of the apartments. Eternal Lawns recommended the use of 20 one metre high ivy gt green screens from Green-tech to divide the gardens in Harrogate, and give it instant impact and privacy.

A £15m new development of the Business School at the University of Essex, has incorporated over 140 tonnes of Green-tree topsoil into its landscaping and groundworks.

The revolutionary ArborRaft System has been installed on one of the most high profile projects, currently in construction in Cambridge. One The Square is the first phase of the CB1 project to incorporate the ArborRaft system into its landscape design.

The United Synagogue recently commissioned a project to enlarge the UK’s most significant Jewish cemetery, a 16-acre site in London’s Green Belt, and to create two new prayer halls. The Bushey Jewish Cemetery, located in Bushey serves the Jewish community within Northwest London.

Green-tech has been involved in the regeneration of Stevenage Town Centre, which is one of the early stages of a 15 year regeneration plan for the town commissioned and managed by Stevenage Borough Council.

In 2012 Red Rose Forest (RRF) a partnership between six local authorities in the North West was looking for a tree planting solution that also considered surface water management. The project required the planting of 3 trees in a 16m permeable trench.

In the spring of 2012, Green-tech were asked to help with an exciting new project being specified by Martin Woolley Landscape Architects. The project involved creating a sustainable roof top garden for the Chancellor’s Court, part of the University of Leeds.

In the spring of 2012, Green-tech were asked to help with an exciting new project being specified by Martin Woolley Landscape Architects. The project involved creating a sustainable roof top garden for the Chancellor’s Court, part of the University of Leeds.

A project worth £318 million to upgrade the A1 through north Yorkshire has been a logistical triumph and a long waited high quality improvement to the Northern motorway network. Green-tech was ecstatic to be selected as a supplier to the project, working in partnership with Ashlea Landscape Contractors to plant a mixture of trees and shrubs along the embankments and trunk roads of the A1 between Dishforth and Leeming.

Trinity Square is a new £150m mixed-use commercial development that has created a new town Centre in the heart of Gateshead. The redevelopment includes a large 150,000 ft2 Tesco extra superstore with a new basement car park providing over 700 underground car parking spaces. Above the store is a rooftop student village for Northumbria University with accommodation for over 900 students, offices, apart-hotel, a PCT health facility and a 9 screen multiplex cinema, along with a beautiful landscaped

Orchard Groundcare Ltd who are a specialist national Solar Park landscape contractor has been responsible for the seeding and planting at one of Britain’s biggest solar farms. They won the contract to manage the landscaping and maintenance of the site which is located in South East England and is capable of powering the whole of Herne Bay. The huge solar farm is set over eight fields which cover a total of 213 acres.

The recent redevelopment of Tollgate Retail Park is a massive boost for the local area, revamping a retail area that required more parking and better walkways and access between retail units. As part of the improvements to the external landscaping and car parking area, 12 tree pits were installed incorporating the Mona Plant System.

Dobson UK LLP won the landscaping contract from principal contractor Eurovia which included the planting of 45 large trees as part of an urban town centre regeneration project. Green-tech has recently supplied 45 tree grilles to Dobson UK LLP, a leading provider of commercial landscaping and grounds maintenance.

The Barbara Hepworth inspired Summer Garden, located at the front of Tate Britain, was created to celebrate Yorkshire born sculptor Hepworth who was a leading figure in the international art scene throughout her five decade career. Rosie Irving, former lawyer turned horticultural researcher for TV and trained Garden Designer, came up with the idea for the Summer Garden and teamed up with awardwinning Garden Designer, Antonia Young, to develop a design reflecting the bold lines and simplicity in

Streatham Hub is an exciting new development in South London offering modern apartments and leisure facilities. Building three is set around a landscaped residential courtyard and the entire site boasts exclusive landscaped walkways.

Addis Garden Design, a professional garden design and planting company in North Yorkshire was commissioned to stabilise a river bank at the bottom of a domestic garden. Green-tech was called upon to supply the materials.

Green-tech was part of the Radio 1’s Big Weekend that took place at Earlham Park in Norwich in 2015. Three artic wagons containing 5000 sq. metres of GRB Plus was supplied by Green-tech and used to protect and stabilise the ground for the full area which included parking and the stage.

A £3m business park development in North Yorkshire has specified the installation of GRB Plus to provide a robust and effective landscaping solution to its car parking areas. Rabbit Hill Business Park, located on the outskirts of Harrogate is the new home to four local businesses and boasting expansive warehousing and office space.

Green-tech has supplied the materials for a roof garden and landscaping at a new state-of-theart £23m emergency care centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead.

The Marlowes Shopping Centre is Hemel Hempstead's main shopping area, situated in the town centre. The towns Dacorum Borough Council is spending £30m on a town centre regeneration project that aims to make Hemel Hempstead Town centre a more vibrant, accessible and busy place to shop, work and visit.

The new ITV Media City based in Salford is now the home of the nation’s favourite TV programme – Coronation Street. A major part of the Coronation Street move was the introduction of a tree onto the street, as the uprooting of the existing tree was considered highly impractical. The tree required planting in a specific restricted area and gtSpecifier was called upon to assist with drawing up the plans and visiting the site to prepare the tree pit.

Ocean Road is part of the South Shields town centre redevelopment programme. The improvements to Ocean Road will provide a more attractive and pleasant pedestrian route which draws visitors to and from the Foreshore. Green-tech was approached by South Tyneside Council to develop a hard landscaping solution for the Ocean Road development.

After four years hard work, developing a rundown farmhouse and field into Little Lion Gardens, owner Robert Furness thought it was time to improve and stabilise their parking area for the increasing numbers of visitors to the gardens. Green-tech was asked to look at a number of ground reinforcement solutions with GRB Plus being favoured due to its practicality and ease of installation.

Green-tree’s intensive roof garden substrate has been installed in one of the most high profile and newest commercial buildings in the centre of York. Global insurer Hiscox Ltd has recently completed a £19 million office-build in the city’s historic centre, employing 250 people so far.

As part of an ambitious transformation programme to modernise Nottingham City’s leisure centre facilities to meet the needs of local communities a £13.5 million redevelopment project for the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre commenced at the end of 2013 and was completed in June 2015 ahead of its official opening in September 2015.

Glendale Civic Trees who specialise in the supply, plant and relocation of trees has undertaken the creation of a Parkland for a private client in Gloucestershire.

Glasgow Fort Retail Park is one of Scotland’s largest and most popular ‘out of town’ shopping destinations with 100 outlets and parking for 2,500 vehicles. It has a catchment area covering in the region of 2 million people and circa 100 retail and leisure outlets covering over 800,000sq ft.

Haley and Judit bought a house in Witham, Essex without a fence or hedge boundary between their property and the neighbouring farmer’s field. They also had a lot of rubble to dispose of after knocking down walls and sheds to build a drive. They needed to install a boundary and organise costly rubbish disposal on a very tight budget. Haley contacted Green-tech and asked us to help.

Landscape supplier Green-tech has supplied 9,000 Tubex tree shelters and 80,000 tree spirals for the first phase of the creation of a new 279ha woodland in the Kilpatrick Hills.

England’s first public park, Derby Arboretum, was renovated by laying almost 8,000 square metres of a variety turf products. 750 square metres of Lokturf, 150 square metres of Grassfelt and 700 square metres of Festival turf as well as 200 tonnes of Loksand to Derby Arboretum.