Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Services

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UXO Risk Mitigation Services

Any delay to a development programme can prove costly, and ignoring the potential of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) being discovered on-site can place a project and potentially personnel in jeopardy.

Our team use their expertise to provide informed advice and deliver the most appropriate and cost-effective service to manage the threats associated with UXO contamination.

We are pragmatic in our approach to mitigating UXO risks, and deliver site-specific solutions to meet our clients’ needs. Utilise our extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the mitigation process.

We always encourage clients’ to contact us about your project requirements at the earliest possible opportunity so that you can better understand the risks involved, and take pro-active measures if required.

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Explore our UXO Services

UXO Risk Assessments

Desktop-based risk assessment and historical studies of project site locations to determine whether further investigation is required.

1st Line Defence operatives overseeing a UXO Intrusive Survey operation for a construction site in London

UXO Surveys

Survey your project site location to detect for items of UXO/UXB, suitable for both shallow and deep intrusive ground works – on Land or Marine projects.

UXO Support

Investigate and remove risk during groundworks with a UXO Specialist available 24/7 to support your project and your staff.

Meeting room setup for UXO Awareness Training by 1st Line Defence, with examples of unexploded ordnance on display

UXO Training

If a UXO risk has been identified on your project, we recommend that Awareness Training is undertaken to make sure personnel are aware about the risks.

UXO Disposal

Discover about the different types of UXO Disposal services we provide and how we mitigate risk on your project.

1st Line Defence completing a UXO risk mitigation and disposal operations for an International project.

International UXO Services

We can rapidly deploy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Engineers for International UXO Clearance and Disposal projects.

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Marine UXO Services

Mitigate the risk of UXO on your marine or offshore project with our industry-leading detection and disposal services.

Cone Penetration Testing

Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) is a fast & safe method used to quantify the geotechnical engineering properties of soil at depth.

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Land & Marine UXO Services

In addition to land-based sites, we understand how to assess and address UXO contamination within the maritime environment – where potentially far more dangerous types of UXO can be encountered.

Additional challenges are created by the unpredictable environmental impacts, such as weather conditions and tidal systems.

Our team draws on its vast scientific knowledge of marine modelling to build a comprehensive understanding of what lies beneath the water, to identify, understand and mitigate the risk from UXO to offshore developments and marine projects.

If UXO detection and clearance (or disposal) is required, we provide advanced geophysical and magnetometer survey equipment and support from our in-house explosive ordnance disposal team.