News & Company Updates

10-02-2023

Huge blast after the unplanned detonation of WWII bomb in Great Yarmouth

On 7th February, an unexploded 250kg WWII-era bomb was discovered by a contractor undertaking dredging work in Great Yarmouth on the River Yare – as part of a development to build a third river crossing. A 400m exclusion zone was put in place as an army bomb disposal team took control of the incident and […]

21-12-2022

Merry Christmas from all of the team at 1st Line Defence

As we head towards the end of 2022, we wanted to say a big thank you to our staff, clients and suppliers for your continued support and interest in 1st Line Defence – and we look forward to working together again in 2023. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, joyful and successful […]

15-12-2022

Christmas Jumper Day 2022

Once again, everyone at 1st Line Defence enjoyed our annual tradition of taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Staff in our Hoddesdon offices came to work on Thursday 8th December wearing their most festive outfits in exchange for a donation to the charity. With a prize for the best Christmas jumper worn […]

30-11-2022

Announcing the winners of the 2022 Staff Awards

The Staff Awards are a great time to pause and acknowledge the people behind our projects, and this year’s awards have been given to 3 winners throughout the year. Amongst this year’s winners, we have leaders in communication, research, fulfilment and they lead by example to provide a great service to our customers and a […]

11-10-2022

1st Line Defence undertake UXO Clearance project in Massachusetts, U.S.A

Site History & Risk Over the past month our Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) engineers have been providing UXO Search & Clear support on a solar panel installation project situated on undeveloped land in Massachusetts, U.S.A. In August, an 81mm Mortar was found (please see example below) on-site during initial forestry and vegetation clearance works, prompting the […]

30-09-2022

Macmillan Coffee Morning Fundraising Event

1st Line Defence staff have been working hard behind the scenes preparing for Macmillan’s Coffee Morning, which is the charity’s biggest fundraising event for people fighting cancer. People all over the UK host their own Coffee Mornings and last year alone this raised an incredible £27,461,814, and together we can make 2022 another successful year! […]

21-07-2022

WWII-era 25-PR ‘Armour Piercing’ Projectile found at Royal Arsenal

1st Line Defence has recently been providing UXO Support for a client’s development site within the boundary of the former Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, on the south bank of the River Thames in London. Dating back to the 17th Century, the Royal Arsenal formerly covered almost 1,300 acres and employed at least 80,000 people. It […]

18-01-2022

Introducing 1st Line Defence’s new Intrusive UXO Survey Rig

To meet increasing demand from our customers, 1st Line Defence have recently acquired a seventh Rig, a new 10,000kg Intrusive UXO Survey Rig to complement our fleet of owned assets. The new acquisition will assist with projects where the risk of encountering UXO / UXB has been assessed, and where deep intrusive groundworks such as […]

12-01-2022

Review of UXO-related incidents in Germany and Austria over the past two decades

Following the unfortunate news reported at the start of December 2021, we’ve been digging through the news archives to give you a round-up of some other UXO-related incidents that have occurred in Germany and Austria over the past couple of decades. Encountering Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) on constructions projects in the UK, Europe and Overseas is […]

23-12-2021

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from 1st Line Defence

We’re marching towards the end of the year and wanted to say a big thank you to our staff, clients and suppliers for your continued support throughout another challenging year. We hope that you spend some quality time with your family and friends this Christmas, and we look forward to working together again in 2022. […]

Get the latest news, updates and media reports of UXO discoveries from around the UK and Overseas

10-02-2023

Huge blast after the unplanned detonation of WWII bomb in Great Yarmouth

21-12-2022

Merry Christmas from all of the team at 1st Line Defence

15-12-2022

Christmas Jumper Day 2022

30-11-2022

Announcing the winners of the 2022 Staff Awards

11-10-2022

1st Line Defence undertake UXO Clearance project in Massachusetts, U.S.A

30-09-2022

Macmillan Coffee Morning Fundraising Event

21-07-2022

WWII-era 25-PR ‘Armour Piercing’ Projectile found at Royal Arsenal

18-01-2022

Introducing 1st Line Defence’s new Intrusive UXO Survey Rig

12-01-2022

Review of UXO-related incidents in Germany and Austria over the past two decades

23-12-2021

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from 1st Line Defence

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