1st Line Defence have recently been working closely with our client to create and implement a UXO Risk Mitigation Strategy for a project in Leighton Buzzard. Preliminary research confirmed that the site had been used as a mortar range during WWII. The client was concerned about the risk of encountering Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) during vegetation […]
A suspected 500lb bomb was found by construction workers on a housing development on Rawcliffe Road in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire on Thursday 22nd July. Local residents were evacuated, and the east and west-bound carriageways of the M62 between junctions 35 and 37, and a section of the A614, were shut. A ‘no-fly zone’ […]
On Friday 25th June, 1st Line Defence were contacted to investigate a suspect item found during excavation works on a construction site in North London. One of our senior UXO Specialists attended the site and inspected the suspicious item, identifying it as a live unexploded WWII-era 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraft Projectile. We coordinated the evacuation of […]
Recent news stories from Guernsey, in the British Isles, have reported that Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) that was found by local divers (near the entrance to St Peter Port Harbour just before ‘lockdown’) has been detonated by a specialist Royal Navy team in a controlled explosion. Coincidentally, just a few hours later, a second item of […]
Following reports over the weekend about a large item of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) being unearthed by construction workers at a project in Exeter, this incident has again highlighted the importance of taking the correct safety precautions, risk assessments and mitigation measures before starting ground investigation works. What happened in Exeter? Army bomb disposal experts and […]
At the end of December, news outlets were awash with reports of an explosion which partially destroyed a crabbing vessel off the coast of Norfolk. Unfortunately a total of seven crew members were injured as their boat was blown out of the water as it was hauling in a string of crab pots. Three crew […]
To all our clients, families and friends We hope that you’re looking forward to this season’s festivities and wanted to thank you for your continued support throughout this challenging year. 2020 has been an unprecedented year for businesses across a range of sectors, and we’ve been fortunate and thankful that much of the construction industry […]
This week, the 1st Line Defence Team have been working on an old airfield site location in Yorkshire. In October we undertook a Detailed UXO Risk Assessment for the project prior to some planned ground investigation works. The client proposed to undertake a series of boreholes and trial pits across the site, which historical research […]
Latest news from our Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Specialists on the ground. This week have been providing UXO Support for a client working on a commercial project located on an old airfield site in the UK, and have so far recovered several 10lb and 11.5lb WWII-era practice bombs. All items were inspected and collected by the Army […]
Another exciting week providing Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) support and another site with a surprising history! Back in March 2018, 1st Line Defence were commissioned to undertake a Detailed UXO Risk Assessment to investigate a site location in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Similar to last week’s reported news about Live WWI rifle grenades being found […]
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