Team Van Oord is a joint venture between Van Oord UK Ltd, May Gurney and J T Mackley & Co Ltd serving the Environment Agency through their National Contractor Framework.

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Lewes Cliffe Flood Defence Scheme

Testwood Treatment Works

Testwood Treatment Works is the major process plant for the Southampton water supply. Water is drawn from the River Test and treated prior to distribution to the area.

To increase the through put of treated water, Southern Water required major changes in the treatment process. Process contractors worked alongside Mackley installing new plant, dosing installations and control systems.

The existing site development presented challenges to the positioning of the large reinforced concrete tank – some 70metres x 40 metres that was to be constructed below ground.

To construct the tank, pipe lines up to 1200mm diameter had to be diverted and a temporary sheet piled cofferdam built to cut off the ground water. Once excavation within the cofferdam was complete, the reinforced concrete tank was constructed. The tank included a series of baffle walls to lengthen the flow path during the dosing process.

When Thamesteel Ltd rebuilt the steelworks at Sheerness, Mackley were awarded a contract for the demolition of the existing blast furnace foundations and construction of new bases.

The work was carried out on a round the clock, seven days a week basis, alongside other contractors.

This required careful planning – meeting deadlines to ensure that material delivery times were met and no contractors work was unnecessarily interrupted. The whole project was completed and commissioned on programme.

A project for Southern Water valued at £1.7m was for the Michelmersh to Broughton transfer mains. This involved the Butt fusion of twin pipelines prior to laying and the reinstatement of easement following final testing and swabbing. The project was some 10km long, passing through the Test Valley, residential and agricultural land.

Archaeological surveys were conducted ahead of the pipe laying – where their digs were of interest, Mackley re-programmed the pipe laying activities to give archaeologists more time to work on specific areas.

This exciting new development at the renowned Kew Gardens provides visitors with the opportunity to witness and discover unseen underground arboricultural sights, as well as experiencing life at tree top level some 18 metres above the ground.

Mackley Construction have undertaken a series of irrigation projects for RBG Kew in recent years and demonstrated our ability to work in an important tourist location as well as taking great care to avoid damage to plants and trees.  All tree root areas require hand excavation under Kew staff’s keen eyes.  The Rhizotron is accessed through what appears to be a crack in the ground and comprises of a series of buried chambers (Subway) that enables visitors to look at displays of the tree root environment.

The tree top walkway required prefabricated pile caps set on the isolated bearing piles along the walkway route.  Both Rhizotron and Walkway are bespoke structures with irregular and unique shapes and profiles.  The design of the superstructure uses self weathering steel and finishes are to the highest standards.  The whole project has a strong emphasis on Environment responsibility with funding from a range of sources and Environment initiatives.

The race itself will be comprised of three stages. A 1500m open water swim in the Surpentine, a 40km cycle race around a road course and a 10km run. These set distances over the three disciplines are officially classed as an Olympic Triathlon.

Tom is taking part in the event on behalf of Laureus Sport For Good Foundation. Laureus’ goal is to promote sport and to celebrate sporting achievements worldwide. The charity use the status of many high profile ambassadors such as David Beckham, Daley Thompson, Martina Navratilova, Tanni Grey-Thompson and John McEnroe (among many others) to ensure that young talent is recognised, up and coming athletes are supported and sports development is promoted. If you are interested in finding out more about Laureus and what they do, please visit their website www.laureus.com.

If you would like to support Tom in his challenge please visit www.justgiving.com/tom-white-triathlon, as even the smallest of contributions would be greatly appreciated.

“Mr Frank” was born in 1923 and joined the J T Mackley & Co ltd in August 1939 direct from School.  He attended Brighton Technical College undertaking a Building Construction course which was curtailed by his call up to the Army. During his time in the Army “Mr Frank” gained invaluable experience in railway construction, Port and Harbour works including the Mulberry Harbour from conception to completion, surveying, civil and structural engineering.  After being de-mobbed in 1947 he returned to Mackleys briefly before leaving to further his experience with a firm of consulting engineers.  He worked on projects such as the construction of the Shoreham Cement Works, a sea outfall for Brighton B Power Station and a RC warehouse in the Gold Coast (now Ghana).

 “Mr Frank” rejoined the firm in 1953 as Contracts Manager and became a Director in 1960.  During his career he held the positions of Chairman of the Southern Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Chairman of the Maritime and Waterways Engineering Board and Chairman of the Institution of Civil Engineers Piling Group.  He was twice elected as a Member of the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

 “Mr Frank” was awarded the I.C.E. Webb Prize and the S.G. Brown Award and Medal by the Royal Society an honour only five members of the I.C.E. have been awarded.  In 1984 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

 “Mr Frank” remained involved in the firm until his death on 11 January 2010.  He will be sorely missed by all those at J T Mackley & Co Ltd.

The skate park is the result of three years planning and consultation in response to requests from young people in the area for a local facility.

Led by Upper Beeding Parish Council with guidance and advice from Horsham District Council, the facility, located at the Small Dole recreation ground (Mackley’s Field), comprises an arrangement of half pipes, fun boxes and flat banks in an area 25m x 13m.

The money for the project was raised from a variety of sources. The majority of the funding came from Viridor Credits, a scheme which distributes money to projects which benefit communities within 10 miles of a landfill site. John Mackley and Hopegar Properties provided the £10,000 balance in sponsorship towards the project, as well as the land for the park.

Joyce Shaw, deputy chairman for Upper Beeding Parish Council, said:

“Too often young people get an unfair reputation, so it was with pleasure we were able to work with teenagers in our area when they spoke to the parish council regarding a skate park.

“The end result is something which we’re all very proud of, and we know young people will really enjoy. It’s a great focal point for youngsters in the area, and will mean they have somewhere secure to skate. Thanks must go to all of the different companies and authorities which have helped to make this happen.”

Upper Beeding Parish Councillors, representatives from Viridor Credits and landowners and sponsors Mackley Construction were on hand to help street sporters formally open the Small Dole skate park, on Henfield Road, on Saturday 12 September.

Shoreham Toll Bridge

High Knocke to Dymchurch Sea Defences