2021 Conference online sponsor - Salix

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Salix River & Wetland Services Ltd is a design and build contractor that specialise in shoreline protection, inland dredging, wetlands, ecological enhancements and habitat creation.

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Case studies:

Salix has an extensive library of case studies which are readily available on our website. These can be found either using the search tool, or the dropdown under ‘solutions’. https://www.salixrw.com/solutions/

 

The case studies are categorised in to the following:

Wetland habitat creation, river restoration, lakes, shorelines, SuDS, soil erosion, silt removal, spillways and flood banks.  

 

Please get in touch if you are looking for a particular example.

 

Salix were the also appointed contractor for numerous projects on Affinity Water’s WINEP framework. Case studies for some of these projects can be found at the following:

Hedges Farm: in-channel enhancements

Woodhall: weir bypass channels

Manor Road: naturalisation

 

Products

Salix specialise in providing a large range of the highest quality products for use in river restoration, erosion control and habitat enhancement projects. Our solutions specialise in sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.

 

Salix has the largest wetland nursery in the UK. Salix grow pre-established coir pallets and coir rolls to assist with instant wetland planting with 12-24 years of growth. We have readily available standard wetland mixes, as well as a saline tolerant mix, water vole mix, and monocultures. Salix also grows wildflower and wetland plug plants. We can contract grow large quantities of plants.

 

Find out more about what we supply here: https://www.salixrw.com/products/

 

Please get in touch for free technical assistance with any project.

 

Links to video clips:

Contracting services:

Salix Spider Excavator and large woody debris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkGqHHqrZXs

Rootwad revetment and AquaRock Bags- Yearl’s Weir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3X4Tn1QYU

Large rootwad revetment: River Rhiw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tZoquslRww&t=20s

Salix Spider Excavator in a constrained channel. Installation of Rock Mattresses for a Network Rail site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT87qyq_kgg&t=2s

River Teme riverbank bank protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWqAxECHhXY

 

Salix products:

Salix Wetland Nursery video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkvYrstwHew&t=29s

Salix Turf Reinforcement Mats for spillways: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-BEFOXuStg

Salix Rock Mattresses: Exeter FAS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Saiorfn-QMs

Swansea University SEACAMS study on Rock products in saline and freshwater environments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg7dVIQOjSw