A DAMM fine team headed round to Macrihanish in the Mull of Kintyre recently to clean and survey three seawater inlet pipes at MERL, the Marine Environmental Research Laboratory. The University of Stirling operate MERL, and MERL is the Institute of Aquaculture’s marine site at Machrihanish near Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula. This versatile facility … Continued

A gully is roadside drain. The purpose of a gully is to collect water from a road to stop it flooding. Here at DAMM we maintain a large number of gullies for various local authorities all across Scotland. We clean them, removing all debris and clearing any blockages. We ensure they are working effectively and … Continued

If your property/land incurs an oil or chemical leak/spill, here at DAMM Environmental we have both the knowledge and equipment to safely and rapidly clear and clean contaminated areas. In the cases pictured below, we attended a hydraulic oil spill at the Lidl store in Anniesland, and a paint spill at an industrial estate in … Continued

The process of a drainage patch repair involves the use of a compressor, an inflatable rubber packer, thin woven textile matting and a 2-compound resin. The 2 resin compounds are mixed together then spread onto both sides of the matting. The matting is then folded and wrapped round the packer (which is covered with a … Continued

Scotland’s cold climate – particularly in winter – can adversely impact not just atmospheric travel conditions for drivers, but also the road surface itself. In the case of the B8033, which is the main dual carriageway as you leave Dunblane, due to a period of very wet and very cold winter weather, the road flooded … Continued

Our industrious DAMM team tackled an interesting and very satisfying industrial cleaning job in late 2022. We were called out to remove a significant amount (160 tonnes) of calcified seaweed from a large tank at Seafield Waste Water Treatment Works. Seafield is Scotland’s largest waste water treatment works -WWTW – which processes 300 million litres … Continued

The Category-B listed David Stow building has been a landmark in Glasgow’s West End since it was completed in 1917. Its copper spires are a distinctive and striking component of the city’s skyline. The 150 year old building was recently transformed by CALA Homes into unique apartments, offering buyers a piece of Glasgow’s history coupled … Continued

DAMM Environmental’s High Pressure Water Jetting (HPWJ) solution is an economical and highly effective resolution to many environmental and industrial problems. For this project (pictured below) DAMM Environmental’s HPWJ team were asked to inspect and remove hardened scale from boilers. We used our tank cleaning head and lance-gun, in conjunction with our high pressure water … Continued

One of Scotland’s largest Local Authorities contacted DAMM Environmental to clean approximately 30,000 gullies. The original tender specification requested that we clean every gully twice a year, every year. When our DAMM team assessed the gullies, we determined that not all gullies required cleaning twice a year, and that others within the cycle required more … Continued

Here at DAMM Environmental, we recently undertook a job in Motherwell which was the very first of its kind for us, utilising an exciting new piece of kit! On this particular drainage project, we were working for Synergy Civil Engineering – who are building a new Ford car garage. DAMM attended the garage building site … Continued