Reclamation
We are the UK’s specialist national contractor for earthmoving, crushing & recycling, and flood, coast & marine defence works.
Creating new usable land from marine or coastal zones
Land reclamation creates new usable land from marine or coastal zones, supporting infrastructure, port expansion and development schemes. OEC delivers controlled reclamation works with precise material placement to connect line and level.
Works include containment bund formation, staged infill operations to achieve required bearing capacities and settlement performance. Environmental compliance is central to every phase.
We sustain development through stable land formation. We protect adjacent marine environments through controlled placement and sediment management. We enhance long-term usability by delivering engineered, specification-led outcomes.
With a proud reputation for having one of the most modern fleets, OEC continues to invest in low-emission and hybrid plant to reduce environmental impact without compromising performance. Our fleet incorporates fuel-efficient, hybrid and Stage V compliant machinery, significantly lowering carbon emissions, fuel consumption and noise levels across operations. This allows us to operate more sustainably in sensitive coastal and urban environments, while maintaining the power, reliability and productivity required for demanding marine and earthmoving projects.
Our expert operators, many with decades of coastal and marine experience, ensure consistent, reliable performance in complex and changeable environments. Their understanding of tidal conditions, ground stability and precise material placement is critical to maintaining safety, programme certainty and build quality where there is little margin for error.
Dover
Southsea Coastal Scheme
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OEC delivers land reclamation through controlled infill and formation techniques designed to create stable, usable ground from marine or intertidal zones. Works are executed to specified line and level, with careful management of settlement behaviour, bearing capacity development and staged construction sequencing.
OEC undertakes containment bund formation, staged placement of suitable fill materials and engineered profiling to achieve design elevations and geotechnical performance criteria. Operations are tightly controlled to manage consolidation, reduce differential settlement and ensure long-term ground stability for infrastructure development.
OEC integrates sediment control, controlled placement methodologies and environmental compliance measures throughout reclamation activities. This includes minimising turbidity, protecting adjacent marine environments and ensuring fill sequencing aligns with geotechnical requirements for stability, drainage and long-term performance.
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