Located on the Felixstowe Peninsular, close to the River Deben, Kirton Lodge Farm is used to produce crops, including wheat and barley. Due to its location, the site is home to some uneven land surface, meaning that some areas are below sea level and therefore have historically become waterlogged during periods of high rainfall, threatening crop yield.
After careful assessment of the site, Les Cotton Contractors called upon Polypipe CGU to develop a solution for the site. Using a Trimble GPS system, individual water levels were measured in each dyke on sea level to determine the likely amount of rainfall in the area. Over 20km of Polypipe CGU’s Landcoil (in diameters of 80mm and 160mm) was supplied to aid land drainage across the farm and to transport excess surface water back to the local watercourse.
Durable, light in weight and Kitemarked to BS 4962, Landcoil has consistently proven itself in the management of excess surface water in areas where poor drainage affects ground quality, making it the ideal solution for this project.
Darren Cotton of Les Cotton Contractors said: “Polypipe CGU was our first choice in partner when looking at a land drainage solution for Lodge Farm. We’ve worked with them on a number of projects in the past and knew that it would be a perfect, quick and easy to install, causing minimal disruption to the land.”