GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
GREEN-TECH ’ S URBAN TREE SYSTEM PROMOTES THE USE OF LESS PLASTIC
About the project : The Battery Retail Park at Selley Oak is located on the former site of the Birmingham Battery and Metal Company steel factory , first established in 1798 . The term battery , referring to the method of forming metal , not the manufacture of batteries as commonly thought .
Located approximately three miles from Birmingham city centre , the site has undergone a recent refurbishment , including the development of a new retail park ,
Sainsburys Superstore , and student accommodation , all sited around the main customer carpark .
A major part of the project for the contractors was the reclamation of the ground and cleaning up a very toxic site , before any development could commence .
Green-tech ’ s involvement : The project comprised of nearly forty tree pits over two phases between 2018 and 2020 . The first phase was contracted to Bernhards
Landscapes of Warwickshire , and the second to McPhillips ( Wellington ) of Shropshire ; both of which Green-tech has worked with for around fifteen years .
The tree pits were set into soft central reservations around the main car parking area , although to get the required rooting volume to ensure healthy establishment and future growth , the tree pits extended out under the parking bays to some extent .
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