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Miles
Our Services: and Desilting and Dredging
Removing unstable soils, vegetation and silts from Framlingham Mere.Desilting and Dredging 
Examples of our methods
Pumping
A new and unique desilting system designed and built
by Miles Waterscapes Ltd giving the big benefit of pumping silts over long distances with minimal water content, through formal
grounds, over unstable areas or limited access.
Conveyor
The Miles conveyor system offers the ability to move silts, or materials that cannot be pumped, at high speed over unstable grounds and or limited access.
Conveyor in use, in foreground of Framlingham Castle being loaded by Miles long reach excavator operating on ground matts.
Bulk Moving
Choosing the right equipment for desilting projects is all important. Miles operate a range of specialist low ground pressure rubber tracked dumpers, that provide the ability to haul all manner of materials such as silts, soil, aggregates, tree stumps etc.
Long Reach Excavator
Using low ground pressure, long reach excavators, give the flexibility of reach, reduces disturbances, the ability to landscape, often working on ground matts when moving silt
Vacuum Tanker
When requirement is to haul silt without spillage with the added benefit of traveling on public highways and ease of spreading, the vacuum tanker is the answer to a desilting project
Other Techniques
We have at our disposal many other dredging and desilting techniques - such as as a 100 year old calble pulled silt plough, first operated with steam engines by the late Gersham Miles , much modified over the years
CASE STUDY
The Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London.
Miles Waterscapes were responsible for acquiring Port of London Authority and Environment Agency approval to pump silt from the Hurlingham Club Lake, with barges moored on the River Thames and transferred to approved, disposal area
CASE STUDY Framlingham Mere, Suffolk.
Working for the Environment Agency – Miles Waterscapes Ltd were contracted to remove unstable soils, vegetation and silts from Framlingham Mere. 
CASE STUDY
Private Client, North Norfolk.
Tracked dumpers played an important role in desilting and dredging a series of historic lakes. The desilting / dredging involved working on steep inclines, with limited access across unstable grounds.
CASE STUDY
Private Client
The photo opposite illustrates the big benefit of using long reach excavators to reach silts and grade banks, where standard desilting equipment would fail.
CASE STUDY
University of Surrey.
After obtaining Environment Agency approval, Miles Waterscapes were awarded two contracts to desilt 2 lakes. Using vacuum tankers it enabled the silt from the large lake to be hauled through the campus and via
public highways, with the silt being disposed of by spraying on open land.
