{"id":293,"date":"2022-09-08T12:17:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlsons.uk\/?p=293"},"modified":"2022-09-08T12:17:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:17:26","slug":"ground-maintenance-and-vegetation-management-across-the-uk-to-enable-solar-farm-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlsons.uk\/?p=293","title":{"rendered":"Ground Maintenance and Vegetation Management Across the UK to Enable Solar Farm Installations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Nature of Work: Ground Maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Client: Lightsource Renewable Energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Project Location: Nationwide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Lightsource Renewable Energy own, operate and maintain the largest amount of solar installations in the UK and a large percentage of their assets comprise ground mounted PV installations, known as \u201cSolar Farms\u201d which are situated in fields, generally in rural locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Lightsource approached Darlow Lloyd\u00a0&amp; Sons to carry out vegetation management on a number of its live generating sites across the UK comprising flail mowing, strimming and hedge cutting works. In and around the panels, substations and inverters. Darlow Lloyd\u00a0&amp; Sons mobilised a team to carry out the works to an agreed schedule working from one region to the next during 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/dlsons.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/craymarsh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlsons.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/craymarsh.jpg 897w, https:\/\/dlsons.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/craymarsh-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dlsons.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/craymarsh-768x333.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The works were carried out using a range of equipment such as strimmers, tractors mounted mowers and self propelled mowers, all of which was transported from site to site by Darlow Lloyd\u00a0&amp; Sons own transport to ensure complete flexibility and the most productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Using Darlow Lloyd\u00a0&amp; Sons to carry out the vegetation management works provided Lightsource with one point of contact for their sites despite their location, significantly reducing sub contractor interfaces. As a long established contractor, Darlow Lloyd\u00a0&amp; Sons has sufficient insurances and processes in place to enable us to work across a wide geographical area and carry out dangerous tasks safely, successfully and in accordance with the requirements of our clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightsource approached Darlow Lloyd\u00a0&#038; Sons to carry out vegetation management on a number of its live generating sites across the UK comprising flail mowing, strimming and hedge cutting works. In and around the panels, substations and inverters. 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