Earthmoving & Plant Hire

Site Clearing, Terracing & Rehabilitation

Greenfield clearing, platform terracing and closure earthworks — from first cut to the profile the closure plan calls for.

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Overview

What the work involves

Site establishment sets the cost of everything that follows. Clearing, grubbing and terracing done to the right levels means the civils contractor is not correcting your work before starting their own.

On the other end of the life cycle, rehabilitation earthworks return the profile to the closure plan: voids shaped, slopes battered to a stable angle, topsoil replaced from the stockpiles lifted at the start.

Both ends of that cycle need the same discipline — survey control, documented levels, and a handover pack that stands up when the regulator or the next contractor asks what was done.

At a glance

Division: Earthmoving & Plant Hire
Availability: Project programmes
Method steps: 4
Sectors served: 5
Base: Middelburg

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What you get

What this actually changes for your operation

Platforms to survey level

Terraces and platforms are trimmed to design level and tolerance, so the following trade builds rather than corrects.

Topsoil banked for closure

Topsoil lifted at establishment is stockpiled and protected, which is what makes rehabilitation affordable years later.

Slopes battered to a stable angle

Closure profiles are shaped to the angle the geotechnical report specifies, not the angle the machine finds easiest.

Handover pack that stands up

As-built survey, level sheets and photographic records are handed over as a set, ready for the regulator or the next contractor.

Method

How the work runs, step by step

Every stage has an output you can see. Nothing moves to the next step until the previous one is signed.

01
Clearing and grubbing
Per area
Vegetation cleared and stumped, with material separated for chipping, burning or disposal per the environmental authorisation.
02
Topsoil strip and stockpile
Per area
Topsoil lifted to the depth specified and stockpiled in protected berms, seeded where it will stand for a season or more.
03
Bulk cut and terracing
Per programme
Platforms cut and filled to design level, compacted in layers where they will carry structures or traffic.
04
Trim, survey and handover
3–7 days
Final trim to tolerance, as-built survey lifted, and the level and photographic pack issued on handover.