INVASIVE ALIEN PLANT SPECIES (IAPS) SERVICES
Invasive species specialists with over 24 years experience in management, control and removal of Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam and other alien invasive plant species in Ireland.

Fast professional service with fully qualified staff to suite any job, large or small.

Specialist site development experts dedicated to land and building development projects.

Construction Industry Federation (CIF) members.
Resident Ecologist and Environmental Scientist.
Resident Horticulturist researching proprietary IAPS control techniques.
PCA Qualified Surveyors.
Experienced PSDP & PSCS appointments.
Managing Safety in Construction.
Temporary Traffic Design Level 1 & 2 and Signing Lighting & Guarding at Roadworks.
PA1, PA6, PA6AW, PA6INJ qualified operatives.
SUD Professional Users registration.
360° Excavator, CSCS Site dumper, CSCS Telescopic handler, ATV.
First Aid Response / Occupational First Aid
All Operatives are SafePass. M.E.P.S. and Manual handling ticket holders.

SITE MANAGEMENT
There are many aspects to site management when invasive alien plant species (IAPS) are involved. We offer services and consultation in the following areas:

Pre-planning
From project inception, the subject of IAPS should be addressed.

Whether it is highlighted through the appropriate assessment or a specific IAPS survey, early identification can significantly reduce cost and delays, than if left until a project is underway.

Biosecurity
Biosecurity is an integral part of dealing with IAPS. Inadequate or absence of biosecurity measures will invariably cause a small problem to become a much larger one.

Biosecurity should be considered from project inception, whether its securing a site from fly tipping, access during ground investigation, remediation works or site clearance works etc.

Treatment programmes
Once IAPS have been identified, treatment programmes can be drafted to best tackle the species involved. Each IAPS is different, and the correct delivery of treatment is crucial to best achieve control and eradication.

Records of treatments must be kept as required under the relevant legislation. Records are also important to inform future parties of remedial actions undertaken at a site.

Off-site removal
Transport of materials containing IAPS requires licensing from the National Park and Wildlife Service (NPWS). If a project requires material to be moved off site to a suitably licensed waste facility, a license will be required.

This license is subject to a successful application process. We undertake these applications from start to finish, including identifying a suitable waste facility and haulier, carrying out Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) testing, and provision of Final Validation reports to close out the license upon completion of remedial works.