Silverton Mill, Exeter – Remediation
Client:
D S Smith
Programme:
3 years
Value:
£4.5m
Project Overview
As Principal Contractor John F Hunt was contracted to demolish and remediate a former paper mill that straddled a major river (River Culm) in Devon. The mill had a heavy industrial usage dating back to the 1800’s and left a significant pollution legacy in the form of heavy and light hydrocarbons and asbestos in the soils.