Weed Control - The DTMS Group

Highway

We carry out highway weed spraying contracts for various highway departments in the North of England. It consists of targeting weed growth on the public footways through towns and villages with glyphosate to ensure the areas do not suffer from damaged path surfaces, that they do not become unsightly, and they don’t become potential trip hazards. In addition to the BASIS and BACCS accreditations, we also have National Highway Sector Scheme in 18 & 12d (landscaping & traffic management) to ensure that we are compliant when operating our sprayers on the highway.

Amenity

The amenity sector covers work in areas of public use. In addition to the highways work, we also carry out weed control in public parks, golf courses, sports fields, schools and colleges. We use quad bikes with towed sprayers to apply selective herbicides to amenity grass areas. This method ensures that there is little impact on the well managed sports surface, but also means slopes and poorly accessed areas can be treated. Whether it is a 12m boom sprayer or a knapsack sprayer that’s needed, we can offer the most suitable equipment for the job.

Agriculture

The low impact equipment that we use for spraying herbicides means that this method is often preferable to the large machines available on farms. Therefore, we can supply spraying services to horse paddocks, grass fields, moorland and set a side land. We use qualified agronomists to advice on the most suitable products for each individual scenario.

Industrial

Due to the equipment at our disposal and our flexibility to be able to tackle any site, we are able to carry out contracts on various industrial sites needing to stay weed free. These have included oil refineries, steel works and large-scale cable wayleaves for wind farms.

Our Other Services

Vegetation Management

The management of vegetation is very important, especially in certain areas. It can be to ensure road signs can be seen, to encourage specific plant species to thrive, or to control non-native invasive weeds. Sometimes it necessary to facilitate new construction works or to enhance an area ecologically. DTMS Group can supply the machinery and experience to carry out our client’s requirements.

Winter Maintenance

The DTMS Group are experts at keeping people safe in the cold and ice. If you’re a local authority, business owner or have premises that are used by team and members of the public, we can help you fulfil your legal obligation to ensure your building is safe for use by all those who visit it.

Light Civils

Whether it is a site levelling project, gabion basket wall, hardcore surface or a pond excavation then our experts are here to help.

Fencing

Whether it is to demarcate a boundary or to keep people out, fences are an important part of any development. This can be another element of an overall project, as either the site set up or reinstatement works.

Landscaping

At DTMS Group we have the ability to enrich landscapes with the addition of trees, shrubs, plug plants and seed, whether it be wildflower mixes or a standard grass mix. This is often carried out from supplied drawings and specification from landscape architects or construction project designers. We can supply a full package of works for the main contractor, from the site clearance, to the reinstatement of soft landscaping and fencing.