We believe Cognition Land and Water to be one of the most dynamic and multifaceted specialist contractors in the Land Remediation and Ground Engineering industry.
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What we do
We offer our clients a 'one-stop-shop', providing a wide range of services from civil engineering, to enabling, remediation, earthworks and groundworks. We have the necessary skills and experience to solve your ground engineering challenges and we offer innovative solutions to save time and money.
Thanks to the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) for inviting our Technical Director Andy O'Dea to speak at the Land Condition Symposium in Bristol. A really...
We are delighted to report that Cognition Land and Water Limited has been awarded our Carbon Neutral Company certification for the third year in a row. Through our various carbon...
Last weekend we headed to Brands Hatch for the final two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB. After 2 interesting races Charles secured 4th in the Championship. It has been a fantastic season, we...
Every year on the 10th October, organisations all around the world come together to raise awareness for mental health issues. As a company we recognize and value the importance of mental health in...
After almost a year onsite, we are on the home straight at Bethnal Green Gasworks! A final Director's Audit was carried out last week by Andy O'Dea as the project wraps up for Cognition. Great to...
Following our transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in 2021, Cognition Land and Water is pleased to announce some exciting changes to the senior management. From 4 September...
Cognition’s band of brave football warriors went into battle again in another client charity football tournament in late July. This time the event was organised by our friends at Cala...
Cognition Land and Water Limited has been contracted by St William Homes to undertake contamination remediation, gasholder base decommissioning, materials management, earthworks, pile mat...
Cognition has recently completed our contract at the Bow Common Gasworks site. We have worked with St William for the last six months to complete the enabling works, remediation, ground...
Cognition recently participated in the Fairview Charity Football Tournament to raise money for Noah's Ark Children's Hospice. Noah’s Ark help babies, children and young people with...
Cognition has successfully completed a significant groundwater remediation project at a former fuel depot at Fulham site. The main source of contamination in the ground at the site was...
Delighted to have been given the opportunity to present on this critical topic to over 300 people in a recent IES webinar. You can find details and the webinar recording at the link below.
Saturday – Qualifying P5
Qualifying was wet for us. During the session, we only had 1 new set of wets to use, so elected to go out after the first 5 minutes of the session on heavily used...
‘It was a tough one to swallow at Donington on the weekend. Sometimes, lady luck just isn’t on your side, and this was definitely a good way of summing up our weekend.
Focusing on "Sustainable, environmentally conscious remediation services", the article recognises Cognition as a leading specialist contractor for land remediation, brownfield reclamation, ground...
This season, Cognition Land and Water are sponsoring Charles Rainford in the Porsche Carrera cup. Charles was the pro-Am Champion last year. Building on this success, Charles has moved into the...
Well done to Albert Brahilika, Conor Farrell and all the team at Plumstead West Thamesmead who have been awarded Contractor Health and Safety Monthly Scores Winner by Berkeley...
The Bow Common project was the highest scored for H&S and Environmental compliance across all Cognition projects in February!
It generates a robust Friday Pack for the client and...
Well done to the project team at Morelands, Chelmsford, which has won Project of the Month based on their health, safety and environmental audit scores for January!
Well done to all the Cognition Land and Water team at our Watermeadow Court project in Fulham following a recent Considerate Constructors Scheme (#ccs ) audit of the site. Overall we...
As part of his Transition Year between GCSEs and Sixth Form, Daniel Collins spent a week student work experience placement with Cognition in December 2022. Dan has a keen interest in science...
Cognition Land and Water has been commissioned by St William Homes to carry out contamination remediation, ground improvement, earthworks, enabling works, pile mat construction and piling...
Richard Hosking and the crew of CJ2 are undertaking an epic trans-Atlantic challenge from Tenerife to Barbados in order to raise money for Combat stress. Combat stress is the UK’s leading...
The Association of Geotechnical And Geoenvironmental Specialists offers a number of FREE helplines and a discussion forum to members...
CHEMICAL SAFETY HELPLINE, LEGAL HELPLINE, AGS DATA FORMAT...
Construction News has just published their Specialist Index 2022 and we are pleased to see that Cognition Land and Water is now the eighth largest specialist contractor in the ...
We seem to be overwhelmed with crises these days - climate, cost-of-living, energy. But in our industry, we also have our very own crisis - the UK Soil Crisis!
Great to get going with the contamination remediation and ground engineering works at Bow Common Gasworks for St William. Not bad progress two days into the project!
On Friday 30th of September, Cognition participated in the Berkeley Homes Charity football tournament. We were honoured to be a part of this event, in total £49,000 was raised for...
Great progress is being made by the Cognition Land and Water team on the remediation and ground improvement of a former landfill site in Greenham Lane, Newbury for our client Persimmon Homes. The...
After substantial investment into more sustainable fuel and energy solutions across all operations, Cognition managed to significantly reduce total carbon emissions comparing to last year.
Congratulations to Andy O’Dea, Technical Director at Cognition Land and Water, who has been awarded by the Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists for...
Cognition Land and Water has been working on the Silvertown Tunnel project for the past two years on enabling works, contamination remediation, services diversions, civil engineering and...
Would you like a busy, exciting and rewarding role with a leading UK remediation and ground engineering contractor? Due to the continued growth of our business and our strong forward workload...
The Land Trust, in partnership with Land Promoters and Developers Federation and The Home Builders Federation, are conducting a major study across the industry to gather opinions...
In a wide-ranging and comprehensive interview with Jon Goddard and Andy O'Dea, we gave our views on "how employing a quality ground engineering contractor is key to the success of a...
Cognition has an excellent track record of undertaking radiological remediation projects across the UK. Most of the sites we work on remain licensed nuclear sites due the nature of the site...
Two engineers from CGL consulting engineers have been brushing up on their contracting skills through secondments with Cognition. This follows a three month secondment by Jack Goddard with CGL at...
Cognition has undertaken the task of decommissioning a former RAF refuelling depot in Chichester. The 5-hectare site will be redeveloped for commercial use The fuel depot contained four 700,000...
Cognition is working for BAM Construction to deliver the new Heathside School in Walton, which will help meet local educational needs by providing 900 secondary education spaces. Esher and Walton...
Coming to the end of 16 months of contamination remediation, ground improvement and earthworks at the former Klondyke Industrial Estate on the Isle of Sheppey.
Many congratulations to Cognition’s Sebastian Chetan for the high praise and recognition he has received from our Client, RiverLinx CJV, on the Silvertown Tunnel project where...
Well done to David Skinner, Mark Hosking and the whole team over at our Heathside School project in Walton where we have just been awarded Sub-Contractor of the Month by our client, BAM...
Excited to see the launch of the shiny new Cognition Land and Water website. Our shop window has just had a major spruce up! Have a look and let us know if there's anything else you would like to...
The largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) to be used in the UK is being delivered for the Silvertown Tunnel project after it passed its final tests. Read about it here.
It is great to see that CN has recognised Cognition has gone further than that and bucked the trend reporting that Cognition, “which has expanded from its original focus of land remediation...
New Civil Engineer, the pre-eminent news magazine for the civil engineering sector, has featured the enabling works for the Silvertown Tunnel in its most recent edition…
Our Technical Director, Andy O’Dea, has recently been awarded a new post nomial to add to those currently after his name, but this one more dear to Andy than most.
Now that Covid restrictions have eased and face to face meetings and public gatherings are back on the agenda, the conference season is well and truly in full swing. Cognition has taken advantage...
We are delighted that Cognition Land and Water has been featured in a 6-page spread in the October 2021 edition of Building Design & Construction Magazine.
In a previous news article we announced that Cognition’s would be supporting St James White City’s Palace to Palace charity bike ride from Buckingham Palace to Windsor and finishing in Reading...
St James White City and its contractors (including Cognition Land and Water’s Technical Director, Andy O’Dea) will be taking on a 101km Palace to Palace Cycle, starting at Buckingham Palace,...
In line with Cognition’s strong performance in 2019 and our healthy order book for the year ahead, Cognition Land and Water has trebled our space at Harwell Innovation Centre.
David Skinner (Contracts Manager) and the whole Cognition Land and Water team at our former Homebase site in Wandsworth have again been scored ‘Excellent’ in a recent Considerate Constructors...
Reducing our environmental impact and managing our operations and site works to minimise adverse effects on local ecology are key issues that Cognition looks to address and improve upon...
Cognition Continues Switch to More Sustainable Energy Sources
As part of our commitment to be a Net Zero Carbon company , we are continuing our move to more sustainable energy sources on...
Following a rigorous assessment and audit process, Cognition Land & Water is pleased to have completed the renewal process for our membership of Constructionline Gold.
Between Covid lockdowns and recent sodden weather it’s taken a while to get it off the ground, but finally a brave bunch from Cognition got in the saddle and went on an adventure in the Cotswolds.
In June 2021, the CIWEM Contaminated Land Network Newsletter featured an article by our Technical Director on how Cognition Land and Water has prospered in the pandemic (and also coped with...
At Cognition Land and Water, we have already achieved Net Zero Carbon ahead of programme. As the company grows, we will continue to focus on reducing our carbon production but until that time,...
The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) has created a special area on their website and in their monthly newsletter to profile members. This is a great way to promote the work of...
In 2020, Cognition adopted our Zero Carbon Policy with the aim of becoming Carbon Neutral by the end of 2021. We recently reported that, even at this early stage of the year, we have achieved...
At Cognition, we pride ourselves on being an environmentally friendly and conscious company with a deep focus on the sustainability of our work. In 2020, Cognition adopted a Zero-Carbon policy...
If we didn’t know better, we might think that Google are stalking us and our remediation and materials management project at the Former B&Q Site in Wandsworth! A series of aerial photos of...
Technical Director, Andy O’Dea and Operations Director, Jon Goddard of Cognition Land and Water recently gave their thoughts on the issues and solutions around the Sustainable Management of...
In an update to our project at the former Klondyke Industrial Estate on the Isle of Sheppey, Technical Director, Andy O’Dea, outlines progress made and next steps on the project.
Great news that Meridian Water has struck a deal to build film and tv studios at the site - and to be open in super-quick time in Spring 2021! Cognition was proud to have played a part in the...
Cognition Land and Water has been carrying out the remediation and earthworks of the former Homebase site in Wandsworth. These works are on behalf of Legal & General Investment Management...
Cognition Land and Water has recently invested in drone (UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technology to support us on site surveys and collecting powerful imagery for client presentation, community...
On 11 December 2020, our project team at Newbury Gas Works completed the final concrete pour for the groundworks and reinforced concrete frame contract. The concrete frame has been completed...
Cognition Land and Water is working with our client, Taylor Wimpey, on turning a former industrial site at Worcester Park into a high quality residential development.
CIRIA's upcoming guidance on the Sustainable Management of Surplus Soils was recently profiled in the AGS November 2020 newsletter . Cognition Land and Water is delighted to be funding the...
Cognition Land and Water is delighted to have been appointed by Swale Borough Council and Homes England to carry out extensive remediation and land raising at their Klondyke Site on the Isle Of...
First-rate site management and diligent adherence to our rigorous safety procedures has resulted in Cognition Land & Water being rated ‘excellent’ in a recent audit by the Considerate...
Newbury Gas Works is an ongoing civil works project, situated within the Sterling Industrial Estate. The site had a long history of industrial use, leaving a heavily contaminated site within a...
Cognition Land and Water has been appointed by Homes England to carry out the demolition of remaining buildings and structures at the former Imerys China Clay site at Marsh Mills, Plymouth.
Andy O’Dea, Technical Director at Cognition Land & Water, has recently renewed his membership of RemSoc, the only UK society dedicated to the remediation of contaminated and brownfield land.
Dealing with a very large mixed residential and commercial use building development in the UK, Cognition had to ensure their remediation strategy was both cost-effective and sustainable.
Cognition has been carrying out the remediation and earthworks of the former B&Q site in Wandsworth on behalf of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM). The re-development will see...
Cognition was appointed by Homes England to carry out demolition and remediation works at the former Marsh Mills China Clay works at Coypool in Plymouth.
After successfully completing the remediation at the former Sterling Cables site in Newbury, Cognition Land and Water Limited have been awarded the contract for the groundworks and concrete frame...
In the summer/autumn 2018, Cognition was awarded several smaller non-licenced asbestos jobs in South East of the country mainly involving screening and picking of cement bonded asbestos in soil.
Cognition Land & Water was contracted by Berkeley Homes to undertake the main bulk earthworks (basement excavation) at the West End Gate development in Paddington W2.
On Thursday 26 January 2017, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan visited Cognition at the Meridian Water regeneration site as construction enabling works formally started on Enfield Council’s £6bn...
Cognition has been appointed by Enfield Council to carry out groundwater remediation works at the Meridian Water development in North London. £3.5 billion will be invested in the 85 hectare site,...
Cognition are contracted to carry out remediation and stabilisation works at the Rhodaus Town site in Canterbury to prepare the site for redevelopment as student accommodation, whilst providing...
Cognition is offering an innovative solution for the remediation of free phase oil contamination of groundwater. Already achieving great success in dealing with contaminated sites across much the...
Cognition carries out major remediation works at a cluster of three sites located in Great Shelford, Cambridge. The three sites, located in an industrial area undergoing a major rejuvenation...
BAM Nuttall appoints Cognition to undertake all treatment of grossly contaminated soils and water at a former gas works in Nine Elms for either reuse on site or off-site disposal.
Cognition are appointed to remove asbestos and carry out stabilisation within the grounds of Latchmere House, a property with an interesting and secretive history.
Cognition completes the remediation of Parcel 2 at Cannon Wharf in Lewisham, part of Barratt London's new development of luxury residential apartments, Greenland Place. An emphasis is placed on...
Following the successful works on phases 1 – 3 of Royal Wharf, Cognition have once again been appointed to continue with phase 4 of the project in Silvertown.
Cognition was contracted to carry out remediation works at Kingston Gasworks, prior to the construction of luxury residential apartments and a large basement car park. The soils and groundwater...
Cognition undertook remediation works at the site of a former petrol station and car show room in Cuffley, Hertfordshire that was contaminated with PAHs, TPHs, and lead.
Cognition was awarded a contract to remediate the basement area of a site in Guildford, prior to its redevelopment for residential and commercial use. Excavated material was processed, segregated...
Cognition was contracted to remediate a former industrial site in Hogarth, Chiswick. The site was to be redeveloped for residential housing with a large basement. The remediation works involved...
Wimbledon Hill Park is a luxury residential development, comprising apartments and townhouses, set alongside 19 acres of protected parkland. Cognition was contracted to carry out earthworks at the...
Cognition Land and Water are joining forces with Berkeley Homes (West London Ltd) by rowing along the River Thames from Oxford to Kingston on the 7th and 8th November.
Cognition was contracted to carry out remediation and earth works at the Key Site in Godalming, Surrey. The site in central Godalming was occupied by the police station as well as a number of...
Cognition was contracted by Magnox Ltd to carry out cement stabilisation of soil material to support the Solid Intermediate Level Waste Encapsulation (SILWE) plant which will be constructed at...
Cognition is delighted to announce our successful appointment on the Magnox Land Quality Services Framework. The four year framework encompasses a range of land quality services across a...
Cognition has successfully carried out the investigation and remediation of a former waste tip containing old tart barrels within the grounds of Damhead Creek Power Station, Rochester, Kent.
Cognition carried out large-scale remediation of extensive asbestos contamination at a former clay pit and tile factory in Surrey. Asbestos contamination emanated from the old asbestos clad/roofed...
Sophie Hosking, Olympic gold medallist, and former Cognition chemist, has announced that she is retiring from rowing to pursue yet another challenging career.
Cognition has been contracted to develop a remediation strategy and carry out remediation work at the former London Docklands. Although common to many brownfield redevelopments, Cognition was...