Catchment Designs Ltd · Company 12282550
Active·consultant & main contractor·Head office Penrith
Catchment Designs is a specialist natural flood management and catchment restoration consultancy and contracting firm based in Cumbria. With over 30 years of combined experience, the team offers expertise in designing and delivering innovative projects ranging from individual reaches to entire catchments. They focus on early contractor involvement, providing cost-effective and pragmatic solutions throughout the project lifecycle, from concept to delivery.
The company works with clients from the charity, private, and public sectors, often in sensitive and designated landscapes such as Special Areas of Conservation and National Parks. Their approach prioritizes minimizing environmental impact by using techniques, materials, and plant equipment that are sensitive to the habitats they work on. They are committed to responsible and sustainable practices, ensuring fair pay, an ethical business culture, and safe working practices, while also investing in community-led carbon sequestration projects.
Catchment Designs offers a full service including consultancy, design, and construction for natural flood management, river habitat restoration, project management, landowner engagement, and integrated catchment management. Their contracting team comprises highly skilled groundworks experts, arboriculturists, and plant operators experienced in working in remote locations. They pride themselves on delivering sustainable, innovative, and high-impact outcomes for their clients.
Kent catchment, Cumbria
A major NFM programme for South Cumbria Rivers Trust, developing over 12 projects in the Kent catchment, which suffered severe flooding during Storm Desmond in 2015. Projects range from landscape to townscape and are part of the Defra / Environment Agency funded NFM programme.
Client · South Cumbria Rivers Trust
Flimby
Project developed with West Cumbria Rivers Trust to create leaky dams in the woods above Flimby to mitigate surface flooding. Utilised onsite materials to construct 15 leaky dams using larch felled onsite to slow and capture high flows.
Client · West Cumbria Rivers Trust
Project developed with West Cumbria Rivers Trust and funded by The Greggs Foundation. Created a variety of structures using onsite materials to showcase options and techniques, including three dams in two styles: low impact large woody debris installation and live willow structures.
Client · West Cumbria Rivers Trust
A complex project involving multiple interventions on a compact site, including a 1000 cubic meter run-off attenuation feature, four surface flow pathway disruption solutions, and three 40-60ft leaky dams. Developed for South Cumbria Rivers Trust and funded by Environment Agency and Defra.
Client · South Cumbria Rivers Trust
South Cumbria Rivers Trust, West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Defra, The Greggs Foundation.
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Consulting and contracting company offering specialist natural flood management and catchment restoration services in Cumbria, with over 30 years of experience. Their listed services include Civil engineering, Groundworks, Drainage, Landscaping and Marine & water engineering.
Catchment Designs Ltd is registered at PENRITH, CA11 7HW, in North West.
Catchment Designs Ltd states that it works across Cumbria, Northern England and Scotland.
Companies House lists Catchment Designs Ltd as active.
Catchment Designs Ltd works in Infrastructure and Public.
Catchment Designs Ltd was incorporated on 2019-10-25.
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