Rockfall containment
Draped HDG steel-wire netting and high-tensile TECCO mesh, anchor-pinned to the face, to contain loose rock and debris on cuttings, rock faces and quarry slopes. Mesh type and anchor pattern engineered to BS 1722 / EOTA TR026.
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On steep cuttings, trackside embankments and quarry faces, rope access is what makes the work possible — IRATA-certified technicians reaching the slope directly, with no scaffold or platform and a fraction of the access footprint. It's how Apex delivers geotechnical and environmental works across the UK's rail, highway, infrastructure and quarry estates: soil nails and rock anchors drilled into the face, rockfall mesh and catch fencing installed against slip, loose rock scaled off by hand, and vegetation cleared ahead of structural inspection — all carried out where plant and scaffold can't reach.
Apex Access Group applies that capability sector by sector. Established in 2016 and based in the heart of the Peak District, our environmental teams work UK-wide — RISQS-accredited for Network Rail possessions on the rail estate, to National Highways traffic-management protocols on the road network, and across infrastructure and quarry sites where slope stability and vegetation are both a safety and an asset-management concern. Geotechnical and de-vegetation come from the same team, so a slope can be cleared, surveyed and stabilised under a single contract — one party accountable from survey to sign-off.
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Geotechnical
Slope stabilisation, rock anchors and rockfall mitigation on rail, highways and infrastructure cuttings — delivered by IRATA + RISQS-accredited geotechnical teams.
More on geotechnical →Slope stabilisation
Engineered stabilisation of over-steepened or failing soil and rock slopes — soil nails, rock anchors and reinforced facing combined to the slope's failure surface and design loads. The core remedial package on rail cuttings, highway embankments and infrastructure slopes.
Soil nailing
Hot-dip galvanised steel nails grouted into the slope and pinned through geotextile or steel mesh facing — nail length, density and inclination designed to the failure surface, then proof-load tested and signed off with drilling logs and certificates.
Catch fencing
Dynamic rockfall catch fences and barrier systems installed below or across the slope to intercept falling rock before it reaches the line, carriageway or working area. Energy-rated to the expected rockfall and anchored to engineered foundations.
Descaling
Manual and mechanical scaling of loose, weathered or fractured rock from faces and cuttings — removing the hazard at source. Rope-access teams work the full face where plant can't reach, often the first phase before mesh, netting or fencing.
Geotechnical
Slope stabilisation, rock anchors and rockfall mitigation on rail, highways and infrastructure cuttings — delivered by IRATA + RISQS-accredited geotechnical teams.
More on geotechnical →Rockfall containment
Draped HDG steel-wire netting and high-tensile TECCO mesh, anchor-pinned to the face, to contain loose rock and debris on cuttings, rock faces and quarry slopes. Mesh type and anchor pattern engineered to BS 1722 / EOTA TR026.
Slope stabilisation
Engineered stabilisation of over-steepened or failing soil and rock slopes — soil nails, rock anchors and reinforced facing combined to the slope's failure surface and design loads. The core remedial package on rail cuttings, highway embankments and infrastructure slopes.
Soil nailing
Hot-dip galvanised steel nails grouted into the slope and pinned through geotextile or steel mesh facing — nail length, density and inclination designed to the failure surface, then proof-load tested and signed off with drilling logs and certificates.
Catch fencing
Dynamic rockfall catch fences and barrier systems installed below or across the slope to intercept falling rock before it reaches the line, carriageway or working area. Energy-rated to the expected rockfall and anchored to engineered foundations.
Descaling
Manual and mechanical scaling of loose, weathered or fractured rock from faces and cuttings — removing the hazard at source. Rope-access teams work the full face where plant can't reach, often the first phase before mesh, netting or fencing.
De-vegetation
Lineside, embankment and pre-inspection vegetation clearance plus invasive species control on rail, highways and infrastructure — delivered under possession or traffic management.
More on de-vegetation →Embankment de-vegetation
Clearance of scrub, saplings and overgrowth from rail and highway embankments, cuttings and verges — opening the slope up for inspection, drainage or stabilisation works. Delivered by RISQS-accredited teams under Network Rail possessions and National Highways traffic management.
Pre-inspection de-vegetation
Targeted vegetation clearance ahead of structural examination — stripping growth from bridges, retaining walls, culverts and rock faces so the asset engineer can survey a clean, fully visible surface. Programmed to land just before the inspection window.
Invasive species
Identification, treatment and management of controlled invasive and injurious weeds — such as Himalayan Balsam and Giant Hogweed — under PCA-aligned, insurance-backed programmes, with monitoring and reporting across the infrastructure estate.
Non-native species removal
Excavation, removal and licensed off-site disposal of non-native and notifiable plant material — full eradication where treatment alone won't meet the programme or a planning condition, with Environment Agency-compliant duty-of-care documentation.
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