Monitoring sound emissions from dredging

It developed a HAMMER toolbox product which it used to understand and research potential sound impacts on sensitive species at development sites.

Mark Lee, dredging group manager at HR Wallingford, said: “Sound in the marine environment is a topic which is now recognised as being of considerable importance to dredging and marine construction.”

He continued: “It is another example of the need for a holistic approach to projects, where engineering and construction needs to work hand in hand with the environment in order to deliver great results for both. This is achievable and is being delivered in good practice.”

HR Wallingford won the Innovative Services to Dredging Award, it honours the sector’s most innovative and forward-thinking projects which change the industry through new ideas, processes, technology or equipment.

The awards stand as a universal benchmark of quality within the dredging and port construction industry; the judging process involved companies from all over the world submitting their entries to be judged by elite industry experts.