Land and Water (L&W) are award-winning civil and environmental engineering experts who creatively and sympathetically deliver effective solutions for the maintenance and management of the UK’s coastal, canal and river networks. With over 40 years’ experience, they bring reassurance, innovation, inspiration and future-proof results to projects in the sensitive habitats where land and water meet.
They offer expertise in the design and construction of freshwater and marine engineering projects, operating the largest fleet of specialist long reach excavators, dredging equipment and floating plant in the UK. L&W keeps Britain’s waterways navigable by dredging rivers, lakes, canals, ponds and marinas. Over the last 20 years the company has developed many innovative disposal solutions to protect and enhance the environment.
Giselle Warner, Financial Director, Land and Water
They offer expertise in the design and construction of freshwater and marine engineering projects, operating the largest fleet of specialist long reach excavators, dredging equipment and floating plant in the UK. L&W keeps Britain’s waterways navigable by dredging rivers, lakes, canals, ponds and marinas. Over the last 20 years, the company has developed many innovative disposal solutions to protect and enhance the environment.
L&W’s partnership with Ayming
L&W and Ayming have been partnering since 2017, when Ayming first completed their claim for the 2015 and 2016 financial years. Over the past 6 years, we have developed a strong working partnership to identify L&W’s projects that qualify under the HMRC R&D Tax scheme and deliver robust claims with accompanying detailed technical project reports.
Ayming’s expert team
Ayming’s team was led by Naomi Ikeda, Senior Manager, along with Maxine McKenzie, Assistant Manager and Sarah Bandy, R&D Consultant. The team worked closely with L&W, carrying out detailed technical interviews with the L&W team: Adrian Gascoyne, Managing Director, Kevin Kirkland, Director of Construction and Marc Babin, Technical Manager, to assess which projects and activities were eligible. The Ayming team also challenged the technological claims made in respect of the projects to ensure eligibility within the scheme.
Results & Innovation
Land & Water’s eligible projects for the latest financial year included an industrial-scale swing bridge they had designed, which could be operated through a manual system by a member of the public. This represented a large gain in capability for the size of bridge which could be operated using a manual system.
The full engagement from technical interviews to delivery of the values and accompanying technical reports was delivered in just eight weeks, a testament to the expertise and engagement of the L&W and Ayming teams.
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