Category: Projects

Marchfield Development, Dumfries 1998–2010.

Sector: Residential
Service: Feasibility / Civil / Roads / Structural
Client: Private / Housing Developers

Involvement from the very earliest stages of masterplanning of the next volume house building site for the town following “completion” of Georgetown and Heathhall. Liaison with a variety of authorities on development constraint issues. Latterly employed by Story Construction and Robertson Homes to deliver “nuts and bolts” roads and drainage design, in the course of which we have worked with the Council to develop new design parameters.

Crichton Site, Dumfries 1998–2010.

Sector: Historical / Commercial / Education
Service: Feasibility / Civil / Structural
Client: Public

One of Asher Associates’ first jobs was the Crichton Site Infrastructure Project, involving provision of new services across the site, construction of car parks etc. Crichton Development Company has been a much-valued Client ever since, providing us with a succession of civil and structural engineering projects as the re-development of the former Mental Health Institution into a Business/Education Park has proceeded.

Proposed Housing Development Site, Whitesands, Dumfries 2004-2005.

Sector: Residential
Service: Feasibility / Civil
Client: Housing Association

We undertook a feasibility study and supervised the carrying out of a Flood Risk Assessment by specialist sub-consultants (Jacobs Babtie) on behalf of Loreburn Housing Association.

Cargenbridge Business Park, Dumfries 2007–2009.

Sector: Commercial / Industrial
Service: Civil / Utilities / PM
Client: Public

We provided civil engineering and project management services to deliver infrastructure (roads, drainage and utilities) for a modern commercial development site, inclusive of a major SUDS pond.

Heathhall Business Park, Dumfries 2008–2009.

Sector: Industrial
Service: Civil

We prepared a background and feasibility report on development of the former airfield site for commercial use.

Crichton Water Supply System, 2005–2006.

Sector: Historical
Service: Civil
Client: Public

We prepared a report on the condition of the existing water supply system.