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The vast need for effective planting media has created the development of new,
designer ranges of top soil substitutes. This growing need has turned what was
defunct mineral based spoil and composted waste into profitable soils, presenting
opportunities and challenges to both the creators and users of these products.
Following on from the successful Profitable Soil Substitutes conference held
last year, this year the conference will take the work of the composters to its
natural conclusion and explore what is required to turn composts into saleable,
profitable growing media. Do we blend in-situ? Do we blend ex-situ? Can we use
existing materials already on site rather than pay for removal? These are the
types of questions that Profitable Soil Substitutes will address. It is crucial
that we not only have a composting industry that can meet the demands of the landscape
and civil engineering markets, but also that all users of top soils in bulk fully
appreciate the requirements of these materials and recognise the economic benefits
and pitfalls with their use.
Delegates will learn from high profile users who have achieved both economic
and horticultural success by using manufactured soil substitutes. Contracts such
as the Eden Project where a variety of blends were required, Jubilee Park where
particular needs meant ex-situ manufacture was the viable option, and Dalton Park
where the economics pointed to manufacture on site. Delegates will hear what the
compost industry is doing to increase standards and ensure confidence in the products
that are used in the landscape market. The understanding of what a specification
not only means, but needs to mean will give delegates the confidence to procure
materials for use in projects from a few cubic metres up to the millions of tonnes
required by the country’s premier showcase sites.
Delegates will hear what the compost industry is doing to increase standards
and ensure confidence in the products that are used in the landscape market. The
understanding of what a specification not only means, but needs to mean will give
delegates the confidence to procure materials for use in projects from a few cubic
metres up to the millions of tonnes required by the country’s premier showcase
sites.
Many local authority contracts operate under the principle of best value. Delegates
will gain an understanding of best value and how it should be applied to soil
substitutes for use in local authority contracts.
Profitable Soil Substitutes is the major annual conference for those involved
in the creation and use of soils. Presented by The Landscaper and IDEX Media in
association with WRAP (The Waste & Resources Action Programme), this conference
is a must for those who need cost effective solutions to this key part of the
waste and landscape industries.
Who should attend?
All those involved in landscaping and composting should find this day useful and
profitable, including:
- Landscape architects
- Landscape contractors
- Composters
- Civil engineers
- Grounds maintenance managers/personnel
- Park and gardens services personnel
- Local authority public amenities departments
- Soil specials and agronomists
- Ground and land contractors
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