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We at Allen Archaeology appreciate the difficulties in getting a foothold on the ladder of commercial archaeology, so we are pleased to say that In November 2011 we have taken on two trainees, Ian Pringle and Rob Walker. Both have fitted in very well with the team, and we look forward to a long future ahead with them!
February 2011 saw the opening of our most recent office in Birmingham, to cover the demand for our services in the West Midlands.
October 2010 saw the promotion of Kevin Trott to a management position within the company, in recognition of his hard work and undeniable ability
On the 23rd June 2010 the company invested in a new GPS system that will provide mm accuracy surveys. The Magellan Promark 500 system will allow our survey teams to provide even more accurate surveys more efficiently and swiftly. The kit is already proving its worth for locating sites and trenches to OS co-ordinates, and will also be used for pipeline surveys and fieldwalking.
On the 20th January 2010 Allen Archaeology was informed they were successful in their bid for the prestigious Humber Foreshore Survey Project on behalf of North Lincolnshire Council.
The project will require the immediate survey of all the industrial archaeology remains along a 5.4km stretch of the Humber foreshore, intertidal zone and Humber Bank area.
This scheme continues the successful partnership between Allen Archaeology and North Lincolnshire Council, following the consultancy scheme where AAL were brought in to digitise the North Lincolnshire Sites and Monuments Record
AAL has also recently been awarded a contract by Lincoln City Council for a large archaeological excavation on the outskirts of the city in advance of the creation of a new cemetery. These works are to go ahead in Spring 2010.
Following the successful evaluation of a medieval manorial site near Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire, Allen Archaeology ran a community excavation over a 7-week period in Summer 2010. This important site dates back to the late 12th to the 19th century, with the excavations carried out by volunteers and university students under the supervision of Allen Archaeology. It is hoped that with outside funding further phases of work will occur in 2011 and beyond.
Things have moved on significantly for the company in 2009. In July the company went limited, changing its name to Allen Archaeology Ltd (AAL).
The year has also seen an expansion of our established presence in the East Midlands through the opening of a new office in Southampton to cover our operations in the southern half of the UK.
Continuing our involvement in the public sector AAL was awarded a Framework Contract with North Yorkshire County Council, to carry out archaeological schemes on the behalf of the council. This has already seen Allen Archaeology undertake infrastructure work in Ripon and investigations as part of new school build schemes in Scarborough and Malton.
The company joined Constructionline in 2009, the UK register of pre-qualified construction services, which is endorsed by the Government Department for Business Innovation & Skills. To qualify, members must demonstrate rigorous health and safety, environmental and equal opportunity systems and policies. As a member AAL can guarantee it pre-qualifies for all project types and sizes.
AAL also joined the Federation of Small Businesses in 2009.
It has been another successful year for Allen Archaeological Associates, with a large number of archaeological planning matters resolved to the satisfaction of our clients, from small-scale residential developments to large linear schemes.
The expansion of our workload has necessitated the purchase of a new company vehicle, and the expansion of office facilities into new units at Branston Business Park, just outside Lincoln.
2008 has seen the company working further and further afield, undertaking not only the usual wide range of fieldwork projects throughout Lincolnshire, but also expanding into new areas, such as London, North Yorkshire, Norfolk and Derbyshire.
2008 also saw AAA begin to provide a high quality and cost effective geophysical surveying service to our clients, through our sister company, Grid Nine Geophysics. Grid Nine and AAA have successfully completed a range of developer-led surveys across the region, and will continue to offer this service in 2009 and beyond.
01/12/08
Allen Archaeological Associates has been commissioned to undertake a consultancy project for North Lincolnshire Museum. The project involves the digital updating of the Sites and Monuments Record with the information from 250+ grey literature reports into the Exegesis GIS system. The project is being undertaken by our trusted employee Alison Lane, and will run until spring 2009
04/01/08
Allen Archaeological Associates is pleased to announce a new service for 2008. We are now able to offer in-house geophysical surveying capabilities through our sister company, Grid Nine Geophysics. Grid Nine is directed by David Hibbitt, who been undertaking geophysical surveys for community projects for a number of years, and has now, in partnership with AAA moved into the commercial sector, with the approval of English Heritage and the regional planning archaeologists.
This new partnership will be able to offer a cost-effective surveying option, integrated with the fieldwork and consultancy services already offered by AAA, to provide a complete package to resolve archaeological planning matters
24/10/07
Due to our recent successful tendering for the archaeological works associated with a major 90km linear development, we have further expanded our surveying capabilities through the acquisition of a new GPS system. The handheld Thales Mobile Mapper CE allows the swift plotting of positions to within 0.5m accuracy, without the need of base stations or further units. The system requires only a single individual and is particularly useful for fieldwalking surveys