February Knotweed Blog 2017 Media coverage of invasive plants such as Japanese Knotweed is normally reserved for the summer time but this year there has been a potentially landmark case over the winter months. A homeowner in Cardiff successfully Sued Network Rail after their house was affected by Japanese Knotweed encroaching from land owned by […]
New year Blog 2017 Well we are back in the full swing of things now with Japanese Knotweed Excavation projects under way as well as site clearance works and preparation. Recently we have undertaken a rather tricky clearance project in York for a large Civil contractor who are currently clearing the site for a Large […]
Happy new year and all that. Here’s hoping you all had awesome break and spent some quality time arguing with your family as per the annual Christmas tradition. Here at IWM we managed to take some quality time to rest after a very busy year controlling invasive species & the like. We also managed to […]
Well it’s getting to the time of year where the Japanese Knotweed programmes shift more from Herbicide treatments to excavations. Projects are in full swing and we have already completed excavation projects for Japanese Knotweed in Sheffield & horsetail in Leeds. A part of the client package we installed a root barrier membrane & also […]
Coming to the end of the herbicide treatment season for us here and the biggest challenge we have faced has been trying to organise client visits in-between regular summer showers! The climate in the UK simply hasn’t wanted to play ball this year for some reason. Many people have been asking us how the Brexit […]
Well the treatment season is now entering the final stages and we are very happy that unlike the weeds we treat the business is growing well. As many of you will have seen there has been a spike in publicity in regards to Japanese Knotweed in particular in recent weeks with Jeremy Vine , The […]
As well as our head office in Leeds, we have offices in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield. We operate throughout the United Kingdom (UK). IWM specialise in Knotweed Removal and Knotweed Treatment from small residential to large corporate Knotweed Removal projects. All Invasive Weed Management Operatives are trained to the highest levels in the […]
Half way through the season for us at IWM and we thought we would share what we’ve been up to. We have been working hard across the UK on Japanese Knotweed & Himalayan Balsam projects. We get frequent calls from people wishing to sell their houses only for a survey to highlight the presence of […]
Japanese knotweed panic spread by council websites is causing gardeners to break the law. Gardeners could be breaking the law by dumping destructive Japanese knotweed illegally because councils are providing misleading information on tackling the menace, a study has found. The fast-growing weed, which can grow through brickwork and concrete, is estimated to cost £165 […]