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Bombs Away UXO Unexploded ordnance risk assessments

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Impartial value engineering advice on UXO risk for the construction industry.

No reduction in mitigation, no fee.

0871 268 4400

Bombs Away UXO Unexploded ordnance risk assessments

Bombs Away UXO Unexploded ordnance risk assessments Bombs Away UXO Unexploded ordnance risk assessments Bombs Away UXO Unexploded ordnance risk assessments







Impartial value engineering advice on UXO risk for the construction industry.

No reduction in mitigation, no fee.

0871 268 4400

Do you want us to review a UXO risk assessment?

We will review and critique your existing UXO report, then give you an impartial expert's opinion. 

If we can't reduce the recommended mitigation, we won't make a charge.

Give us a call - you have nothing to lose!

Click here to find out more about our independent reviews

UXO Risk Management Consultancy of the Year

 Construction & Engineering Awards 2023 & 2024 

Why Bombs Away?

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Genuine assessment of UXO risk on construction sites

Genuine assessment of UXO risk on construction sites

Genuine assessment of UXO risk on construction sites

Bombs Away is unlike any other specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk assessment consultancy in the UK - 

we do not offer any site based risk mitigation services and always strive to achieve low risk status.  


We will independently and impartially assess the probability that UXO remains on your site and the likelihood of encountering it

Bombs Away is unlike any other specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk assessment consultancy in the UK - 

we do not offer any site based risk mitigation services and always strive to achieve low risk status.  


We will independently and impartially assess the probability that UXO remains on your site and the likelihood of encountering it. 

 

We will minimise your costs. 


We will never recommend unnecessary mitigation or sell you expensive, time consuming and unnecessary services.


Cheap risk assessments are subsidised by expensive risk mitigation measures.

Click here to see our risk assessment services
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Our research

Genuine assessment of UXO risk on construction sites

Genuine assessment of UXO risk on construction sites

Our ground breaking research which is peer reviewed and has been published by the Institute of Civil Engineers, has exploded the "high risk" myth that many UXO clearance companies perpetuate.  


Our reports are compliant with 

CIRIA C681 - unexploded ordnance: a guide for the construction industry, 

the industry standard for UXO risk assessme

Our ground breaking research which is peer reviewed and has been published by the Institute of Civil Engineers, has exploded the "high risk" myth that many UXO clearance companies perpetuate.  


Our reports are compliant with 

CIRIA C681 - unexploded ordnance: a guide for the construction industry, 

the industry standard for UXO risk assessments.  We will assess the risk of discovering ordnance on your site by by interrogating numerous data sets, which can include:

  • bomb census records
  • bomb damage maps
  • military training area maps
  • former defensive positions
  • former munition factories
  • former military airfields
  • bombing decoys 
  • aircraft crash sites
  • abandoned bomb records
  • UXO discovery records
  • target/reconnaissance maps
  • topographical changes
  • historical mapping.

Best UXO Risk Management Company

Corporate Vision Health & Safety Awards, 2024

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Our clients

Our clients

Our clients

  • land owners, developers & buyers
  • client project managers
  • employer's agents
  • contract administrators
  • CDM coordinators
  • structural engineers
  • main/principal contractors
  • enabling works contractors
  • archaeologists
  • utility companies


See our case studies for how we can help you!

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Our team

Our clients

Our clients

Our team of experts have a background in construction management, planning, historical research and the British Armed Forces.  


This unrivalled blend of talent means that we can offer a unique, balanced and unbiased service to the construction industry.


Our industry experience and research techniques, means that we will give you an objective assessment of the risks that may exist.

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Recent UXO discoveries & news

Tilbury

WW2 250kg high explosive bomb found on a construction site and destroyed in-situ.

Read more here with a video of its destruction here. This weapon was fitted with a timer and anti-disturbance fuzes.

Great Yarmouth

250kg air dropped German bomb exploded. Read more here.

Northumberland

Dozens of WW2 practice bombs discovered during construction of a play park. Read more here.

Kent

Suspected UXO found in Kent. Read more about the discovery in Dartford here and Sevenoaks here.

Bootle

Ordnance found on building site and destroyed on Southport beach. Read more here.

Norfolk

Device found in Watton during works to remove a tree stump and 30 homes evacuated.

Read more here.

North Yorkshire

250kg bomb discovered in River Ure by teenager using underwater drone. Read more here. 

Wirral, Cheshire

Two separate incidents in a short time, with UXO found in a park and house.  Read more here, with a video of the destruction of one item here.

Southsea

1000kg bomb discovered off the coast during sea defence construction works. Read more here.

Colchester, Essex

Ammunition and hand grenade found in Castle Park during an unauthorised dig of council grounds. Read more here. 

Northern Ireland

500kg WW2 air dropped bomb destroyed at construction site.
Read more (and watch video) here.

Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal have supported an insurer that refused to pay for damage caused by the detonation of a WW2 bomb in Exeter, as it was an 'act of war'. Read more here.

Dorchester

WW2 era ordnance found at recycling centre causing disruption.
Read more here.

Hertfordshire

WW2 ordnance found during construction works in car park of Morrisons, Welwyn Garden City. Read more here.

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