Japanese knotweed Removal
and other invasive weeds, such as Giant hogweed, Common ragwort, Himalayan balsam.
Swam are one of the leading Japanese knotweed removal experts in the UK. We specialise in cost-effective and efficient eradication solutions for whatever knotweed problem you possess.
Our highly knowledgeable team, located in regional offices throughout the UK and co-ordinated by our Head Office in Hampshire, provides advice and a comprehensive practical and sustainable solution-
based service, backed by current EA guidelines.
Swam can offer Japanese knotweed treatment, Japanese knotweed removal and Japanese knotweed eradication solutions, as well as invasive weed treatment (such as Giant hogweed treatment and Giant hogweed removal).
We provide a range of bespoke, tailored treatment options, utilising our own personnel, as well as offering on-site management of clients personnel.
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All initial enquiries (advice, site visits, surveys and quotations) anywhere in the UK please call:
All Enquiries
01794 521582
or 01794 511 057
Treatment and Removal Methods
On-site (sustainable) Solutions*
Economic Alternative and Bespoke Solutions
Private and commercial contracts of any size
Operating throughout the UK
Rapid response – site visit within 48 hours of initial enquiry**
Site works can commence within 2 weeks of receipt of order***
Practical, no-nonsense advice
Registered with the Environment Agency,
registration number CB/HE5000GJ
Feasible, ethical treatment solutions
Adherence to the Environment Agency’s Knotweed Code of Practice
Adherance to all relevant legislation
All methods including instant eradication
2-20 Year Insurance Backed Warranties available
National Service
We operate across the UK, with operatives and partners based in:
- Hampshire (covering the South and South East)
- West Sussex (covering the South East and London)
- Northamptonshire (cover the Midlands, Home Counties and East England)
- Lincolnshire (covering Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire)
- Lancashire (covering the North West and North Wales)
- Yorkshire (covering the North East)
- Glamorgan (covering Mid and South Wales)
Japanese Knotweed Blog
20 Year Insurance Backed Warranties
Posted - December 6th, 2011Swam Ltd provides our customers absolute piece of mind with Insurance Backed Warranties for periods up to 20 years!
Our insurance backed warranties are fully bonded; so that the warranty agreement is controlled by a third party on behalf of the customer ensuring service delivery and importantly complete financial security.
What does this mean? Well, if for what ever reason we failed to deliver the warranty service or even became insolvent, the contract money is held secure by the third party. If required …
Conveyance Surveys and Knotweed
Posted - October 19th, 2011Swam Ltd were pleased to provide a presentation on Japanese knotweed to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in London last month.
The request for this educational presentation was made to provide an understanding as to why lending is being refused on properties with Japanese knotweed. RICS surveyors are now under increasing pressure to correctly identify the presence of knotweed for the lender and buyer (if commissioned) whilst surveying a property.
Our presentation provided explanation of knotweed, in-depth identification, actions and …
Japanese knotweed and Mortgages
Posted - September 16th, 2011Japanese knotweed is considered by some lenders to be an unacceptable problem and therefore can prevent the sale of a property. In some cases the same can apply if there is knotweed on an adjacent property.
If you are considering the sale of your property, immediate excavation and removal of any knotweed on or adjacent to your property (possibly backed with a twenty year warranty) may be the only option you have to ensure a successful property sale.
Working throughout the UK, …
What is Japanese Knotweed?
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is an invasive non-native species that is highly regenerative and can cause both ecological and structural damage. For more information on the plant and the issues it causes please click here.
To ignore Japanese knotweed can prove costly in the long run and incorrect treatment or allowing it to spread beyond site boundaries - risks putting you in breach of the law. We can draw up and administrate Japanese Knotweed Management Plans, as recommended in the EA Knotweed Code of Practice, and conduct site surveys and verification visits. We can also tailor the Knotweed Management Plan format to residential properties, particularly to satisfy criteria increasingly demanded by mortgage providers.
Swam can provide Knotweed Toolbox Talks and are committed to educating our clients, the media and the public about knotweed and invasive weed issues through written articles and presentations.
We are a member of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) and the National Association of Agricultural Contractors(NAAC). Our commitment to Health and Safety compliance is reflected by our membership of both the SAFEcontractor and CHAS schemes. Our operations are backed by warranty and our Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurances.
**Working days only. Subject to location of site. Not all sites will require site visits.
***Subject to nature of works.