2,500m³ of subsoil kept out of landfill in a nine-mile site-to-site match
CASE STUDY Wain Homes North West (Southport) and David Wilson Homes North West (Thornton)
At a glance
→ Material: 2,500m³ of subsoil
→ Distance: nine miles between sites (18-mile round trip)
→ Haulage cost: cut by 50% for each side
→ Landfill tax: 100% avoided
→ Compliance: full audit trail recorded on the MukAway platform
The challenge
Two North West housebuilders were working on sites nine miles apart. One had surplus subsoil that needed to go. The other needed material brought in.
Without a match, the usual route is the same on both sides. One site pays to haul the soil to landfill and pays landfill tax on top. The other pays to bring material in from a quarry. That means two sets of lorries, two bills and good material wasted.
The match
MukAway matched Wain Homes North West’s Southport site with David Wilson Homes North West’s scheme at Thornton. The 2,500m³ of subsoil went straight from one site to the other, a short local run of nine miles each way.
Haulage
Simson brokered the deal, and PP O’Connor hauled the 2,500m³ of subsoil the nine miles between the two sites. The donor and the receiver split the haulage cost 50/50, which cut each side’s bill in half. Every load was logged on the MukAway platform, with live notifications to the hauliers and a full audit trail kept for both housebuilders.
How it works
When sites match through MukAway, the donor and the receiver share the haulage cost. Fuel spend is split 50/50, so each side’s haulage bill is cut in half.
Every load is logged on the platform, with live notifications to the hauliers and a full audit trail stored against the job. Both housebuilders have the records they need for compliance, without chasing paperwork.
There’s no bidding war for the work and no race to the bottom on price. Pricing is fair, open and competitive.
The results
Commercial
- 50% lower haulage costs for each side
- No landfill tax to pay and no disposal costs
- Material kept in productive use
Environmental
- 50% less CO₂ from haulage
- Fewer unnecessary lorry movements
- 2,500m³ of subsoil reused, not wasted
What they said
“This is exactly what MukAway was built for. Two housebuilders nine miles apart, one with subsoil to move and one that needed it. The platform found the match, the haulage cost was shared, and nothing went to landfill,” said Fraser Linaker, CEO of MA EnviroTech Group.
“With fuel prices going the way they are, moving material a shorter distance and splitting the bill isn’t just the greener choice. It’s the commercial one. That’s the conversation we’re having with housebuilders and contractors every day.”
About MukAway
MukAway is the construction industry’s platform for moving, matching and reusing material between sites. It’s part of MA EnviroTech Group and is live on more than 1,000 sites across the UK. Built by construction people, for construction people.
CASE STUDY Wain Homes North West (Southport) and David Wilson Homes North West (Thornton)
At a glance
→ Material: 2,500m³ of subsoil
→ Distance: nine miles between sites (18-mile round trip)
→ Haulage cost: cut by 50% for each side
→ Landfill tax: 100% avoided
→ Compliance: full audit trail recorded on the MukAway platform
The challenge
Two North West housebuilders were working on sites nine miles apart. One had surplus subsoil that needed to go. The other needed material brought in.
Without a match, the usual route is the same on both sides. One site pays to haul the soil to landfill and pays landfill tax on top. The other pays to bring material in from a quarry. That means two sets of lorries, two bills and good material wasted.
The match
MukAway matched Wain Homes North West’s Southport site with David Wilson Homes North West’s scheme at Thornton. The 2,500m³ of subsoil went straight from one site to the other, a short local run of nine miles each way.
Haulage
Simson brokered the deal, and PP O’Connor hauled the 2,500m³ of subsoil the nine miles between the two sites. The donor and the receiver split the haulage cost 50/50, which cut each side’s bill in half. Every load was logged on the MukAway platform, with live notifications to the hauliers and a full audit trail kept for both housebuilders.
How it works
When sites match through MukAway, the donor and the receiver share the haulage cost. Fuel spend is split 50/50, so each side’s haulage bill is cut in half.
Every load is logged on the platform, with live notifications to the hauliers and a full audit trail stored against the job. Both housebuilders have the records they need for compliance, without chasing paperwork.
There’s no bidding war for the work and no race to the bottom on price. Pricing is fair, open and competitive.
The results
Commercial
- 50% lower haulage costs for each side
- No landfill tax to pay and no disposal costs
- Material kept in productive use
Environmental
- 50% less CO₂ from haulage
- Fewer unnecessary lorry movements
- 2,500m³ of subsoil reused, not wasted
What they said
“This is exactly what MukAway was built for. Two housebuilders nine miles apart, one with subsoil to move and one that needed it. The platform found the match, the haulage cost was shared, and nothing went to landfill,” said Fraser Linaker, CEO of MA EnviroTech Group.
“With fuel prices going the way they are, moving material a shorter distance and splitting the bill isn’t just the greener choice. It’s the commercial one. That’s the conversation we’re having with housebuilders and contractors every day.”
About MukAway
MukAway is the construction industry’s platform for moving, matching and reusing material between sites. It’s part of MA EnviroTech Group and is live on more than 1,000 sites across the UK. Built by construction people, for construction people.
