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Cognition’s Expertise in Heritage Work
Cognition Land and Water: An Employee-Ownership Trust
Cognition Christmas Party 2025
A Blast from the Past: Kingston Gas Works
Cognition’s Demolition and Decommissioning Services
Brownfield Awards Ceremony 2025
Cognition’s Approach to PFAS Treatment
Cognition Land & Water: A Zero Carbon Company
Cognition is Excited to be Attending the Brownfield Awards Ceremony 2025!
A Hat-trick Win for King’s Road Park, Phase 4 in Fulham – Cognition’s October HSE Project of the Month Winner
Cognition Proudly Hosted Another Work Experience Student
Exciting Project Win in Swindon
Cognition Becomes First Specialist Contamination Remediation Contractor to Sign AGS Sustainability Charter
Attending the Anderson Foundation Charity Shoot at Holland & Holland
A Blast from the Past: Newbury Gas Works
Progress Update: King’s Road Park, Phase 4, Fulham
Cognition Land and Water: A Top UK Contractor
World Mental Health Day 2025
School Playground Construction: Giving Back to the Enfield Community
Cognition’s September HSE Project of the Month Winner: King’s Road Park, Phase 4 in Fulham
School Visit at Ironbridge Phase 3 Site
The British Touring Car Championship Grand Finale!
Cognition Land and Water Progressing Phase 3 of Ironbridge Redevelopment
Cognition has Renewed our CL:AIRE Membership!
Cognition Land and Water: Demolition & Enabling Specialist of the Year 2025
The LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR Team Smashed it at Silverstone!
Cognition’s July & August HSE Project of the Month Winner: Ironbridge & King’s Road Park, Phase 4 in Fulham
A Blast from the Past: Hawkenbury Farm
World Mitochondrial Disease Week
Cognition Attended the Berkeley’s Charity Cricket Event at Kia Oval!
Every Leg Matters: A Collective Effort to Support The Lily Foundation
From London to Paris: The Cyclists Conquered Cognition’s Carbon Neutral Challenge!
A Glowing Success: Cognition Land and Water’s Carbon Neutral from London to Paris Charity Event!
Slippery Showdown at Donington Park – BTCC 2025
Demolition & Enabling Specialist of the Year Winner - CN Specialists Awards 2025!
Cognition Land and Water Finalists at CN Specialists Awards 2025
The Carbon Neutral Challenge Game Plan
Work Experience at Cognition
Cognition Land and Water: Your Contractor of Choice!
Cognition is Thrilled to Announce we Have Met our Fundraising Target!
Successful Remediation Audit at King's Road Park, Fulham
Big Wins at Knockhill Race Day
Cognition Land and Water Nears £10,000 Fundraising Goal in Support of The Lily Foundation!
A Blast from the Past: Coypool Park, Plymouth
Hot Weather Safety – Always a Priority
Cognition is Proud to be a Top Contractor of Choice for Homes England!
Join Us in Making a Difference – Donate to our Carbon Neutral Charity Event
British Touring Car Championship 2025: Croft Race Day (3rd Aug)
Major Milestone on Meridian Water SIW Project
A Blast from the Past: The Queenborough & Rushenden Regeneration Project
10 December 2025
Cognition is a Tier 2 multidisciplinary contractor equipped for it all, from routine works to major infrastructure projects. We deliver innovative, sustainable solutions across the full project...
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4 December 2025
Back in October 2021, Cognition Land and Water’s shares were transferred to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), providing indirect employee ownership of the company for the benefit of all...
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1 December 2025
Last Friday, the Cognition team celebrated our annual Christmas party a little earlier than usual, due to a busy December for everyone, but it was fantastic!
25 November 2025
Cognition was appointed by Berkeley Homes to deliver demolition and soil and groundwater remediation at the former Kingston Gas Works, a project that truly highlights our technical expertise and...
17 November 2025
Cognition has extensive experience delivering a wide range of demolition projects, including the removal of old sewage treatment plants, warehouses, concrete and steel-framed buildings, bridges,...
14 November 2025
Yesterday, Cognition attended the Brownfield Awards ceremony at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester. It was a fantastic evening where we were able to catch-up with industry peers and...
13 November 2025
PFAS (Perfluorinated alkylated substances) are a group of man-made substances used in many industrial and consumer products such as carpeting, clothing, fire-fighting foams, cooking pans,...
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11 November 2025
At Cognition Land and Water, we pride ourselves on being an environmentally friendly and conscious company with a deep focus on the sustainability of our work. In 2020, we adopted a Zero-Carbon...
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10 November 2025
The Brownfield Awards ceremony is just around the corner, taking place on Thursday 13th November at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester.
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7 November 2025
Cognition has been appointed by St William Homes to deliver a comprehensive package of enabling and remediation works at King’s Road Park, Phase 4. Our scope includes pile mat construction,...
6 November 2025
From Monday 27th October 2025 to Thursday 30th October 2025, Cognition hosted another eager work experience student, 16-year-old Fadi Alsayegh. His aspiration is to do a Civil Engineering degree...
29 October 2025
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded an enabling package as part of the Swindon regeneration scheme, part of the redevelopment of the old bus station site in Swindon...
24 October 2025
Cognition Land and Water has become the first specialist contamination remediation contractor to sign the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) Sustainability Charter,...
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23 October 2025
On Friday, 17 October 2025, our Technical Director, Andy O'Dea represented Cognition Land and Water at the Anderson Foundation Charity Shoot, held at the renowned Holland & Holland Shooting...
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16 October 2025
In 2023, Cognition Land and Water was appointed by Nelson Land and PSP Consulting to undertake remediation and enabling works at the former Newbury Gas Works site. Located within the Sterling...
16 October 2025
On behalf of our client, St William Homes, Cognition Land and Water has been delivering a comprehensive package of enabling and remediation works at King’s Road Park, Phase 4, in Fulham. Our...
13 October 2025
Cognition Land and Water is proud to be a top contractor of choice in the UK. Out of 100 contractors in the UK, Cognition ranked 14th by UK geotechnical turnover, as recently published by Ground...
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10 October 2025
Today is World Mental Health Day!
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9 October 2025
Cognition Land and Water is very proud to have contributed to Taylor Woodrow’s ‘Plan & Pitch Project’. The programme saw Year 9 students at Lift Academy reimagine their...
8 October 2025
Join us in congratulating our project team at King’s Road Park, Phase 4 in Fulham for another Health, Safety and Environmental Project of the Month Award win for September!
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7 October 2025
On 1st October, the Ironbridge Phase 3 site hosted a group of school students, giving them an introduction to the exciting world of construction and ground engineering. The children engaged in a...
6 October 2025
The 2025 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) has come to its epic conclusion!
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3 October 2025
Cognition Land and Water is proud to be delivering the enabling works for Phase 3 of the Ironbridge Power Station redevelopment, on behalf of Harworth Group. This landmark regeneration project...
26 September 2025
At Cognition Land and Water, we are committed to thought leadership, advancing technological developments and challenging regulatory requirements. To this end, we engage with multiple industry...
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25 September 2025
On 2nd September 2025, Cognition Land and Water attended the CN Specialists Awards ceremony, where we were thrilled to be awarded Demolition & Enabling Specialist of the Year!
We wanted to...
23 September 2025
Last weekend, the ‘LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR’ team competed at the Silverstone circuit in the most recent rounds of the British Touring Car Championship 2025.
22 September 2025
We are happy to announce that Cognition Land Water’s July Health, Safety and Environmental Project of the Month Award went to our team at Ironbridge Phase 3 and our August award was given to...
19 September 2025
Completed in 2019, Cognition Land and Water was contracted by Berkeley Homes (Eastern Counties) to undertake remediation and earthworks at Hawkenbury Farm, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Berkeley Homes...
17 September 2025
This week, 15th-21st September, is World Mitochondrial Disease Week.
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15 September 2025
Last Friday, delegates from Cognition Land and Water participated in Berkeley’s fundraising cricket event at the famed Kia Oval.
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11 September 2025
As part of Cognition Land and Water’s Carbon Neutral from London to Paris charity fundraiser, we had many enthusiastic participants that walked, ran, or cycled their desired distances in...
10 September 2025
First up in the spotlight from Cognition Land and Water’s Carbon Neutral from London to Paris charity fundraising event - our amazing cyclists!
9 September 2025
We’ve done it!
Cognition Land and Water hosted our Carbon Neutral from London to Paris charity fundraising event this past weekend, from Friday 5th September – Sunday 7th September....
4 September 2025
With only six races left in the season, tensions are rising as we enter the final stretch of the British Touring Car Championships 2025. This past Sunday, the LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with...
3 September 2025
Cognition Land and Water is thrilled to announce that we have won Demolition & Enabling Specialist of the Year in this year’s CN Specialists Awards. We are so proud of this amazing...
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2 September 2025
The CN Specialists Awards 2025 take place this evening at The Royal Lancaster London, and we’re proud to be heading there with Cognition Land and Water shortlisted in four categories:
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2 September 2025
Beginning this Friday (5th September), Cognition Land and Water’s ‘Carbon Neutral from London to Paris’ Charity Event is set to kick off!
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1 September 2025
Cognition recently welcomed a 16-year-old work experience student for a week and half long stint across our departments. Having just completed his GCSE’s, he wanted to gain some experience...
29 August 2025
Cognition is a Tier 2 multidisciplinary contractor equipped for it all, from routine works to major infrastructure projects. We deliver innovative, sustainable solutions across the full project...
26 August 2025
We are proud to announce that we have successfully smashed our fundraising target of £10,000. Cognition has currently raised £10,080, thanks to the generosity of our 48 supports. We...
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22 August 2025
Cognition Land and Water has been appointed by St William Homes to deliver a comprehensive package of enabling and remediation works at King’s Road Park, Phase 4 in Fulham. Our scope...
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20 August 2025
The WSR racing team have done it again!
This past Sunday, they absolutely smashed it at the Knockhill circuit, racing in the 2025 British Touring Car Championship. As proud supporters of the...
18 August 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Cognition Land and Water has already raised 98% of our £10,000 target for our Carbon Neutral from London to Paris Fundraiser in support of The Lily...
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15 August 2025
Cognition Land and Water was contracted by Homes England to complete works at a site, formerly known as Imerys China Clay, Marsh Mills, in Coypool, Plymouth. The site was to be redeveloped to...
13 August 2025
With the recent high temperatures, we've shared our Green Safety Briefs on hot weather twice so far this year, reinforcing key messages around hydration, PPE, rest breaks, and heat-related illness...
8 August 2025
Cognition Land and Water has collaborated with Homes England on numerous projects over the years and in 2024/25 we were Homes England’s second largest delivery partner, with a £7.07m...
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7 August 2025
Cognition is hosting a charity event this September, ‘Carbon Neutral from London to Paris’, in support of The Lily Foundation, a leading UK charity dedicated to fighting mitochondrial...
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5 August 2025
Last Sunday, the West Surrey Racing (WSR) team competed at the Croft circuit in The British Touring Car Championships (BTCC) 2025. As proud partners of the WSR team, we are thrilled to...
1 August 2025
Meridian Water is one of London’s most ambitious regeneration programmes, led by Enfield Council. The Strategic Infrastructure Works (SIW) form a crucial early phase of the development,...
30 July 2025
The Queenborough & Rushenden Regeneration Project, led by Cognition Land and Water for Homes England, in collaboration with Campbell Reith, transformed neglected brownfield land into a...
