Hydromulch, over the years, has been involved in the design and implementation of many road revegetation projects in various vegetation zones. These include roads through fynbos and protea areas, sensitive coastal roads, forrest and alpine areas.

Hydromulch pioneered, among many innovations, the method of reinstating “fynbos” or "macchia" vegetation along the Garden Route. The excellent cover of natural fynbos found on the National Roadwork System stretching from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town bears testimony to this achievement. Fynbos restoration trials were carried out as early as 1980. This initiated the Roads Department incorporating this method of revegetation establishment into their specification for the preservation and reinstatement of sensitive vegetation. Today this concept, in various modified forms, is widely used in Southern Africa.

The removal of road revegetation in the Tsitsikamma Forest for the construction of the N2 National Route saw innovative ideas being implemented to restore the sensitive vegetation which had never been exposed to direct sunlight and the effects on surface drying.

A 10 year land rehabilitation program was completed on Phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Vegetation restoration in the Alpine and Sub-Alpine belt was initiated by Hydromulch in association with various noted environmental consultants.

The main rail link between the coal fields of South Africa and the port of Richards Bay entailed the revegetation of major cut and fill embankments through varying vegetation zones. Hydromulch revegetated a distance of approximately 450 kilometres during the construction of this rail link between Broodsnyersplaas, Ermelo, Paulpietersburg, Piet Retief and Richards Bay.

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