It is the largest contract the company has ever delivered in the UK and supported 180 jobs in the UK.
Scroll down to see how London Thamesport helped with the project.
Installation/completed photos used under permission with thanks to HS2.
HS2 Ltd is committed to move materials by rail or waterways where possible, reducing the impact on the UK’s congested road network.
The Pacadar factory is strategically located on London Thamesport to enable deliveries to take place by rail freight. Over 100 trains have done the journey between the Isle of Grain and West Ruislip, with an average of 5 trains per week delivering the tunnel ring segments. Each train delivers 144 segments, which when installed underground, makes up over 20 tunnel rings.
400 freight trains are expected to be used to deliver the tunnel segments over the period when the tunnel is being constructed. It is anticipated that this will reduce the carbon impact of the logistics operation by approximately 2,250 tonnes, all part of how HS2 and its contractors are approaching construction in an environmentally sustainable way.
HS2 Ltd and its contractors are working closely with Network Rail and the UKs leading freight operators to move materials needed for construction using the rail network.
Medway Aggregates handled bulk materials used in the construction of the precast segments across the quay which were then fed to batching facility from their on port depot.
Helping lower carbon compared to the equivalent land-sourced primary aggregates.
Midland Steel are a reinforcing steel supplier specialising in offsite rebar solutions and BIM. The company designs bespoke rebar solutions using a cloud-based BIM process with full 3D modelling, to deliver an agile and collaborative project process, which further enhances the speed of the build of concrete structures.
Based on London Thamesport they were able to create steel rebar moulds for PACADAR UK.
