Construction materials group
Thirty thousand cubic metres of concrete will be supplied to RAF Lossiemouth for the construction of hangars and aprons. The new facilities will be used to accommodate the new Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft which will be based there from 2019, replacing the ageing fleet of Nimrod MR2s which were recently retired. The material will be produced by a mobile Breedon concrete plant which until recently was servicing the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
At Edinburgh Airport, a further 30,000 cubic metres of Breedon material will be used to build new aircraft stands, the latest phase in a £220million five-year investment programme to upgrade and expand the airport. The material will be produced by a second Breedon mobile plant to be transferred from Moray, where it has been supplying concrete for the Dorenell Wind Farm.
Alan Mackenzie, managing director of Breedon Northern, said: “We’ve already built a close relationship with them [Careys Civil Engineering], having collaborated on other prestigious projects such as the Macallan Visitor Centre at Craigellachie and the Aberdeen National Exhibition and Conference Centre, and we look forward to working together for the successful completion of both these important jobs.
“It’s worth pointing out that it wouldn’t have been possible to supply these projects without having a really flexible mobile plant network, which enables us to move units quickly and easily between jobs – a great example of making our assets work harder.”
