WORKSHOPS, DEPOTS & LIFTING EQUIPMENT
Concrete firm delivers for multi- million-pound distribution centre project
Owen Batham, sales and marketing director at Elite Precast Concrete Limited, says the company has supplied over a thousand of its Legato interlocking blocks for the construction of a huge retaining wall at a new distribution centre in Dunstable.
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est Midlands-based Elite Precast Concrete was called upon by construction
blocks to build a retaining wall as part of the development of the Prologis distribution centre
The blocks were used to create a 220m long and 5m high retaining wall at the new facility, providing a quicker, better value to the standard gabion baskets that had contractor, was working to a tight timeframe and contracted specialists PNR Construction to prepare the foundations and install blocks. The project involved the very highest level of team-working between all the companies and
the incredible result was that in just 10 working days over 1,000 Legato blocks were delivered and installed.
The 310,000 sq ft distribution centre is
strategically located close to the M1 and is part of a development to provide more distribution centres in the south east, which has a severe shortage.
We were delighted to support Winvic and PNR to aid the project’s fast turnaround time. Our blocks are all stock items ensuring an instant response and a quick and hassle-free build.
The Legato blocks are ideal for constructing retaining walls and incorporate their own cast-
in lifting pins which mean they are extremely quick and very safe to install.
construction project was particularly time- sensitive and the Legato blocks were the perfect option, not least because they could be delivered and installed within a very short site excavation was only accessible for a limited period, so the easy installation of the blocks was a huge safety advantage. The streamlined collaboration between Elite Precast Concrete and PNR Construction, who installed the
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Arriva TrainCare on track with advanced fuelling technology
Cameron Forecourt sales and marketing director Martyn Gent describes the advantages of new fuelling equipment. T
he latest advanced fuel management systems from UK commercial
fuelling
specialist Cameron Forecourt is now being used to monitor the fuelling of rail vehicles at three sites operated by Arriva TrainCare.
Key depots at Crewe, Cambridge and Tyne Yard can now be monitored in ‘real time’ round-the- clock throughout the year using Jigsaw Eclipse fuel management systems and high accuracy installed and commissioned as a turnkey package by Cameron Forecourt.
Rail vehicles calling at the three depots for fuel each have a unique number, which is entered into the system via keypads on the Jigsaw Eclipse fuel island terminals. Once successfully
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authorised fueller to replenish the fuel tanks with gas oil via the pumps.
Information from each fuelling is then fed to the Cameron Forecourt’s twin central servers in Manchester, which can be accessed by authorised managers from any PC, laptop or smartphone using any internet browser.
The largest facility is at Crewe, where the installation comprises 11 Jigsaw Eclipse fuel island terminals drawing fuel supplies from four main fuel tanks, each of which is constantly Cambridge and Tyne Yard feature the same system but with a single fuel island terminal.
information on stock levels, remaining tank capacity and ullage, allowing managers to maintain safe working levels and to arrange replenishment, which is carried out regularly via road tanker deliveries.
Fuel drawings monitored by the Jigsaw Eclipse system can then be reconciled against fuelling from the tanks. Fuelling can take place at any time of day or night. The integrated package allows Arriva TrainCare to keep a constant check on fuel movements, stock levels, and consumption, providing complete and accurate wetstock reconciliation around the clock.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
T: 01226 742441 E:
info@cameron-forecourt.co.uk W:
www.cameron-forecourt.co.uk
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