Critical milestones have been met on the construction of a new CHP biomass plant at Troon for Glennon Brothers
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Critical milestones have been met on the construction of a new £14M state of the art Combined Heat & Power (CHP) biomass plant at Troon for Glennon Brothers.
After a busy 6 months the 3b construction site team are nearing completion of the new CHP plant; despite the extremely onerous programme the key dates were met or bettered and the works have been delivered under budget. The plant, which will process sawmill cutoffs into useable, clean energy, will deliver 10.9 MWth and 2.33 MWel energy.
In addition to the CHP plant other structures have been constructed which include walking floors, belt dryers, wood chip silos, a progressive kiln, district heating pipework and ancillary structures such as substation buildings, loading gantry and chip loading building.
The construction of the new state of the art Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plant will provide the final link in transforming Glennon Brothers, Troon into a fully integrated site. Logs are delivered from the coasts and islands of Scotland by boat, to be processed in the sawmill. Some of this finished timber will then cross the road to their engineered timber facility, Alexanders Timber Design (ATD), to be incorporated into quality timber frame homes. The CHP plant will produce sufficient electrical power to power the whole plant and export up to 2.5MW of power to the National Grid. Additionally the hot water will be pumped across the road through the 1.2km long district heating pipes to provide heat for the timber drying kilns.
3b construction, acting as Principal Contractor, were able to achieve the demanding 6 month contract programme, for power to grid, as a result of their integrated approach to construction with over 90% of the construction works being delivered by their in house labour and plant which included earthworks, groundworks, reinforced concrete, structural steel framed buildings, building cladding works, M & E works and internal fit out from joinery to painting. Good collaboration between client, 3b construction, plant installation contractor, designer, QS and architect enabled a positive site team to be created which all worked together towards the shared goal.
ABP Ipswich Warehouses Completed
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This Design & Build project, is the third project completed for ABP, following the successful completion of similar projects at their ports at Ayr and Garston. This project involved the construction of bulk storage warehouses.
Project: Storage Warehouses
Location: Ipswich Port
Design & Build: 3b construction
Contract Value: £1.825m
Start Date: August 2016
Finish Date: March 2017
3b construction provided the following service:
- Full earthworks across the site
- 3200m3 concrete 200t reinforcement
- Structural Steel - design, manufacturing and erection
- Cladding- roof and walls
- All infrastructure works
- Full M&E Fit out
Added Value
- Project won at the most competitive price - due to 3b construction’s in-house capabilities providing a one stop service, including the specialist sub contract packages, thus removing the reliance on third parties and eliminating their margins.
- Project completed on time and on budget.
New progressive kiln for Adam Wilson & Sons Sawmill
3b commence work this month on a new progressive kiln for Adam Wilson & Sons sawmill. This kiln is part of Adam Wilson & Sons expansion plans for the site enabling an increase in production from kiln drying 50,000 cubic metres of wood per year up to 160,000 cubic metres. The project involves earthworks, reinforced concrete works, 90m long by 16m high steel building, mechanical and electrical services including the installation of 1km of 250mm diameter district heating pipework
Wedding Venue, Laggan Outdoor
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3b to deliver new wedding venue in Galloway with work commencing next month.
Architect Craig MacKay of CM Design Architectural Consultants will work with 3b construction to ensure that GG's Yard is totally unique by making the most of original features and adding modern elements. The combination of its natural beauty with the addition of glass walls, contemporary lighting and opulent interior will complement each other and create an atmosphere perfect for many an occasion.
This exceptional venue will soon capture the hearts of brides and make dream weddings come true.
New AD plant in Moray
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3b have been appointed principal contractor on the design and build of a new, large scale, gas to grid biogas plant in Moray. As you can see works are progressing well with the earthworks now complete and the reinforced concrete works now well underway.
We have deployed all our own plant, formwork and labour to the project in order to meet the very demanding programme and not have any risks associated with external reliance on subcontractors. This strategy of having all our own plant, formwork and operatives ‘on touch’ is enabling us to be far more productive and deliver ahead of programme
We Hae Meat
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3b have handed over a new meat production facility to We Hae Meat on time and to budget ahead of the busy Christmas period. 3b have been working closely with the Client and Design team, from the outset, to design and deliver the new facility.
This facility had to be designed to meet all the operational and safety requirements of a busy food production business. At the same time the facility had to be delivered to a tight programme and budget.
3b were able to offer a fully in-house service covering all packages across its divisions which greatly improved interface management ensuring the buildings would be delivered seamlessly, on time and to budget.
Works undertaken were:
- Earthworks
- Reinforced concrete ground beams
- Structural steel frames
- Roof and wall claddings
- Reinforced concrete floors
- Full mechanical and electrical package
- Full fit out package including offices, welfare, stores etc
- Infrastructure works
- Energy centre with biomass CHP
- SUDS
First Pour at Ipswich
First wall pour for the new bulk storage warehouses being built on Ipswich dock for ABP. 3200m3 in total will be poured on this project.
Troon power plant update
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Latest pictures showing 3b Crane Hire taking delivery of the power plant equipment being brought in from Urbas in Austria over the next few weeks, as operations commence to deliver a large power plant for Irish and UK wood processing company, Glennon Brothers Ltd. The plant, which will process sawmill cutoffs into useable, clean energy, will deliver 10.9 MWth and 2.33 MWel energy.
Progression of Lindores Project
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The complex project to revive Scotland’s first whisky distillery dating back to the 15th century Lindores Abbey has come a long way since 3b were the front runner for the contract back in January. 3b got the go ahead in July and the photos above show the excellent progression of the site in full detail with all the different elements coming together.
3b deliver new Troon power plant
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3b were appointed Principal Contractor on a new 10.85 mega watt combined heat and power biomass plant in Troon for Glennon Brothers.
This plant is part of Glennon Brothers expansion plans for the site enabling an increase in production from kiln drying 50,000 cubic metres of wood per year up to 160,000 cubic metres. Surplus electricity will be fed back into the grid with the plant capable of producing enough electricity to power up 20,000 homes.
As you can see from the photos above, six weeks into the project, the site is progressing well.