Hanson completes cement investment

Published by Lucy Stewardson, Editorial Assistant
World Cement, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 08:57

Hanson has completed a major investment at its Bellshill cement depot in Glasgow. This project has transformed the depot into a dual product storage and distribution plant for the first time.

As part of the £1.1 million upgrade, pipework has been replaced and a new silo monitoring system installed. The plant includes three silos: two for cement powder that is transported by rail from the company’s Ribblesdale plant in Lancashire, and one for the storage and distribution of ground granulated blastfurnace slag, which is manufactured at the company’s Teesport works in Middlesbrough.

Cement has been railed into Bellshill since 2007, saving more than 48 000 HGV movements.

“The refurbishment took 17 months to complete and normal operations continued throughout,” said Al Mcintosh, Site Operations Manager. “There were no personal injuries sustained during the project and we worked very well with our contractors, Cape. The most important thing was being rigorous about the weekly meetings where we updated progress and ensured all health, safety, and sustainability issues were addressed. The rail operation with our new rail partners, GB Railfreight, is also working well.”

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/23012019/hanson-completes-cement-investment/

The World Cement Podcast - Exploring CO₂ storage

In this episode of the World Cement Podcast, we are joined by Dr Katherine Romanak of the University of Texas at Austin for a deep dive into the topic of geological CO₂ storage – the processes involved both above and below ground, the challenges and opportunities, and what (not) to worry about!

Tune in to the World Cement Podcast on your favourite podcast app today.