CEMEX invest in Gloucestershire construction market
Company replaces existing Gloucester ready-mix plant with new wet-batch facility at Moreton Valence
CEMEX UK have invested in a new ready-mixed concrete batching plant at Moreton Valence, in Gloucestershire. Built at a cost of £700,000, the new plant replaces the company’s existing plant in Gloucester, just over eight miles away, and is capable of producing up to 42 cubic metres of concrete per hour.
The new Imer Oru Oneday MS2250/1500S (pictured) batching plant is a fully wet-batch facility which is skip-fed as opposed to by conveyor and allows collection using a flat-bed vehicle. The design of the plant opens up the market for call-and-collect customers, as well as delivery to site by a CEMEX independent haulier contractor.
The existing Gloucester plant has been closed after 60 years of operation and the production of 1.4 million cubic metres of concrete, which has been used in local construction projects such as Berkeley power station, Sharpness Docks, the Gloucester Quays shopping centre and Hartpury Sports College.
Marcus Rappensberger, director of Readymix Southern, said: ‘The new plant represents a significant investment in the local market, not only with the plant itself but the land and preparation of the site. As well as providing quality-assured concrete, we have guaranteed production with a new plant, essential when supplying our customers on construction projects.’
He continued: ‘The move to Moreton Valence takes the plant out of the city centre with all the inherent traffic problems that can result in delays and possible annoyance for the local community. The site is on an industrial area which used to be an RAF facility and is outside the residential area of the village.’
The new plant was officially opened yesterday [14 July] by local manager Rob Sims following five months of site preparation and plant commissioning. Customers, local councillors, representatives from the local community, and school children from Hardwicke Primary School attended the opening.
