FM Conway prepare for take-off
Company to boost asphalt capacity in west London with £10 million state-of-the-art plant at Heathrow
FM Conway are set to boost their asphalt manufacturing and recycling capacity by developing a new state-of-the-art plant near Heathrow, in Middlesex.
The new £10 million ‘Heathrow Asphalt’ plant will allow the company to efficiently serve highways clients and partners in west London, providing 24-hour security of supply and the capacity to produce up to 300,000 tonnes of asphalt per annum.
FM Conway, who specialize in infrastructure services, have received planning consent for the new plant from the London Borough of Hillingdon and are aiming to have the new site fully operational by April 2014.
The facility will support the company’s self-delivery model and will bolster its existing asphalt plant in Erith, Kent, which is currently producing up to 400,000 tonnes of asphalt per year. The Erith plant has helped FM Conway to drive a strategy based on recycling and can deliver asphalt with up to 85% RAP content.
Located next to the Grand Union Canal, the new Heathrow plant will provide the firm with the scope to potentially use the waterway to transport aggregates in order to minimize truck movements. The plant will also feature aggregate crushing, screening and washing equipment to ensure the best use of all reclaimed materials.
Half of FM Conway’s volumetric mixer fleet will also be based at the Heathrow site, to meet demand for both high- and low-strength concrete mixes across west London.
Chief executive Michael Conway said: ‘Continued investment in our plant infrastructure underpins our self-delivery model and this new state-of-the-art facility will provide our customers in west London with the added security that we can provide them with on-demand access to high-quality materials.
‘The new facility will build on the success of our Erith plant, which has set a benchmark for asphalt recycling to ensure that our clients can leverage the environmental and economic benefits which come from resource efficiency.’
Through their self-delivery model, FM Conway offer a comprehensive service across the entire life cycle of a project, from production and design to construction and maintenance. The model ensures that in-house expertise is available across the breadth of the company’s services and results in higher standards, lower costs, and more efficient delivery for clients.
