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<\/a><\/p>\nHeathrow Airport today revealed 18 sites left in the running to become construction hubs for the third runway project.<\/p>\n
Sites proposed by main contractors Balfour Beatty and John Graham, as well a steelwork contractor Severfield and supplier Tarmac are among those shortlisted.<\/p>\n
| Shortlist for four construction hub site<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | ||
|---|---|---|
| Promoter<\/td>\n | Site Name<\/td>\n | Region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Amalga Limited<\/td>\n | Iver Hub<\/td>\n | South East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Amalga Limited<\/td>\n | Burton Superhub<\/td>\n | West Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Associated British Ports<\/td>\n | Port of Cardiff<\/td>\n | Wales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Babcock Marine Rosyth Limited<\/td>\n | Rosyth Dockyard<\/td>\n | Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Balfour Beatty<\/td>\n | Birch Coppice Industrial Estate<\/td>\n | West Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| British Steel<\/td>\n | British Steel – Brigg Road<\/td>\n | Yorkshire & Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forth Ports Limited<\/td>\n | Forth Ports Rosyth<\/td>\n | Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glasgow Prestwick Airport<\/td>\n | Ayrshire Logistics Hub<\/td>\n | Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| John Graham Construction Limited<\/td>\n | Michelin Site, Silverwood Business Park<\/td>\n | Northern Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| MJM Marine Ltd<\/td>\n | Ballykelly<\/td>\n | Northern Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peter D Stirling<\/td>\n | Mossend International Rail freight Park (MIRP)<\/td>\n | Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mckeating (East Coast West Cumbria Ltd)<\/td>\n | Lillyhall Industrial Estate<\/td>\n | North West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Severfield UK Ltd<\/td>\n | Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate<\/td>\n | Yorkshire & Humber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tarmac Trading Ltd<\/td>\n | Tarmac Westbury Works<\/td>\n | South West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tarmac Trading Ltd<\/td>\n | Tarmac Hindlow Quarry<\/td>\n | East Midlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tarmac Trading Ltd<\/td>\n | Tarmac Thrislington Works<\/td>\n | North East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| TATA Steel UK Ltd<\/td>\n | TATA Shotton Deeside<\/td>\n | Wales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wincanton<\/td>\n | Wincanton Greenford<\/td>\n | London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Heathrow will be the first major infrastructure project in the UK to pioneer the large-scale use of Logistics Hubs \u2013 aiming to build as much of the project offsite as possible.<\/p>\n The sites have been selected from a longlist of 65, all of which were visited during a nationwide tour which concluded last summer.<\/p>\n \n \n ![](\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_FASET-MPU_FEB19.gif\"\/) <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThis autumn,\u00a0backers of the shortlisted sites will pitch to the airport\u2019s bosses for their chance to become one of the final four construction centres.<\/p>\n The winners will be announced early next year, ahead of work starting in 2021.<\/p>\n Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow\u2019s Executive Director for Expansion said: \u201cHeathrow is as committed as ever to creating a plan that delivers for every corner of the UK.<\/p>\n “Logistics hubs are key to achieving that. This innovative approach will be more cost effective, efficient and sustainable, helping to unlock much needed capacity quickly and responsibly.<\/p>\n She added: \u201cWe are working with other major infrastructure projects to see if they might also benefit from these hubs, creating a bright, new future for the UK\u2019s construction sector.<\/p>\n “One in which we\u2019re better utilising new technology and offsite techniques to spread the benefits of major projects like expansion nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n \n |
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