Work to expand Drax Power Station in Selby is now complete.

The £200,000 project was delivered by Britcon and involved building a 2,500 sq ft extension to the site's Strategic Store.

The 16,500 sq ft Store was previously built by the firm nine years ago to house back up components for turbines in case of a shut down. The steel frame clad, high bay building designed to incorporate a 5T overhead girder crane, required groundworks, extensive paving and new barriers. Britcon Engineering Services (BES) designed and built the steelwork on the project at its manufacturing site in Scunthorpe.


As well as the Strategic store, Britcon and BES have previously completed rail outload facilities, ash storage facilities, on site roads, switch rooms, lagoon repairs and ash pit projects at the Drax site.

Paul Clarkson, Managing Director at Britcon said: "We are pleased to maintain a strong and trusting relationship with our fifth project in the last three years with Drax which continues to embark on innovative new practices to secure its place as a top five energy provider. We look forward to continuing our work with the Drax team for years to come."

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