London Concrete has supported an exclusive development in London with the second largest continuous pour in its history.

Careys Civil Engineering poured 5000m3 of ready mix concrete for the One Nine Elms development in London.

The London Concrete material forms the basement raft of the 56-storey City Tower skyscraper that will provide luxury residential space on the banks of the Thames in South West London.

One Nine Elms is part of a wider regeneration project for the Nine Elms and Vauxhall area that has been ongoing for a number of years, with London Concrete supplying materials to a variety of sites including the iconic Battersea Power Station.

London Concrete, part of Aggregate Industries, was instructed to maintain a continuous supply of ready mix concrete without any gaps or delays. Through three months of meticulous planning with stakeholders, including Transport for London, to determine the least disruptive routes to site, London Concrete was able to supply the project with 680 loads of concrete without a single rejection, reworking or disruption to the public.


Daniel King, Managing Director at London Concrete, said: "Developing a city as hectic as London requires careful planning and strategy. Our continued importance in the regeneration of the Nine Elms and Battersea area is testament to our collaborative approach with all stakeholders, from contractors to Local Authorities.

"This was only possible due to our team working day and night, together with the experts at Careys Civil Engineering, to make things as easy as possible for our customers and we're delighted with the outcome."

The concrete pour forms part of a contract for the supply of 25,000m3 of concrete to the One Nine Elms development. The concrete was extensively validated to make sure that the deep concrete raft would not over heat. It included watertight concrete and carefully selected materials to reduce and control concrete temperature.

The One Nine Elms scheme is being led by principal contractor, Multiplex.

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