Laing O鈥橰ourke, Balfour Beatty and Severfield among list whittled down from 121 applications
Sites proposed by Laing O鈥橰ourke, Balfour Beatty and Severfield are in the running as potential off-site logistics hubs for the 拢16bn expansion programme at Heathrow Airport.
The 65-long list of sites have been chosen from 121 applications published in September and once finalised, the final four selected locations will pre-assemble components of the expanded airport before transporting them in consolidated loads to Heathrow. It initally invited bids to support the construction of the planned third runway in April.
Heathrow said this expansion is the first major infrastructure project in the UK to pioneer the large-scale use of logistics hubs.
It added these hubs will reduce emissions through transporting the assembled components to site in few lorries, delivering expansion faster, more affordably and minimising impact on local communities.
Research by WPI Economics earlier this year revealed that integrating an off-site manufacturing supply chain into a major project has the potential to reduce the overall cost of the project by as much as 25% whilst speeding up delivery by up to 30%.
Heathrow chairman Lord Deighton said: 鈥淎s the UK leaves the EU, Heathrow is an essential infrastructure project that will ensure Britain remains an open trading nation.
鈥淥ur aim, to harness the skills we need through long-term projects such as the Logistics Hubs and Business Summits, will drive jobs and investment leaving a legacy of increased productivity for the construction sector.
鈥淭he third runway is not a London centric project 鈥� it is one we are opening up to the whole of the UK, asking for its skills and expertise to help build an asset this country so desperately needs to safeguard its future prosperity.鈥�
Logistic hub site bids full list:
East Midlands
Corby Land and Development Ltd, Midlands Logistics Park
Laing O鈥橰ourke, Explore Industrial Park
Prologis UK Ltd,Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
SEGRO Plc, SEGRO Logistics Park
Tarmac Trading Ltd, Tarmac Hindlow Quarry
East of England
Opportunity Peterborough, Roxhill Scheme At Gateway
Peel Ports Investments Ltd, Port of Great Yarmouth
London
London Borough of Havering, Beam Reach 6
Wincanton, Wincanton Greenford
North East
Tarmac Trading Ltd, Tarmac Thrislington Works
Tees Valley Combined Authority, South Tees Development Corporation
North West
Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd, Cammell Laird, Campbeltown Road
Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd, MEA Park Wirral Waters, Beaufort Road
MIDAS, Airport City
MIDAS, Kingsway Rochdale
MIDAS, Logistics North Bolton
MIDAS, Port Salford
Peel Ports Investments Ltd, Port of Liverpool
Sellafield Ltd, Lillyhall Industrial Estate
Northern Ireland
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, North Foreshore
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Silverwood Business Park
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Belfast International Airport
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Global Point Business Park
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Michelin Tyre
MJM Marine ltd, Shackleton Barracks
Scotland
Babcock Marine Rosyth Limited, Rosyth Business Park
Forth Ports Limited, Forth Ports Rosyth
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Renfrewshire Council, Eurocentral / Mossend
Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow Airport Investment Area (GAIA)/Westway site
Renfrewshire Council, Queenslie Industrial Estate
Scottish Enterprise, Hunterston
Scottish Enterprise, Longannet
Scottish Enterprise, Mossend
Scottish Enterprise, Westfield
South East
Amalga Limited, Ridgeway Distribution Centre
Peel Ports Investments Ltd, London Medway
South West
Invest Bristol Bath/The West of England Combined Authority, Avonmouth
Invest Bristol Bath/The West of England Combined Authority, Severnside
Sedgemoor District Council, Royal Ordnance Factory
Tarmac Trading Ltd, Tarmac Westbury Works
Wales
Welsh Government, ABP Port Site, Cardiff
Welsh Government, ABP Port Site, Newport
Welsh Government, The Airfields - Northern Gateway, Deeside
Welsh Government, Brocastle, Bridgend
Welsh Government, Rhyd Y Blew, Ebbw Vale
Welsh Government, Llanwern Newport
Welsh Government, TATA Shotton Deeside
West Midlands
Amalga Limited, Palletforce SuperHub
Balfour Beatty, Birch Coppice Industrial Estate
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Chatterley Valley West
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Highgate Ravensdale
Telford & Wrekin Council, Land at Hortonwood
Telford & Wrekin Council, Property at Railfreight Terminal
Yorkshire and the Humber
Bishopdyke Enterprises Limited, JCT 42 A1(M) - Sherburn in Elmet
British Steel, British Steel - Brigg Road
Doncaster Sheffield Airport Ltd, Aero Centre Yorkshire
Leeds Bradford Airport Ltd, Leeds Bradford Airport / Logic Leeds
Severfield UK Ltd, Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate
Sheffield City Region, 31 East
Sheffield City Region, Ashroyd Business Park
Sheffield City Region, Enterprise 36
Sheffield City Region, Former Maltby Colliery
Sheffield City Region, iPort
Sheffield City Region, J5M16Unity
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