Rapid International Ltd

Rapid International Ltd recently supplied their new mobile concrete batching plant, the Rapidbatch 120 to Essex-based civil engineering firm and contractors CA Blackwell. The mobile plant enabled CA Blackwell to carry out production of concrete at the remote location of the Clyde Wind Farm in Scotland.

The Clyde Wind Farm is situated between Abington and Moffat in Scotland covering an area of 47.5sq km and is divided by the M74 motorway. CA Blackwell was appointed as the main Contractor of the south section of the site in South Lanarkshire which consists of 52 wind turbines and is part of Europe’s largest approved onshore wind farm. The mobile batching plant allows them to produce concrete for the turbine bases with each base requiring 360m³ of concrete.

Steve Johnson regional director of Blackwell spoke of his satisfaction with the mobile batching plant:

“We have been delighted with the Rapidbatch 120 from Rapid International. It has been ideal for this project and the support provided by Rapid has been second to none.”

The mobile batching plant manufactured by Rapid International, is the first of its kind in the UK to be purchased by a contractor. The plant allows consistent high output and quality concrete to be produced. The batching plant is fully mobile making it ideal for projects in remote areas as concrete is mixed on-site reducing transport and installation costs. The Rapidbatch includes Rapid’s very own 3m3 twin shaft mixer which produces a very high quality homogeneous concrete mix. Short mixing times allows for increased production, up to 120 m³ of concrete per hour. The Rapidbatch 120 has a compact modular arrangement that can be fully erected within only 1 working day.

The Rapidbatch120 has also been successfully supplied to Lafarge UK and used for the construction of the Milford Haven Power Station in South Wales.

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