The first offsite accommodation units for Hinkley Point C workers Campus have been delivered to the Somerset site.
The delivery marks the successful start of this phase of the £50million contract awarded to the Nottinghamshire-based firm Caledonian Modular Ltd by main contractor Laing O’Rourke.
The first accommodation units rolled off the factory production line in March and are being delivered to Somerset 96% finished, ready for rapid completion.
Each 34 bedroom block will be completed on site within just eight weeks from delivery. 15 blocks will be delivered to Hinkley and 29 to the offsite campus at Bridgwater. The benefits of modular manufacture at Caledonian’s 40 acre site near Nottingham include up to a 50% reduction in the schedule compared to traditional builds, assured levels of quality, and minimal environmental impact both on site and within the wider Bridgwater area.
Caledonian competed with an international supply chain to win the contract with Laing O’Rourke and has doubled its workforce and re-launched its apprenticeship scheme to complete the project to house HPC workers. HPC guarantees the company 15 months’ work to design and construct the accommodation for 1,500 workers building the UK’s first new nuclear power station in 20 years.
Nigel Cann, HPC Programme and Construction Delivery Director, said: “I am pleased to see the first accommodation units arrive for HPC on schedule, showing the progress we are making on the site. We have worked hard to make sure that the impact on the community is a positive one but are mindful that the accommodation units needed to arrive on time so that we did not affect local B&B accommodation for visitors to the area.”
Paul Lang, Chief Executive Officer at Caledonian Modular, said: “The investment we have made in our production facility and dedication of all our staff means that we are on schedule at Hinkley Point C. We are delighted to have delivered the first accommodation suites to site, with the others now following in quick succession.”
Hinkley Point C will require about 5,600 workers during peak construction. Around two thirds of workers will rent privately in the local area or be home based. For the remaining, accommodation facilities are planned in Bridgwater, Somerset along with a 500 bed campus planned for the south of the construction site.
For more details about the Hinkley Point C Accommodation projects, please visit: http://bit.ly/2t6YvaR
To find out more about the off-site and modular building solutions from Caledonian, visit: www.caledonianmodular.com
