Southampton Container Terminal

Hanson Concrete, working in close partnership with Sika, has been supplying high grade, steel fibre reinforced concrete, for Pentalver Transport, at Southampton Docks. Hanson Concrete, using Sika admixtures were chosen to supply the concrete for this new container storage area.

The concrete mix for the 23 acre slab was critical, as it would have to withstand continual vehicle and container movements on top of the stacking and storing of the containers themselves. Hanson and Sika technical staff, with the assistance of Propex Concrete Systems, designed a reinforced concrete that had high flexural and compressive strength, good freeze/thaw resistance, with high abrasion qualities and capable of coping with the aggressive marine environment. 

Hanson supplied up to 1,100 cubic metres of the concrete per week from their Southampton plant two miles from the site the total supply has been in the region of 26,000 cubic metres. With its double loading plant and 90 cubic metre an hour capacity, Hanson were more than capable of supplying this project whilst still servicing their other customers.

Mark Watts, district sales manager for Hanson Concrete said: “This has been a great project for ourselves and Sika. Working together we have been closely monitoring the project throughout, enabling us to meet all of the project’s challenges. Hanson plant supervisors Martin Glasspool and Steve Briggs worked extremely hard to produce the mix and volume of concrete required throughout the project.”