Hanson UK

Hanson Mersey Gateway Capability Who we are Hanson, a professional partner

About Hanson Our operations Hanson is the UK’s leading supplier of heavy We have a comprehensive UK-wide spread of Hanson in the UK building materials to the construction industry. production sites that enable us to supply contracts large or small, while minimising transport costs. We operate  A broad product range We produce aggregates (crushed rock, sand and 58 sand, gravel and rock quarries and a fleet of trailing  Brought together in gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt suction dredgers, which extract sand and gravel from and cement-related materials and a range of building the seabed around the UK and European coastlines. a single organisation products including clay bricks and roof tiles, lightweight We have three cement plants and three grinding mills  Co-ordinated and cohesive and dense concrete blocks and concrete pavers. making Regen – Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag (GGBS), a cement replacement in ready-mixed and  Easy to trade with Hanson is part of the HeidelbergCement Group, HeidelbergCement sites precast concrete. employing 52,500 people across five continents.  Customer focused HeidelbergCement is the global leader in aggregates We have 20 factories producing bricks, lightweight and  Continuous investment and a leader in cement, concrete and heavy concrete blocks and precast concrete products and building products. more than 220 asphalt and ready-mixed concrete plants.  Growth and innovation A network of depots and wharves, supplied by road, rail Hanson’s UK business is split into five business lines: across the product range and sea, ensures the efficient transfer of materials to Hanson Aggregates, Concrete, Asphalt and Contracting, areas of greatest demand and where local materials  Providing solutions, Cement and Building Products – together operating are not readily available. not just products over 350 manufacturing sites and employing approximately 4,800 people.  Health and safety, and sustainability focused. “Sustainability is no longer a HeidelbergCement, a global business HeidelbergCement ‘nice to have’ accessory for 24%  34% Global turnover No. 1 in aggregates (No. 2 UK) 2011: EUR 12.9bn business – it is an essential requirement, and is built into  No. 3 in ready-mixed concrete (No. 2 UK) Europe all our goals and policies”  No. 3 in cement (No. 1 UK) North America  52,500 employees 42% Asia/Australasia/Africa Patrick O’Shea Hanson UK – Chief Executive Officer  2,500 locations in 40 countries

2 | Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials | 3 Hanson Benefits What makes us different Use of Regen (GGBS) in bridge construction

Five clear business lines offering the broadest Regen is a cementitious material that is mainly used in The use of Regen in concrete used for bridge concrete. It is manufactured from blast furnace slag, construction is extremely beneficial. Minimising heat of range of products and services in the heavy a by-product from the blast furnaces that produce iron. hydration to reduce thermal cracking is of critical The benefits of using Regen in concrete include: importance in mass concrete pours. High temperatures building products market. in concrete can generate stresses that could result in ••Greatly reduced environmental impact early-age thermal cracking, The use of Regen reduces We produce aggregates, concrete, asphalt, cement •• Strong ‘local’ expertise, resource ••Significantly improved durability the heat of hydration and acts as a effective solution to and building products from over 350 manufacturing and supply of materials the problem. sites, allowing us to produce the broadest range of ••Reduced early-age temperature rise ••Vast experience in supply of heavy building product and service solutions in the UK heavy The use of Regen in concrete also greatly increases materials for bridge construction projects – Second ••Lighter colour building products market. resistance to sulfate attacks. Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) Severn Crossing and Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is one such example, ASR can cause extensive cracking ••Hanson is the only UK manufacturers of Our UK operations of the concrete known as map cracking. The damage GGBS (No. 1 supplier in the UK Market), occurs in parts of the concrete structure exposed to Quarries – sand and gravel 31 which significantly improves structural durability moisture. Regen significantly reduces the risk of ASR Quarries – crushed rock 27 occurring and with some reactive aggregates is the only ••Our Portland cement produces 5% less CO2 Marine dredgers 8 recommended preventative measure. per tonne than the industry average using the Aggregates depots and wharves 18 most energy-efficient dry-process kilns Ready-mixed concrete plants 193 Regen does not require the quarrying of virgin materials

Site concrete plants 17 ••Our kilns burn up to 65% alternative fuels, Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth and the slag used in its production save potential landfill. Asphalt plants 35 such as Cemfuel, AWDF, Profuel and Tyres, Currently, the UK uses around two million tonnes per Recycling/landfill 17 all these would otherwise be taken to landfill annum of GGBS as a cement substitute, which: Cement plants 3 ••Can offer temperature matched ••Avoids CO2 emissions by about two million tonnes Cement depots and wharves 6 curing and temperature monitoring ••Saves three million tonnes of quarrying Regen (GGBS) plants 3 for critical mass section concrete Bagged products plants 14 ••Reduces primary energy use by 2,000 million kWh ••To facilitate design we provide advice on materials Precast concrete and flooring plants 3 and previous case studies and mixes from ••Saves a potential landfill of nearly two million tonnes Brick works 8 Operations over 50 years of UK experience in GGBS Concrete/aircrete block plants 8 Marine licences Block paving plants 1 ••Can offer in-depth support on and off site for TOTAL 392 things such as curing times and striking times. Sea Defences, Blackpool Second Severn Crossing, South West England/South East Wales

4 | Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials | 5 Our locations Hanson, our North West capability

We have a comprehensive spread of production sites Shap within the North West, enabling us to meet the demands 1. concrete plant 6. Scunthorpe Regen (GGBS) plant Products available: Ready-mixed concrete Products available: Regen (GGBS) Key of a wide range of construction projects. Output: 36m3 per hour Capacity: 560,000 tonnes per annum Delivered by: Delivered by: Asphalt plants Cement & Regen (GGBS) Concrete Ingleton Concrete plants ••Cement – UK leader in production and ••UK market leader – four static plants located within 2. concrete plant 7. Abergele quarry supply (No. 1 in cementitious products) close proximity of the site, with additional support Horton Products available: Ready-mixed concrete Products available: Aggregates, carboniferous limestone Regen plants from nine extra plants located within the area 3 ••Regen – UK leader and exclusive supplier Output: 42m per hour Capacity: 550,000 tonne per annum ••Supported by a regional fleet of over 50 truck mixers Delivered by: Delivered by: Cement plants ••Locally based modern cement plant at Padeswood with extensive capacity, with ••Extensive national fleet of mobile concrete plants Aggregate quarries 3. Garston concrete plant 8. Penmaenmawr quarry back up from Ribblesdale cement plant. offering tailored solutions based on the clients needs New River Products available: Ready-mixed concrete Products available: Aggregates, ordovican microdiorite Wharf Crossing ••Ability to use Hanson’s unique floating concrete plant Output: 60m3 per hour Capacity: 650,000 tonne per annum Aggregates Delivered by: Delivered by: ••Six local crushed rock quarries and a sand ••Fully integrated project delivery team with Delivery method wharf with extensive reserves of limestone, extensive knowledge of major projects Marine sand licence New River Silver Jubilee high PSV and marine dredge aggregates Crossing 4. Ellesmere concrete plant 9. Runcorn asphalt plant Barge ••Local capacity and control of supply chain Wigg Island 6 Bridge Wigan 10 Products available: Ready-mixed concrete Products available: Asphalt River Mersey ••Europe’s largest producer of marine-dredged for all products, to include: cement, Regen, Scunthorpe Output: 42m3 per hour Output: 120 tonnes per hour Lorry Runcorn Scunthorpe Garston Marine sand license Silver Jubilee sand and gravel. crushed rock and marine sand. Wharf Delivered by: Delivered by: Town Centre Wigan 11 Bridge 9 Ship Brindley Garston Wharf Manchester Garston 3 9 2 Warrington Runcorn Town Centre Arts Centre Asphalt & Contracting Garston Dock Brindley Runcorn Warrington 1 Train 7 4 Runcorn Runcorn Arts Centre 5. Padeswood cement plant 10. Wigan asphalt plant ••Strategically located assets within two miles Runcorn 8 Abergele Asphalt Abergele Ellesmere Port Asphalt Products available: Cement Products available: Asphalt, low energy asphalt (ERA) Penmaenmawr Ellesmere Port from the scheme and local surfacing gangs Runcorn Ready-mix lorry Runcorn Penmaenmawr Town Hall Output: 850,000 tonnes per annum Output: 140 tonnes per hour Padeswood Town Hall 5 Padeswood Delivered by: Delivered by: ••Two asphalt plants within close proximity Halton Lea of the Mersey Gateway Bridge Nottingham Halton Lea Derby 11. Garston wharf ••24/7 production capability. Products available: Marine sand (all types) Criggion Runcorn Annual licence capacity permitted: 300,000 tonnes Concrete Wharf stocking capacity: 18,000 tonnes Delivered by: Floating concrete plant, Canary Wharf 1 Criggion 6 | Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials | 7

Runcorn Concrete Case studies Our UK bridging capability

Kincardine Bridge The Second Severn Crossing Queen Elizabeth II Bridge

••Bridge project: Crossing point for the A378 ••Bridge project: Crossing point for the ••Bridge project: Crossing point for the M4 motorway, over the Severn Estuary M25 motorway, over the Thames at Thurrock ••Start/finish dates: 2006/2007 ••Start/finish dates: 1992/1996 ••Start/finish dates: 1988/1991 ••Bridge type: Pier bridge ••Bridge type: Cable-stayed ••Bridge type: Cable-stayed ••Length:1.2km (50m main span) ••Length: 5km (456m main span) ••Length: 812m (305m main span) ••Structure: Multi-span, incrementally launched segments, concrete mono piles ••Structure: 150m concrete pylons, precast cross ••Structure:137m concrete pylons, (5m dia), cages, hollow column stems beams, composite deck and twin box girder viaduct CFA piles, cages, hollow column stems ••Production: In situ concrete pour, down ••Production: Precast on shore ••Production: In situ concrete pour in -10ºC and pumped up to 850m and shipped into position cassions and underwater in coffer dams ••Main Contractor: Morgan Sindall ••Tidal range: 14.5m ••Shipping height: 57.5m ••Product and volume supplied by Hanson: ••Main Contractor: Laing-GTM ••Main Contractor: Trafalgar House –– Regen (GGBS/Scunthorpe), cement (Ribblesdale), ••Product and volume supplied by Hanson: ••Product and volume supplied by Hanson: aggregates and concrete (site plant) Kincardine Bridge, Fife, Scotland –– All aggregate, cement (Ketton), Regen Second Severn Crossing, South West England/South East Wales –– Regen (GGBS/Purfleet), cement (Ketton) Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford –– Mix design high workability 4hrs, then rapid (GGBS/Llanwern) and asphalt/laying –– C70 concrete mixes for piles, foundation and strength gain plus “rich mix” glass finish –– C70 concrete mixes for piles, foundation and bridge segments (6500 ship at 10 knots) –– CEM I and 70% Regen (GGBS) mixes (durability bridge segments (6500 ton ship at 20 knots) –– CEM I and 70% Regen (GGBS) mixes DC 3/4 ground conditions, environmental –– CEM I and between 20% and 70% (durability DC 3/4 ground conditions, aspects, colour, control of heat of hydration) Regen (GGBS) mixes (durability, control colour, control of heat of hydration) –– Concrete volume 52,000m3 of heat of hydration and colour) –– Regen volume 40,000m3 3 –– Regen volume 4,000m –– Concrete volume 320,000m3 –– Regen volume 60,000m3

8 | Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials Hanson Mersey Gateway credentials | 9 Svinesund Bridge Bømla Bridge Country: Norway /Sweden Country: Norway Bridge project: Svinesund Bridge Bridge project: Bømla Bridge Case studies Start/finish dates: 2003/2005 Start/finish dates: 2001 Main contractor: Bilfinger Berger AG Main contractor: Triangle Contractors Product and volume supplied: (NCC + HBG Holland) 35,000m3 of concrete Product and volume supplied: Our global bridging capability 3 2 3 10,000m of ready-mixed concrete and CEM II/A-V 42,5 cement Hanson and HeidelbergCement have proven

expertise and capabilities in bridging projects Golden Ears Bridge R ˛edzi´nski Bridge throughout the world. Country: Canada Country: Poland Bridge project: Golden Ears Bridge Bridge project: R˛edzi´nski Bridge 3 These are just a few examples: 2 Start/finish dates: 2006/2009 Start/finish dates: 2008/2011 Main contractor: Bilfinger Berger Main contractor: Mostostal and 5 Product and volume: Acciona Infraestructuras 3 Megyeri Bridge – Hungary 4 9 160,000m of concrete Product and volume supplied: 6 8 4 5 11,000 tonnes of cement CEM I 42,5R Overview 1 Arching over the River Danube at the most Northern point of the capital, the Megyeri Bridge is the longest bridge of Budapest, and that of the whole River Danube. It is Hungary’s first cable-stayed river bridge, part of Kő˝oröshegy Viaduct Anzac Bridge the M0 highway around Budapest. The Megyeri Bridge Country: Hungary Country: Australia completed in 2008, was the last section to complete Bridge project: Kő˝oröshegy viaduct Bridge project: Anzac Bridge Start/finish dates: 2004/2007 Start/finish dates: 1989/1995 1 the M0 ring road around Budapest. Main contractor: Hídépítő˝o Zrt Main contractor: Baulderstone Product and volume supplied: Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd The 1,862m-long bridge is divided into five sections 150,000m3 of concrete Product and volume supplied: on a total of 28 supports. The central element is the 3 Key Facts Main Contractor: Hídépít ˝oőZrt/Strabag 6 7 40,000m of concrete 590m-long cable-stayed bridge over Danube with Start/finish dates: 2006/2008 Product and volume supplied: spans of 145m, 300m and 145m. Bridge type: Cable-stayed - Pile C20/25 concrete The A-shaped reinforced concrete pylons with Structure: 100m high - Bridge structure, pylon: C30/37, pre-stressed hollow beam cross-sections are 100m reinforced concrete pylons C35/45 concrete – 60,000m3 Danube Bridge Bridge over lake Koberny tall and include a total of 29 casting segments with 7 Length: 1861,35m - Cement used CEM I 42,5 N Country: Hungary Country: Czech Republic variable concreting heights between 2.55m and 4.07m. Bridge project: Danube Bridge Bridge project: Bridge over lake Koberny The pylon supporting members are inclined towards Width: 36,16m - Blaine lower than 3,500 (on M8 highway) Start/finish dates: 2009/2012 to the centre of roadway at an angle of under 13.3° Height: 99,68m - C3A not higher than 8-9 % Start/finish dates: 2005/2007 Main contractor: Metrostav D4 Main contractor: Hídépítő˝o Zrt Product and volume supplied: and have a range of different cross-sections. Product and volume supplied: 24,200m3 of concrete 3 8 60,000m of concrete 9

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