ABP increases capacity with £2.3m investment
A PORT warehouse has been built by Associated British Ports with a pricetag of £2.3m to increase cargo storage space at the Port of immingham in North East Lincolnshire.
The warehouse has taken just six months to build and offers an additional 3,600 m2 of high-quality bulk storage, which is split into two 1,800 m2 bays. It also benefits from a number of features which will help ABP meet its environmental and efficiency targets.
The southern roof includes a solar array, which will be used to generate around 156,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per year. This will be used to power the building and any excess electricity will be utilised elsewhere on the port estate. The power generated by the array equates to a CO₂ saving of over 85,000 kg each year.
Head of operations at the Port of Grimsby and Immingham Steve Williams said: “Our bulk cargoes business is growing and we needed to provide additional storage space to accommodate that increasing demand.
“Our engineers worked with the contractor, Topcon Construction Ltd, to develop a building that would offer a range of benefits as well as the space required to service our customers, so we can increase efficiency and productivity, while meeting our environmental targets.
ABP Port director Humber John Fitzgerald said: “This initiative neatly combines two of the strategic pillars twe’ve established to develop our business further.
“Providing additional infrastructure in a sustainable way demonstrates ABP’s commitment to supporting the economic development of the region, whilst ensuring that development is managed in a way that minimises any impact on our neighbours.”
