Glensanda Quarry, Scotland
Movern Peninsula, near Oban,
United Kingdom
Glensanda Quarry is an impressive super quarry in a remote location on the Morvern Peninsula, 10.5 miles north of Oban, Scotland. The largest coastal quarry in Europe, Glensanda supports approximately 200 jobs.
We were chosen as the formwork supplier by Britcon Ltd for the construction of a new 30 metre high crusher house and reclaim tunnel. The facility includes a processing plant, a small aircraft landing strip, a coastal deep-water berth, and a small harbour to receive the private ferry that brings workers to the quarry.
Location
The Project
The structure is 30m high with five internal slabs. Construction was partially single sided (using SB Brace Frame) and partially double sided (using TRIO shutters)
TRIO shutters used to construct crusher walls to be used for the dumpers at the lower end of the site to reduce the distance between the crusher and offloaded aggregate
The soffit was poured using MULTIPROP to resist the high leg-load and to reach the high soffit levels.
The structure is 30m high with five internal slabs. Construction was partially single sided (using SB Brace Frame) and partially double sided (using TRIO shutters)
TRIO shutters used to construct crusher walls to be used for the dumpers at the lower end of the site to reduce the distance between the crusher and offloaded aggregate
The soffit was poured using MULTIPROP to resist the high leg-load and to reach the high soffit levels.
Project Information
Glensanda has been a particularly awe-inspiring project, in a very striking setting. PERI has been able to offer a solution that exceeded the requirements of the project and met the unusual challenges that were presented with ease, thanks to the wide-ranging expertise of their team.
Andy Clark
Site Manager
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