Timeline
The Ground Is Broken
Work on Bristol Brick Company's brand-new facility begins!
A note from our MD, Len Wright:
``I never thought when I started on this venture back in 1997 I’d be supporting the team with a £10m investment.
I’m so proud of my team, even during tough times they come through and it is with great pride that I am supporting this venture. They proposed it they prepared the business plan and I’m confident they will deliver.
I once said you don’t take me on you take us on, now I can honestly say you won’t be taking me on you will be taking them on!``
The Steel Frame Is Up
The steel frame is up and ready for the roof to be installed. Then, it's on to the concrete floor and the installation of the brick & block making equipment.
A Team Effort
The team continues to pull together to build our new factory whilst using our existing egg layer. This week has seen the roof installed by our Prodeck division, so we can ensure that preparation for the floor slab installation remains on time.
Field Prep
We poured the walls for the ground feed bin for Avonmouth number 3 concrete plant. Some extra pictures of progress show the curing chamber floor preparation and the finger car base, in addition to the factory floor. These pictures were taken by our pump operator, Nicolay, just one of the134 team members excited about the journey LGW group is on!
Plant Installation
April - Despite the ridiculous weather, the factory is on time and ready for the plant installation. Engineers are ready to commence installation of the production line in May. In the pictures below, you can see the ground feed bin base ready for the batching plant installation.
May - The curing chamber racking is completed 3 days ahead of schedule. The production line has started to arrive and the storage yard is 90% complete. In the first week, we began to install the remainder of the production line.
Automatic Finger Car Installed
This month was the start of the fit out for the automatic finger car, which was installed ahead of schedule ready for the remainder of the production line. The team continues with the progression of the installation of the plant. Huge month, with electrics being switched on and as you can see, one third of the production line already installed!
Twin Shaft Tika Mixer
This month saw the installation of the twin shaft Tika mixer, as well as the skip and aggregate storage bins.