Batching plant rises to the occasion.

(From Gulf Construction)

Unimix, one of Dubai's leading readymix concrete producers - with a contract to provide a range of concrete grades for the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) project - recently had to transfer its Lintec batching plant when the land was needed for other purposes

Although only recently introduced into the UAE, through its Middle East distributor Technobuild Construction Machinery, Lintec's containerised concept - offering speed of erection and dismantling, ease of installation and the ability to produce quality end products - proved ideal for Unimix, says a spokesman for Lintec

With the original location alongside the Jumeirah Sheraton hotel being taken up for construction purposes, Unimix was required to move to an alternative site located within the JBR compound several hundred metres away

"Timing was critical as contractors had completed much of the foundations for the project's 20 towers and a constant supply of concrete was needed for above-ground pours," says the spokesman

"With Unimix able to temporarily meet demand from a second batching plant, it needed the Lintec system to be 'up and running' as quickly as possible. Whilst the second plant was close by, it meant using the busy Sheikh Zayed Highway, which together with Dubai's heavy traffic congestion and restrictive use on its main highways for trucks, posed transportation difficulties," he adds

Containerised concept Lintec's individual plant units, which are installed within 100 per cent ISO sea containers to provide a compact transportable system, offer many advantages. Even though the plant was not moved a great distance, it did not require the need for low loaders since the containers are neither over-width nor over-weight