Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has performed first concrete pouring for the foundations of Brockwell Energy’s 220MW North Kyle wind farm.
The group is the principal contractor for the £300m 49-turbine scheme near Dalmellington, Scotland, which will have the capacity to power more than 160,000 households.
The North Wales-headquartered contractor completed the 400 cubic metre pour in approximately nine hours by utilising its two on-site concrete batching plants.
Jones Bros has since finished a further six turbine bases on the development.
The pouring of concrete on hardware foundations follows the completion of enabling works, construction of an access track, crane pad, and three welfare compounds, as well as creation of the substation platform.
The Jones Bros team of 170 personnel, including plant apprentices and trainee engineers, is now undertaking cabling works and the creation of the remaining site tracks and crane hardstandings, with turbine delivery set to start in April this year.
First power generation from the wind farm in south-west Scotland is expected in autumn 2024.
Jones Bros project manager Jonathan Maitland said: “Every continuous pour of this scale over the winter period is a challenge. The first one, for example, was completed in temperatures below three degrees celsius.
“Despite the cold weather, it went extremely well due to our hardworking and conscientious team, who implemented a number of mitigation measures to ensure the base was free of frost and subsequently cured correctly.
“Our highly skilled group have allowed us to keep pace with the timetable regardless of the obstacles we’ve faced on what is our 20th wind farm in Scotland. This highlights exactly why we have such a strong reputation in the sector.”