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CPI EuroMix has dived in to provide an innovative piling solution to help create the foundations for a £10m new extension and swimming pool at a hotel in Holland Park, London. Contractor Abby Pynford needed to create piles in the ground, filled with fine concrete grout, which would provide a stable base for the main construction works. However, traditional concrete deliveries by large mixing lorry would have been impossible at the hotel, as the site is located directly behind a row of terraced houses. To counter this problem, CPI EuroMix provided its Silo Mixing station. Originally developed for the on-site production of mortar and render, the system has provided an ingenious solution to overcoming Abby Pynford’s delivery problems - whilst offering efficient on site production and eliminating waste. Taking up minimal site space, the silo mixing station can hold up to 30 tonnes of pre-mixed dry material. Once connected to a power and water supply, mortar, or in this application, fine concrete, is instantly provided at the push of a button. With the simple fixing of a pipe to the silo’s mixer, the concrete can be easily discharged around the site to create the piles.

Designed by HOK Sport, the 60,000 all-seater staduim that will be the home of Arsenal Football Club is being constructed with mortar from CPI EuroMix. Each red and white silo supplied contain up to 35 tonnes of factory produced dry mortar and, when plugged into a power and water supply, ready to use, mixed mortar is discharged at the touch of a button.

This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact CPI Euromix directly for further details.

Following the success of the fast-track construction of a health and fitness club in Oxford for David Lloyd Leisure, CPI EuroMix is supplying mortar for a new club in Worthing, East Sussex. The system is said to ensure optimum on-site production of mortar by guaranteeing mix proportions, constant supply and colour, making it suitable for fast-track projects. Natural-coloured mortar, which is produced by the silo at the touch of a button, was chosen for the project. The distinctive red and white silos contain factory-produced dry mortar and only require power and water supplies to produce consistently- mixed mortar. The silos can contain up to 35 tonnes of dry-mix mortar.

This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact CPI Euromix directly for further details.