Praise for Camfaud’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park work
Camfaud Concrete Pumps’ work on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has been officially recognised. The Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, John Armitt, announced yesterday that: “The Olympic Park project is on s
Pumping concrete over 100m for Twin Sails Bridge, Poole
When we are asked to pump concrete on site, we are generally being asked to solve a problem. “I want to construct a large reinforced concrete slab”, “I have to place concrete on the fourth floor”, “I need to get con
Site report: 250,000 cubic metres of concrete pumped in precast factory
For the past 4½ years Camfaud has been providing concrete pump services at Tarmac precast’s factory in Tallington near Stamford, Lincolnshire. Over this period, we have pumped very close to 250,000 cubic metres of conc
Site report: Renewable energy project at Kessingland Wind Farm
There is a growing market for the construction industry in the renewable energy sector and the most visible sign of this growth is the proliferation of wind farms throughout the country. One area reaping the benefit of this d
Pumping concrete for ICF building in Church Langton
Currently one of the fastest growing construction methods in the UK is building with ICF (insulated concrete formwork) blocks. With this method, walls are built with lightweight polystyrene blocks and then filled with concret
Site report: Lightweight concrete pumped up 75 metres for rooftop development of Kodak building
In May and June 2009, Camfaud carried out a contract to pump lightweight concrete to a height of 75 metres on the iconic Kodak Building in the centre of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. As part of Dandara Ltd‘s scheme to
Site report: Pumping concrete for new ground floor Warehouse using four section M20 pump at Ardra Road, Enfield
As we predicted, the new Putzmeister M20 4-section concrete pump has rapidly become one of the most popular pumps in the fleet. It has been in such great demand that we have had to order more to meet customer demand. It is a
Site report: Constructing two 25M high concrete tanks at Kings Lynn Biosolids Treatment Centre
Using some of the largest pumps in the Camfaud fleet, Galliford Try Meica has recently completed the construction of two 25m high concrete tanks at the new Kings Lynn Biosolids Treatment Centre. The tanks hold up to 6000 cubi
Site report: Pumping ballast into a house boat conversion
Much of the concrete that we pump goes into housing projects. We pump house extensions, footings and over-sites for new-build housing and also reinforced concrete frames and composite decks for large apartment blocks. To this