On firm ground
Thousands of homes will receive electricity powered by renewable energy thanks to the use of Timbermat’s temporary roadways during the construction of a wind farm at Orchard End, near Preston.
Timbermat supplied 537 metres of special load calculating Emtek mats to the contractors who needed stable ground to transport abnormal loads to the wind farm over 12 weeks.
Public roads were closed while REG Windpower delivered large components of the wind turbine and part of the route went over a peaty surface at Skitham Lane, Rawcliffe, where Timbermat’s temporary access road was laid.
A number of lorries used the temporary surface during the building of an electrical substation on the site.
