Reinstatement of a 20,000t Steel Grain Facility alongside the River Thames, after Silo 3 Collapse

Customer Overview
The Port of Tilbury London Ltd is based in the Southeast of England & located on the banks of the River Thames just down from the QE2 bridge.  Within the Port is the UK’s largest import and export Grain Terminal which is reported to handle approximately 2 million tonnes of cereals, pulses & beans per annum.  The facility was initially constructed in the 1960s and plays a significant role throughout the global market in ensuring the food chain is reliably supported and supplied with on time quality materials.

Project Overview
Following the steel silo collapse in September 2018 and subsequent dust explosion and fire within the concrete silos in July 2020, phase one of the Terminal works, covering the rebuilding of the corrugated grain storage facility progressed.  For site safety reasons whilst the adjacent concrete silo was being demolished under controlled conditions following the explosion, the CDM boundary and moving exclusion zone was established to allow the civil works and erection of the new silos to proceed.

The contract build programme with an end completion date of harvest 2022 was targeted for the filling of the new silos.

In summary

SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
This successful first phase of the Port of Tilbury refurbishment works has delivered the following key results:

• Silo 3 restored to original status with modern design
• 20,000 tonnes of available grain storage
• Supports Terminal flexibility & business strategy
• Initial feed from transfer reclaim system
• Ready to connect onto concrete silo 4 when constructed
• Direct transfer and reclaim via Silo4/3 operation