en.Wedoany.com Reported - UK infrastructure company Murphy, in collaboration with Breedon and Ecocem Global, has recently poured the capping beam for a contiguous piled wall at the Shipley Depot site in West Yorkshire. This marks the first permanent works application of Ecocem ACT low-carbon concrete in the UK.
The team estimates that once all pile caps for the wall are poured, each cubic meter of concrete will achieve a carbon reduction of approximately 145 kgCO₂e, compared to a CIII/A mix baseline. Kyle Stott, Engineering Manager at Murphy, stated: "This latest pour is both an example of innovation serving the engineering industry and a further demonstration of our commitment to creating a greener Murphy, with the aim of achieving net positive impact by 2050." This low-carbon concrete pour is another milestone, following Murphy's successful completion of the UK's largest single ACT pour for temporary works at Uxbridge Moor.
Once completed, the Shipley Depot will become part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project. TRU is a multi-billion-pound rail upgrade program covering 122 kilometers of track between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York, aiming to deliver faster, more reliable, and greener rail services. As a member of the TRU East alliance, Murphy is collaborating with Network Rail, VolkerRail, Siemens, and SYSTRA to deliver the engineering works for the York to Leeds section.
The Ecocem ACT technology achieves carbon reduction by replacing cement clinker, which can reduce clinker content by up to 70%. Its production process substitutes traditional clinker with low-carbon supplementary cementitious materials, thereby significantly lowering carbon emissions. This material was previously tested for structural applications in a demonstration project at Wembley Park, verifying its mechanical properties and durability under real construction conditions. The application of low-carbon concrete in the permanent works at Shipley Depot marks a crucial step in the material's transition from the trial phase to practical engineering application.
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