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COLE GROUNDWORK CONTRACTS SCORES ANOTHER FIRST IN GOING ‘GREEN’ The past year has probably been one of the most challenging for the construction industry as a whole, but it has also been one of the busiest for some contractors, not least Cole Groundwork Contracts who has become the first Irish based company to switch to using low emission HVO fuel to power its machinery. The award-winning Newry headquartered company has recently been involved in a major project at Brighton University, as a subcontractor for Bouygues UK. This major contract win comes on the back of multiple high profile contracts all across the UK and Europe. Indeed, Cole Groundworks Contracts has significantly increased the general awareness of its name as a brand that can be relied on to deliver projects on time and within budget, which is why the company has been winning a string on contracts, especially around the London area. The Brighton University project is for five new towers, ranging in height from 8 to 18 floors, to provide over 800 affordable student bedrooms and space at ground level for new Students’ Union and fitness facilities. The entire campus development is being built to the highest environmental standards with an emphasis on sustainability, and being aware of Brighton University’s
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environmental consciousness pledge, Cole Groundwork Contracts opted to switch to low emission HVO fuel to play their part in lowering emissions. The university and Bouygues UK were delighted with both Cole Groundwork Contracts commitment to the project and also the results so much so that they recommended that other contractors should take this route.
Cole Groundwork Contracts selected Green D+, a high-performance low emission HVO fuel supplied by Green Biofuels Ltd, in order to achieve those goals, without incurring any additional capital expenditure. “We have a large fleet of Hitachi diggers ranging from six tonnes to 13 tonnes, as well as dumpers, rollers, telehandlers and other machines, and we are using this
