Laying Solid Foundations
ScotAsh is playing a role in
Glasgow City Council's bid to
put sustainability at the heart
of the Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games.
ScotAsh give sustainable start to the 2014 Glasgow Games
ScotAsh is playing a role in Glasgow City Council's bid to put sustainability at the heart of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The company, through I & H Brown and Consolidate, is supplying conditioned ash and cement that will be used in the construction of the new Chris Hoy Velodrome and the National Indoor Sports Arena.
Around 50,000 tonnes of conditioned ash and 5,000 tonnes of cement will go in to the groundworks for the new venues.
The use of ScotAsh products instead of conventional materials will save about 52,000 tonnes of primary aggregates and around 2,400 tonnes of CO2.
By using ash-based products instead of sand, 10,000 tonnes less can be used - saving approximately 500 lorry movements, covering at least 5,000 miles.
Situated next to Celtic Park, the National Indoor Sports Arena will host badminton during the games. It will have capacity for 5,000 spectators.
The new national velodrome - recently re-named the Chris Hoy Velodrome in honour of the Scots cyclist's outstanding triple gold medal achievement at the Beijing Olympics - will also be located near Celtic Park.
The new venue will host all of the track cycling events at the Games.
It will have 4,000 seats during the Games, reducing to 2,500 afterwards when, in addition to hosting major championships, it will become a sustainable community facility where elite cyclists can train and youngsters can learn how to cycle safely.
Sales & Quality Manager Chris Bennett said: "We're very proud to be playing our part in ensuring these new venues for the 2014 Commonwealth Games are built using sustainable materials."
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