Sustainable solution

Portakabin has delivered a compromising power quality.

highly sustainable solution to Network Rail for the new waste management facility at its training centre near Coventry. The building houses waste processing equipment, including food de-watering, composting and general waste handling.

Supplied as a single steelframed module, the Portakabin building has wide double doors to the front and side, simplifying installation of specialist equipment. The floor was reinforced to give a 5Kn loading to support the heavy composting plant, and the entire building was wrapped in vinyl sheeting overprinted with images of trees and plants to help it blend into its surroundings.

A green sedum roof provides additional thermal insulation, is low maintenance and encourages biodiversity.

Mark Kelly, operations manager at the Westwood site, says the building was craned into position efficiently with just inches to spare, on schedule and ready for Network Rail to move in its equipment.