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Dubai, UAE - Six Construct, a subsidiary of the BESIX Group, and one of the largest Belgian construction companies operating in the Middle East, has announced the completion of the expansion project for the Gabbro Terminal in Mesaieed for Qatar Primary Materials company (QPMC).
Six Construct, in consortium with FLSMidth recently completed the expansion of the Gabbro Terminal, and has resulted in doubling the capacity of the terminal by replacing the current operation system (4,000 daily rotations) with a state-of-the-art conveyor system, which will help boost the terminal’s annual turnover to an impressive 30 million tons of aggregate.
To support the new, streamlined supply chain, Six Construct was responsible for building the auxiliary infrastructure, such as sub-stations and weigh bridges, and installing the electro-mechanical equipment. Within the first few months of the project, Six Construct was also awarded two additional 33KV substations, which feeds the main project under a separate EPC contract.
“The overall concept was to keep the existing offloading cranes, whilst optimising their maximum capacity by removing the trucking operations which was the main bottle neck of the process,” explained Frederic Brunelle, Project Director of Six Contruct.
“In order to achieve this major upgrade, the works consisted of building a conveyor system taking the material directly from the crane and transporting it at a speed of 3 m/s to the stockyard, and finally discharging it through a ‘stacker’ on a stockpile.”
Each ‘stacker’, weighing 260 tons, travels on a 900m long rail and piles the materials up to 20m high. The total process allows material to be stored from the vessel to the stockpile in approximately 25 minutes and replaces up to 4000 daily truck rotations in the berth, while more than doubling the current output of the existing cranes. The further distribution of the gabbro is then improved through the installation of 12 way bridges and an integrated management system.
“Although we have now completed construction works of the project, we, with a partner, are also being considered to assist the client with the initial operation and maintenance of the Gabbro Terminal,” said Valery Paquier, Resident Manager, Six Construct Qatar.
“Not only is this a true testament of our company’s good client relations, but it also highlights our ambitions as a group to be able to cover the complete infrastructure lifecycle of a project. Solid asset management is becoming a cornerstone in the diverse offerings of BESIX, and we are very proud of the range of services we are able to offer as a company,” added Paquier.
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About Six Construct
Six Construct, a subsidiary of the BESIX Group, is the largest Belgian construction company operating in the Middle East. The company combines the efforts of a highly-skilled workforce, along with strategic planning and innovative use of technology to overcome the most complex business challenges. Six Construct is a multi-services company that operates in the construction of commercial and residential buildings, sport and leisure facilities, infrastructure and marine-related projects. The company currently employs a workforce of 12,000 in the Middle East, and a total of 15,000 worldwide.
Having entered the Gulf market in 1965, Six Construct is proud to celebrate its’ 51st operating anniversary within the region. Since the company’s first contract over five decades ago at the Abu Dhabi Corniche, Six Construct has worked diligently, using its experience and expertise to contribute to the Gulf region's development of various award-winning construction projects.
The company has had the honour of working with a very unique portfolio of projects and clients over the years, including among others, the world’s tallest tower - The Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Tram, The Emirates Palace Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Ferrari World Theme Park, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain, The Khalifa Stadium, as well as Hamad International Airport in Qatar, and King Abdullah Sports City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Executing over 20 projects simultaneously in 2016, Six Construct believes integrity, quality, safety, sustainability and timely delivery, as the key factors to its success. Providing a consistent framework of continued excellence, the company remains a leader in the GCC construction industry.
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