Major construction projects face considerable challenges managing the number of deliveries each day. Using consolidation centres helps combine and coordinate ‘just-in time’ deliveries.
This offers opportunities to improve operational efficiency which results in reduced congestion and delays, as well as improved safety.
This directory provides information to the construction industry and planning authorities to help locate Construction Consolidation Centres (CCCs) that can improve overall resource efficiency of a construction project.
Using a consolidation centre provides many benefits including:
- Reduced construction and delivery costs
- Increased security of supplies, reducing likelihood of project over-run
- Improved safety
- Reducing the environmental impact of development sites, as part of an overall logistics strategy to gain planning permission and comply with Construction Logistics Plan (CLP) guidance
This directory provides information to the construction industry and planning authorities to help locate Construction Consolidation Centres (CCCs) that can improve overall resource efficiency of a construction project in the Capital.
All Construction Consolidation Centres included are Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) accredited. Third party logistics companies that don’t operate their own fleet have met a requirement to provide services to fleets at a minimum of FORS Bronze.
Many centres exceed minimum mandatory safety requirements and are CLOCS compliant.
Case study
This case study focusses on the Main Works Civils Contract (MWCC) for the central section of High Speed Two (HS2) Phase One which includes the Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnels, being delivered by the ALIGN Integrated Project Team (ALIGN).
It summarises the established benefits and lessons learned from the implementation of an in-house Construction Consolidation Centre (CCC) operated by ALIGN at the Chiltern Tunnel South Portal compound.
