Northstone NI choose Zappshelter
Asphalt production costs and carbon reduced with three bespoke installations from Zappshelter
NORTHSTONE NI are one of Northern Ireland’s leading suppliers of quarry products and construction materials. Specializing in asphalt, concrete, aggregates, and road surfacing, they are a key part of CRH – a global leader in the building materials industry. The company is committed to innovation, safety, and sustainable practices across all its operations.
For the development of their new state-of-the-art asphalt plant in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, Northstone needed a reliable and cost-effective solution to keep their raw materials dry. Zappshelter were chosen to deliver a custom project with multiple setups to meet this requirement.
As everyone in the asphalt industry knows, water is the enemy of efficiency. When raw materials such as RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement), dust, and sand get wet, vast amounts of energy are needed to dry them during production.
This not only drives up costs and burns more fuel; it can slow the whole production process. For their new asphalt plant, Northstone needed to solve this problem from day one, ensuring their operation would be as efficient and cost-effective as possible.
The solution was a set of three bespoke Zappshelters, customized to the site’s layout and requirements. All three were mounted on to precast concrete block bays, creating ideal segregated storage areas.
The installation included:
One 17m x 30m Zappshelter
One 14m x 18m Zappshelter
One 8m x 18m Zappshelter.
To handle the infamous Northern Irish weather, a custom external PVC rainwater gutter system was fitted between two of the shelters, offering an ideal solution for water management.
‘Zappshelter have given us a cost-effective and easily set-up solution to keep our materials dry, and the results speak for themselves,’ said Pierce Kirwan, quarry manager at Northstone NI. ‘With raw materials consistently kept dry, we are already seeing the benefits of reduced production costs.’
He added: ‘We chose Zappshelter because their customer service was excellent and they gave us a customized solution that was cost-effective and efficient for us. We found Zappshelter professional and safety focused.’
