NewsletterWinter 2014

CARRINGTON POWER STATION STARTS TO TAKE SHAPEWelcome to the third Carrington Power Station community newsletter; with the construction phase having passed the halfway stage, the site is now beginning to look like a power station.

Alstom Project Director Wolfgang Puschitz said: “We’re delighted with how the project is going – it’s hardly recognisable from the images of the site when we first started the ground clearance in 2012. A lot’s happened since then!

“But we still think it’s absolutely vital to keep our nearest neighbours up to date on how the power station is coming along and to provide communication links so that people can get in touch with us if they need to.”

SO WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING?

Project updateMost of the main structures are now in place and a large proportion of the construction work is taking place inside the buildings. And with winter fast approaching, it’s probably just as well. The power train buildings, which house the steam and gas turbines, and the boilers, are virtually complete and work is progressing on the chimneys. The cooling towers are under construction, as they are delivered to site in single pieces. They currently look like the largest Meccano project ever conceived.

At the end of October, there were over 750 people employed on the site and this is due to rise between now and Christmas to more than 800 as the electrical and insulation contractors mobilise onto site.

All of the main component parts of the plant have been delivered, with most of the larger parts coming via the Manchester Ship Canal in order to reduce the potential impact of these large loads on local roads.

From a peak of over 135 HGV truck movements a day during the concrete pour and ground clearance periods, the site now has only 25 daily HGV truck movements, mainly for deliveries. Construction staff park at the dedicated car park on Isherwood Road and are bussed to site daily as part of our Green Travel Plan, designed to reduce traffic movements along Manchester Road.

Health and Safety MattersAt Alstom and DF we take the health and safety of our workers very seriously and we have a number of programmes in place to ensure the health and safety of everyone working on site. These include:

• Lifestyle Clinics – We recently introduced lifestyle clinics to give employees working away from home the opportunity to undertake simple health checks and to advise on diet and other lifestyle choices;

• Environmental Health Scheme – We all know accidents will happen. Alstom and DF operate an incentive scheme so that workers are encouraged to report near miss incidents or poor safety working practises on site; and

• Medical Facilities – The site has full medical assistance and first aid facilities. There is a 12 member emergency response team on site. They are trained for fire, rescue, working at height and confined space incidents.

Our commitments to youAlstom and DF Energy have implemented a number of measures designed to minimise local disruption caused by the construction of the new Carrington Power Station, these include:

• Noise levels are being controlled and regularly monitored under an agreement with Trafford Council;

• Construction traffic to and from the site is being routed to the east side of the site along the A6144 Manchester Road/Carrington Lane and the A6144 (M) Carrington Spur;

• Heavy construction traffic is limited to entering and leaving the site on Monday to Friday between 7am and 7pm and between 8am and 5pm on Saturdays. There is no site construction traffic on Sundays or public holidays;

• All large construction vehicles are passing through wheel-washers before they leave the site as an agreed planning condition;

• All open bodied trucks carrying loose materials such as aggregates, cement or soil are sheeted to minimise dust emissions;

• A workers’ travel plan has been implemented in order to minimise the impact of private cars on local roads; and

• A programme of tree planting and grass seeding will be introduced to ensure that any land affected by construction works will be restored and enhanced.

Just a refresherThe new 880MW gas-fired Carrington Power Station will be capable of producing enough electricity to power around a million homes when it is completed in early 2016.

The gas that will be burned to generate the electricity will be piped to the power station, and electricity generated will enter the National Grid at the power station.

The power station is being built by Alstom and DF Energy on behalf of Carrington Power Limited, which is owned by ESB, the state-owned electricity company of Ireland.

PROJECT dIARyCivil works: CompletedElectromechanical erection: 2014 to mid-2015Plant commissioning: 2015 to 2016

INTERESTEd IN JOBS OR CONTRACTS? Alstom and DF are managing a subcontracting process rather than employing construction workers directly. However, both companies are committed to working with appointed contractors, the local community and other partners to maximise local employment and contract opportunities wherever possible.

Interested parties can apply by submitting their CVs to carringtonpowerconstruction@pendragon-pr.co.uk or by calling freephone 0800 169 5290. CVs will be circulated to appointed contractors, and job vacancies will also be advertised in Stretford Job Centre.

KEEP TALKING TO uSWe’re keen to hear from members of the community about any issues they might have. Whether there’s a concern you have or an idea that you want to suggest, you can contact us in the following ways:

Freephone contact: 0800 169 5290

Email: carringtonpowerconstruction@pendragon-pr.co.uk

Alternatively, why not visit our dedicated construction website, which provides regular project updates and information about the LLG and community involvement: www.carringtonpowerconstruction.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.

Members of Emergency Response Team

Recent aerial shot of the site

Gas turbine being delivered to site Barge delivery via Manchester Ship Canal

Cooling tower structures Working on the gas turbine

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Alstom and DF understand the importance of working closely with the local community during the construction period and we are constantly striving to be a good neighbour.

We want you to understand how we are getting involved locally so we have highlighted a few examples on these pages to demonstrate the local clubs and institutions we are supporting.

Knockout donation to Irlam Boxing ClubThe junior section of Irlam Boxing Club received a donation of £500 from Alstom and DF, with the money used to purchase equipment for the club.

Rainer Lueoend, from Alstom Power, said: “We were really impressed by the junior section of the club. There were more than a dozen young people training, an excellent form of exercise and discipline for the children.”

Gary Booth, owner and head coach at the club, said: “Financial assistance from local companies helps us to keep the club running and hopefully to improve membership. Our boxing club uses boxing and fitness sessions to positively engage children and young people in the community.”

Playtime at PlayawayThe local parent and toddler group at St Mary’s Church in Partington, Playaway, had their toy fund increased, courtesy of the apprentices at Sisk, one of the main civil contractors involved in the construction of Carrington Power Station.

The apprentices, based in Ireland, built the wooden toys as part of their training programme. Working alongside Alstom and DF, Sisk were keen for the toys to be played with after they were shipped over and Playaway seemed an obvious choice.

Irene Jones, who runs Playaway, said: “We were overwhelmed with both the quality and quantity of the toys given to us. They were perfect for the age range of the group and included a Wendy House, easel, shape sorters and push along seats and rockers. The children’s favourite seems to be the Sisk HGV truck, which pulls apart into many sections.”

Local children’s football team scores with a donation from Alstom and dF AFC Partington welcomed a donation of £1,000 from the team building Carrington Power Station.

The club was formed in the summer of 2009 by a group of local people with the aim of creating a community-based football club. Affiliated with the Cheshire Football Association, there are currently more than 80 local children from Partington and Carrington associated with the club. The children train weekly at Cross Lanes playing fields during the summer and at 3G Partington sports village complex in the winter.

Michelle Fox, who helps run the club, said: “Like most voluntary organisations, we struggle for funding. The money will go towards keeping us going in the winter months when we have to pay for floodlights.”

Tony Wilson, from Alstom, said: “It was a pleasure to be able to offer funding to this hard working club. Who knows, we may have tomorrows football stars right here in Partington.”

Thanks to Trade union MembersTrafford Assist Foodbank received a boost to its funds thanks to trade union members working at the Carrington Power Station site. Trade unions GMB and UNITE collect a weekly donation from members and decided on this occasion to donate it to the foodbank, with members donating over £3,500 to the local good cause since construction started.

Dale Maskell, from Citizens Advice Trafford, said: “We were thrilled that workers at Carrington put their hands in their pockets to donate this money to our food bank. The food bank assists families in crisis throughout Trafford and we distribute around 150 bags of groceries and toiletries each month.”

Alstom and dF welcomed visitors to siteDuring October, Alstom and DF hosted visits to the site by Trafford Planners, Positive Partington Partnership (PPP) and Partington Parish Council (PC). All the visitors were provided with an update on progress of the construction programme, followed by a site tour.

During the visit, Rob Haslam, Head of Planning Services at Trafford, said: “It was interesting to see the partial construction of the power station at close quarters. It’s a big investment that has come to Trafford and the visit provided a real insight into the complexity of this development.”

Trafford Council’s Executive Councillor for Economic Growth and Planning, Michael Hyman, said: “I’m delighted that this important investment in power generation, in Trafford, is continuing apace and that those Council Officers involved in the strategic planning of the borough have had an opportunity to see, first hand, what is involved with this project. Sitting on the Carrington Power Local Liaison Group (LLG) has kept me aware of the progress and of the good working relationship between the main contractors and the local community.”

Paul Grainge, Chair of PPP, said: “We have watched, with interest, the development of Carrington Power Station for many months. Although there is very little to see from the roadside, we have been kept abreast of developments and potential impacts, particularly on local roads. It was fascinating to see the size of the power station and how much had changed since we visited the site when the gas turbines were being delivered.”

Cllr James Clare, Chair of Partington PC, said “It was great to be able to see how the project was coming along. The sheer scale of the development was very impressive.”

Local MP re-visits siteKate Green, local constituency MP for Stretford and Urmston, has paid a return visit to Carrington Power Station. Kate was given a presentation by Site Manager Rainer Lueoend to update her on what had been happening on site since her first visit in May last year. Kate said “The transformation on site was tremendous. Huge structures are in place and the power station is really taking shape. Alstom and DF have done a good job with minimising the disturbance of the construction programme on the local community and I hope that this will continue. I was also pleased to hear of the funding and spend within the local area.”

Constituency MP Kate Green walks the site with Alstom’s Rainer Lueoend

Trafford Planners, Positive Partington and Partington Parish Council

TU members contributed to Trafford Assist Foodbank

Members of Irlam Boxing Club

Playtime at Playaway

AFC Partington members