B&Q – Former Manton Colliery,
Worksop, UK
A truly economically and environmentally sustainable development
B&Q have built an 80,000m2 Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) as part of their national distribution network. As part of the development process B&Q’s property manager commissioned PBA to consider the feasibility and outline costs of reinstating disused rail facilities on the site at Manton.
If commercially and operationally viable, the use of the existing assets would enable B&Q to move goods via rail as well as road. Combining our expert rail, logistics and structural design support we advised on the status of the existing rail connection from the Retford to Sheffield railway line and the condition of a critical rail bridge crossing over the B6040 near the site.
Our examination revealed that this railway line would be feasible to reinstate and could be “safeguarded”, pending further investigation. We subsequently undertook a more detailed investigation into the possibility of providing a rail distribution network from the port of Immingham to the facility.
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Did you know?
For us, it’s personal. Our close liaison with Network Rail, EWS and B&Q’s supply chain managers has highlighted the potential for more sustainable transport solutions..
Services provided
- Transport services, including: commercial viability of freight and logistics services
- Rail operations and service definition
- Coordination with industry and stakeholder bodies
- Economic and financial engineering Structural design audit
Project highlights
- Sustainably re-using existing infrastructure
- Identifying feasible ways of reducing lorry miles and C02 emissions