£200m McLaren ExCeL London Expansion Project

Dave Mills at Lyons & Annoot said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be working on the first major project utilising the ultra-low carbon mortar in such a large capacity. We worked on Phase 2 of the ExCel centre 14 years ago, so it is nice to be back working on Phase 3 with a product like Cemfree. We have worked in collaboration with Cemfree ultra-low carbon masonry mortar for over 18 months now. We have worked with Katie and her team on the product from a workability aspect, colour and also routes to what bricklayers are looking for to achieve all of our sustainability goals, while also advising our client base of the availability of such products.

To be able to offer such a huge carbon saving of over 11,000kgs from traditional cement-based mortars on all the commodity blockwork elements of the project is amazing and shows how construction can be more sustainable in itself than perhaps what it has been previously. We are delighted that McLaren Construction Group have joined us on this journey, along with Grimshaw architects and the client ExCeL London. We look forward to collaborating with Cemfree on many more projects.’’

David Gavin, Managing Director, Industrial and Logistics at McLaren Construction, said: “Minimising the environmental impact of the projects we deliver is at the heart of our business and construction vision. Together with Cemfree Masonry Mortar, Lyons & Annoot and our client, we’ll be able to achieve significant carbon savings on one of our largest projects in the UK and take the knowledge forward in our business and supply chains.”

Katie Wills, Major Accounts Manager at Cemfree added: “We are delighted to be supplying our pioneering Masonry Mortar for the expansion of ExCeL London. It has been developed to reduce carbon emissions by an astonishing amount, so its use on such a large project is a major step forward for the industry as a whole.”