Aggregate Industries’
innovative Lytag solution was the product of choice when it came to helping to
lighten the load of a new upmarket commercial build in Edinburgh city centre.
Located in the heart
of the city’s Exchange District, the £24m 2 Semple Street development has been
designed to help alleviate the Scottish Capital's chronic shortage of Grade A
office accommodation.
With an onus on energy
efficiency and superb design, the newly-opened building boasts 45,000 sq ft of
cutting-edge office and retail space, over five storeys.
In terms of the
flooring specification the challenge for awarded concrete and screed
specialists, Advance Flooring Solutions was to procure a concrete solution
which would enable minimal size slabs and help reduce the overall dead load of
the building.
The obvious choice
then was Lytag from Aggregate industries; a highly innovative lightweight
concrete which can effectively reduce the dead load of approximately 25% over
normal weight control, while offering the same level of structural performance.
In total, 744m3 of
Lytag was supplied for the completion of the five floors over the course of
eight months. This was supported with a robust delivery framework ensuring that
all batches arrived on time and to the exact specification – thus negating the
risk of cold joints.
Stephen
McKenna, Commercial Manager at Advance Flooring Solutions said: “Lytag is a
fantastic product which was well-matched to this high calibre project for the
Scottish capital. Supported with a meticulous delivery plan, the concrete
supply was first-class from Aggregate Industries – we’d like to pass on our
thanks to all involved.”
Barry Mellor Commercial & Technical Manager for Lytag comments: “From working with Advance
Flooring Solutions at the early stages, we were able to put a stringent plan in
place to ensure a continuity and consistency of product supply, ensuring the
team had the exact specific technical and quality specification of Lytag as and
when they needed it.”
In production for more
than 50 years, Lytag secondary aggregate is made using innovative technology
which transforms fly ash into small pellets which are then heated to 1,100°C.
The pellets formed are rounded in shape and range in size from 14 mm down to
fines and can be used as a superior, consistent, lightweight aggregate.
