Case Study
Jablite Geofoam speeds up Hackney Wick Station Project
Jablite is the UK's largest producer of EPS products for insulation and civil engineering applications Jablite Geofoam speeds up Hackney Wick Station Project Introduction The modernisation of Hackney Wick train station in East London included removing the old footbridge and replacing it with a subway beneath the tracks. Designer Mott Macdonald and Main Contractor, Volker Fitzpatrick only had an Easter weekend to complete the task, making this a time-critical element of the whole project. Jablite Geofoam was specified to ensure a fast and successful installation. Jablite began work on the design 20 months prior to the installation on site. And, then designed and manufactured individual, bespoke Geofoam blocks to ensure the fast installation requirement was met. In addition, two platfor