Foam Concrete Ltd on-site plant

One of the most startling comparisons of energy useable between using foam concrete manufactured in Foam Concrete Ltd's on-site batching and that made by foaming-up mix from a ready-mixed concrete supplier only becomes apparent when you see the approximate number of vehicle movements required to produce 1000m3 of 1000kg/m3 density foam concrete over four days, by each method:

 

Foam Concrete Ltd
on-site batching plant
No. of vehicle movements
Base-mix supplied via a 
ready-mixed concrete co.
No. of vehicle movements
Batching plant and 2 silos to/from site
12
Foaming pump & van to/from site
8
Support van to/from site
8
Admixture truck to/from site
2
Admixture truck to/from site
2
Sand trucks to/from concrete plant
60
Bulk materials tankers to/from site
56
Cement bulk tankers to/from concrete plant
16
 
Concrete truck-mixers to/from site
284
Total movements:
78
Total movements:
370