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Winvic starts £21m earthworks contract at giant business park

Source: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/category/news/

Winvic Construction Ltd has started work on a £21m civils and infrastructure deal to prepare the ground for a 238-acre employment park in Leicestershire.The earthworks package will run until December 2021 for IM Properties at its Mercia Park site adjacent to junction 11 of the M42.Winvic will be excavating over 1 million m3 of material which will be remodelled to accommodate the development plateaux and 3000m of screening bunds.A Volvo EC950 Crawler Excavator is on site. It is the largest crawler excavator to be used in the UK and the 90-tonne machine is capable of excavating 7m3 of material – and lift up to 39,900kg – in each bucketload.Winvic will also install 7,500m of underground drainage alongside three areas of highway improvements and footpaths throughout the park.