Builder of Progress

One North Quay in Canary Wharf will be a new 23-storey, 823,000 sq ft laboratory tower, representing the first research building of this type within London's financial district and the first phase of the creation of a world-leading centre for health and life sciences companies. Work was underway to demolish the existing false quay, which was constructed from concrete that had stood in place for over one hundred years and situated within the currently undeveloped site. In driving circle economy and material re-use, 2,500 tonnes of the demolished concrete marine deck was diverted to Aggregate Industries' Greenwich concrete plant. In collaboration with the client/developer Canary Wharf Group, the CDW material will be crushed, recycled and re-used within the concrete for the new false quay, representing full circularity of concrete within the project. This supports the low carbon strategy of the project and further enhances the provision of renewable sources.

By Anh Nguyen, United Kingdom