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Hinkley Point C (HPC) is a nuclear power station being built in Somerset, England, which will supply approximately 6 million homes with low carbon electricity and provide business opportunities locally, nationally and internationally.
SOMMER is involved in this project with a total of three contracts worth more than EUR 100 million
In the first contract, signed at the end of 2016, SOMMER designs, manufactures, supplies and installs four special high-security gates that can withstand an airplane crash (APC), as well as over 1,000 installation frames for insertion into the shell. Grilles, doors and blast dampers for object protection are subsequently installed in these embedded frames. With the award of the second contract at the beginning of 2018, more than 1,000 components will be SOMMER designed, manufactured and delivered. With the signing of a final package at the beginning of 2020, the desired participation on the part of our company in the SOMMER in the Hinkley Point C project. This contract includes the design, manufacturing and delivery of various floor and ceiling hedges as well as special security doors. We would like to thank our client NNB for the high level of trust by placing all these individual contracts. SOMMER understands how to master such complex and challenging projects thanks to its years of rich experience in the nuclear business and the personal effort of each individual employee. The extraordinary commitment of all involved as well as the open and goal-oriented communication was recently honoured with the "Supply Chain Award" of our client.
Execution period
2016 until 2026
Client
NNB - Nuclear New Build UK
Building owner
EDF Energy France
Requirements
Air and water tightness of doors, fire, explosion, pressure wave and burglary protection
Products
Supply of embedded frames, grilles, doors, gates, blast dampers, burst membranes, various floor and ceiling hedges as well as special security doors
Awards
Supply Chain Award
Security
The specially manufactured SOMMER components meet exceptional safety requirements, such as AirPlaneCrash protection, internal and external pressure wave inhibition, ingress of water and dangerous gases.
Solution
All SOMMER components have been developed, designed, manufactured and supplied in-house on the basis of a wealth of experience and extensive qualification measures. They provide optimum protection in accordance with the customer's requirements.
Sustainability
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) and CEEQUAL (Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Award Scheme)
