Low Carbon Concrete Manufacturer
The O’Reilly Group is committed to being a low-carbon concrete manufacturer and reducing the environmental impact of our products and activities.
Because we are committed to low-carbon concrete, we have introduced Ecocem GGBS to our concrete production. To lower the company’s carbon footprint, we use Ecocem GGBS as a cement replacement. We use up to 30% GGBS in our concrete mix for our prestressed, precast, and paving products.
After ongoing reviews and inspections, we are delighted to see the fantastic results that can be achieved using GGBS in our products throughout our projects.
The O’Reilly Group also welcome the new laws that create industry carbon ceilings as part of the Government’s climate action bill. Our Product Development Team, along with Susan McGarry and her team at Ecocem Ireland Ltd., work closely to improve our concrete mix ensuring effective low-carbon results continually.
CO2 emissions from concrete products are an ongoing concern that we regularly review. We constantly review the impact of GGBS across all the projects we have worked on. We can detail this to our clients, showing the impact that our products, including GGBS, will have on their future projects.
The O’Reilly Group’s course of action is to continue reducing the CO2 emissions released from its concrete while maintaining its high quality.
Low Carbon Concrete Project example
This project shows excellent carbon emission savings using O’Reilly Precast prestressed walls containing GGBS.
This prestressed wall project was completed with low-carbon concrete in Dunleer, Co. Louth, a storage building for warehousing foodstuffs. Circa 1,990m2 of our 180mm prestressed concrete walls, installed by the O’Reilly team.
The products supplied for this project included Ecocem GGBS in the concrete mix, releasing less carbon into the atmosphere. Roughly 34 tonnes of CO2 were saved, the equivalent of 838 trees growing for 10 years.
Contact us to find out how we can help with your low-carbon concrete project.
Contact us today to find out more. We would be delighted to discuss how low carbon concrete in your projects. Read more on our group websites O’Reilly Concrete and Barleystone
