National Grid Great Grid Partnership
VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerStevin have been awarded a position on National Grid’s High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) supply chain framework, taking a position on Lot 2 for onshore cable civil works.
Purpose
- The Great Grid Partnership is helping National Grid deliver critical upgrades to the UK’s electricity transmission network. Bringing together National Grid and its supply chain partners through a collaborative delivery model, the programme is designed to accelerate the delivery of major infrastructure while providing value for consumers and lasting benefits for local communities.
What we are doing
- Working as part of an integrated team of seven specialists, VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerTrenchless Solutions will deliver the civil engineering scope associated with onshore cable routes on applicable projects secured by Laing O’Rourke.
- Our scope includes enabling works, trenching, ducting and horizontal directional drilling, combining VolkerFitzpatrick’s civil engineering capability with VolkerTrenchless Solutions’ specialist trenchless expertise.
Project successes
- Our appointment as a Discipline Specialist brings together expertise from across VolkerWessels UK to support one of the UK’s most significant electricity infrastructure programmes.
- The Great Grid Partnership will support nine critical Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment projects, contributing to the wider Great Grid Upgrade and the long-term transformation of the UK’s electricity transmission network.