Bonnington Power Station

17 Mar 2020

Following the successful completion of a major refurbishment at the Drax owned Stonebyres Hydro-electric Power Station, Zenith has been awarded a similar significant project at another Drax owned Hydro-electric Power Station at Bonnington.

Bonnington Hydro-electric Power Station is located on the River Clyde in Lanarkshire.

It was constructed, along with Stonebyres Hydro Station, in 1927 to the designs of Buchan & Partners, Edinburgh and constructed by Sir William Arrol & Co and the English Electric Company. The Client was the Clyde Valley Electrical Power Co Ltd.

Its form is a tall, single-storey 3 by 7 bay, reinforced concrete building with round-headed windows as well as ancillary 3 and 2 storey blocks in a similar style.

The building is statutorily listed, Category ‘A’.

Zenith SAS Limited is currently performing extensive civil repairs to the buildings at the Power Station. The contract, with a duration throughout 2020, will include the following works;

1. Comprehensive scaffold design, erection and encapsulation to entire structure
2. Roof Refurbishment
3. Building Refurbishment
4. External walls
5. Internal Turbine Hall
6. Windows & Doors