Offsite manufacturing is likely to play a part in the construction of Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay's $1.6bn scheme off the coast of South Wales, the project's promoter has revealed. Project promoter Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay's engineering and construction director Andrew McNaughton said factory-based construction techniques would be used where suitable. McNaughton spoke to NCEI after the pioneering scheme was granted a development consent order by the government last week. Laing O'Rourke was last month named as preferred bidder for the contract to build the scheme's turbine house and sluice structure block. It has invested heavily in offsite construction facilities. McNaughton said: "Laing O'Rourke brings collaborative working and forward thinking, innovative methods. If we can use offsite manufacture then we will look to do so."
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