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Welsh Manufacturing Boost As Sizewell C Awards Contract To Boccard UK

The title of this post, is the same as that of this news item from Sizewell C.

These two bullet-points act as sub-headings.

  • Boccard UK will deliver Pools, Tanks, and Sumps (PTS) scope elements for Sizewell C
  • Tanks will be manufactured at fully-digitised Deeside facility in North Wales, which supports over 200 jobs

These two paragraphs add some more details.

Sizewell C has awarded a major contract to Boccard UK to deliver its critical Pools, Tanks, and Sumps (PTS) scope elements – with manufacturing to take place in its Deeside facility in North Wales.

Over the four-year programme, Boccard UK will be responsible for the fabrication and pre-assembly of high-integrity stainless steel tanks. These components will be embedded within key reinforced concrete structures across Sizewell C’s Nuclear Island and will play an essential role in the power station’s long-term operation.

Note.

  1. Boccard UK is a subsidiary of long-established family-owned Boccard.
  2. Bruno Boccard and Patrick Boccard serve as the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs).
  3. Where will the stainless steel come from?
  4. Will finished products be delivered to Sizewell C by rail?

This Google Map shows Deesside Industrial Park.

Note.

  1. The Boccard UK site is indicated by the red arrow.
  2. The Borderlands Line between Liverpool and Wrexham runs more or less North-South across the middle of the map.
  3. There is certainly a lot of solar power in the area.
  4. Deesside Parkway station will be built where Weighbridge Road crosses the railway.
  5. The station will be ideally placed for Sustrans Cycle Route 568, which goes from the Wirral to Chester via Hawarden Bridge.

I have added Deesside Parkway station to my list of stations to visit, when hopefully it opens at the end of 2027.

Does Deeside Industrial Park Have a Rail Freight Connection?

I asked Google AI, the question in the title of this section and received this answer.

Deeside Industrial Park does not have a general-use rail freight terminal. While parts of the adjacent Borderlands Line are used by industrial rail traffic—such as the Dee Marsh Reception Sidings and the Tata Steel site at Shotton—general businesses primarily rely on road freight. For broader rail freight connections, companies typically use facilities at the Port of Liverpool or the Euro Freight Line terminal in Crewe.

Despite that answer, if one of the tenants of the Deeside Industrial Park wanted a rail connection, I’m sure it could be arranged.

This Google Map shows the Dee Marsh Sidings and the adjacent businesses.

Note.

  1. The Borderlands Line between Liverpool and Wrexham runs more or less North-South across the middle of the map.
  2. Hawarden Bridge and Hawarden Bridge Station are in the South-West corner of the map.
  3. The Dee Marsh sidings are tucked inside the bend of the Borderlands Line.
  4. Rail lines seem to fan out to all corners of the Shotton steel works.
  5. The Boccard UK site is in the North-East corner of the map. Their site is the middle one of the five lined up on Weighbridge Road.
  6. Toyota’s engine plant fills in much of the space to the North-East of Dee Marsh Sidings.

I believe that if one of the tenants of the Deeside Industrial Park wanted a rail connection, I’m sure it could be designed and built.

July 20, 2026 Posted by | Artificial Intelligence, Transport/Travel | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment