New range of FiberCore bridges on Bruggenbank.co.uk

Give bridges a second life

FiberCore's prefabricated composite bridges have a particularly long service life. This is by no means always fully utilized during the period of use. For example, FiberCore offers temporary or auxiliary bridges that are only used for a limited time. We give these bridges a new life by offering them on Bruggenbank.nl. This way, these bridges get a second (or third, or fourth) life. The bridges are available quickly and economically and contribute optimally to the circular economy.

There are currently another 12 composite FiberCore bicycle bridges - previously used as temporary overpasses for the Waal River - on Bruggenbank.nl, of which 4 have already been sold. So be quick, because OP=OP....

Therefore: bridge bank

The Bridge Bank was created in the 1980s under the leadership of Royal HaskoningDHV from the idea of creating a marketplace for bridges. One of the successful projects of the time, for example, is the Kiesterzijl swing bridge. This bridge originated in South Holland. After demand diminished over the years, the Bridge Bank has now been revived. The partnership between Machinefabriek Rusthoven, Koninklijke Oosterhof Holman and Royal HaskoningDHV aims to contribute to a circular economy with the Bruggenbank.

The Netherlands faces a major challenge with regard to making the entire construction sector more sustainable. The government has set the goal of having an energy-neutral construction sector by 2050, as also described in The Construction Agenda in the roadmap Bridges and Locks (www.bouwagenda.com). A large proportion of the 40,000 Dutch bridges are now 40 to 50 years old and are not designed to cope with the increased traffic intensity and loads and therefore no longer meet modern requirements. This challenge offers opportunities, precisely because many infrastructural structures are in need of reinforcement or replacement. The Bridge Bank wants to contribute to sustainable bridges from a circular perspective.

The Bridge Bank has four main pillars: CO2 reduction, circularity, cost-saving and unburdening from A to Z.

CO2 reduction

New bridges have a large carbon footprint. This is especially true of newly manufactured bridges. Per ton of steel, this amounts to about 500kg of CO2 emissions. Therefore, reusing a bridge saves large amounts of CO2. In addition, reuse is the highest quality way of processing released materials. The Bridge Bank helps to understand the CO2 savings in the case of reusing an existing bridge. This involves looking at several variants and aspects such as money, time and quality.

Circularity

Bridges offered at the Bridge Bank are reused rather than largely recycled. Bridge repositioning is customized. As a result, as many bridge components as possible are reused. This can take the form, for example, of repurposing the bridge with the necessary modifications. In doing so, the Bridge Bank helps to encourage the life extension of bridges and the reuse of as many materials as possible.

Cost-saving

Reusing a bridge saves costs in all steps of its creation: from design and procurement costs to realization. In most cases, the bridges offered at the Bridge Bank are more economical than purchasing a new bridge to be built. The reused bridge is modernized in such a way that the cost for its residual life will not be more expensive than for a new bridge. This makes the Bridge Bank a good alternative to the purchase of a newly constructed bridge.

Unburdening from A to Z

The Bridge Bank facilitates the bringing together of supply and demand: from initial contact to the placement and preparation for use of the bridge at the new location. Foundation and substructure design can also be carried out by the Bridge Bank. This contributes to the smooth running of the buying and selling process for both parties.