Shetland Peat Store, Shetland Islands

Shay Murtagh Precast were awarded the contract to manufacture and deliver precast hex panels for reinforced earth walls in the Shetland Islands. The panels were 150mm thick and each weighed 0.9T. The walls were constructed in two tiers with heights varying between 6 and 9m.The project was completed in two phases and 9000 panels were manufactured. This is one of the largest reinforced concrete walls in the UK and Ireland with one peat store over 600m long and 17m high.