A new East Anglian border control facility has been completed at Harwich International Port in Essex, enabling the inspection of goods entering the UK
The new East Anglian border control facility at Harwich International Port will be operated by Hutchinson Port.
The project will facilitate the latest Brexit changes which require new border control checks on plant and animal products entering the UK.
Harwich International is on the southern side of the River Stour and handles North Sea freight and passenger traffic to and from Scandinavia and the Benelux nations (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg).
The development increases capacity at the port and improves highway integration
The project consisted of extensive roads, hardstandings and new buildings to provide a significate increase in customs facilities at the port.
The inspection facility took 42 weeks to complete and features state-of-the-art, steel-framed buildings housing temperature-controlled conditions to maintain ambient, chilled or frozen temperatures, dependent on the goods being inspected by DEFRA agencies.
Additionally, the facility incorporates a newly constructed port exit road which allows freight to exit directly onto the A120, reducing congestion and allowing for free-flowing traffic. High specification offices and welfare facilities for the Port and DEFRA staff are also located on-site.
Ingleton Wood collaborated with Hutchinson Port on the development
Cambridge-based property and construction consultancy Ingleton Wood was appointed by RG Carter on this Design and Build contract to provide Civil and Structural Engineering design services.
Mike Miller, director at Ingleton Wood, said: “We are proud to have provided Civil and Structural Engineering services for the new secure inspection facility at Harwich International Port which will provide the very highest standards of efficiency required at this important checkpoint.
“Ingleton Wood has a long-standing relationship with Hutchison Port and R G Carter, and the success of this major project at one of the UK’s busiest ports is testament to our effective collaboration.”
