project profile: the £20 billion project is expected to take around 10 years to complete, with an estimated 5,000 people working on site. once completed, Hinkley Point C,located in Somerset, will be responsible for providing safe, reliable, low-carbon electricity to around six million homes. It is the first UK nuclear power plant to be completed in a generation, making it a truly major civil engineering and construction project.
client Profile: bYLOR, the main civil contractor for the project, is a joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O'Rourke, two of the most dynamic groups of engineering and construction professionals.
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