Invicta’s Next Step In Delivering Low Carbon Cement Alternatives

Last week’s arrival of Invicta’s Van Aalst ship unloader at our Sheerness terminal in Kent marks the latest development in building-out our deep-water cementitious powder facility.

Weighing in at 230 tonnes and with a working capacity of over 400 tonnes/hour, the unit will deliver cost-effective, reliable and dust-free unloading of 40,000 tonne bulk cargos, and the capability to bring to market cementitious materials from around the world.

Invicta is currently importing Pulverised Fly Ash (PFA), which offers a lower CO2 footprint than traditional cement (CEM1). We can now offer a fuller range of alternative cementitious materials – that are increasingly scarce in the UK – from our terminal at Sheerness.

Daniel Morgan, Managing Director of Invicta says “This new unloader enables Invicta to source scarce, quality materials wherever they exist, and cost effectively transport them to the UK in bulk vessels. We can now offer increasingly innovative choices to our customers, and for clients and specifiers, as they seek cementitious solutions to reduce CO2 in concrete.”

Chris Chapman, Brett Group Commercial Director and Invicta Board member says, “This represents the next step in our significant investment to be the source of choice for more sustainable cementitious solutions. It is part of our commitment to be an innovative, independent and totally reliable, long-term supplier to the industry.”

Invicta’s new terminal at Sheerness became operational and started supplying PFA and high-quality CEM1 to the South East in 2024. It represents a £30m investment by a joint venture between the Brett Group, the UK’s largest independent building materials company, and Nova Cement, the UK subsidiary of Medcem, which is a long-established and respected part of the global energy company, the Eren Group.

For more information contact Daniel Morgan, Managing Director, Invicta on 

07740 934031 

The Van Aalst Unloader

Van Aalst has been on the forefront of pneumatic bulk handling equipment development since its inception. The innovative design and durability of the products have become the standard in the industry and Van Aalst Bulk Handling Ship Unloaders are a hallmark for reliable and dust-free ship unloading, from start to finish.