The changes have been introduced by Andy Milner, chief executive of Amey, who has scrapped the environmental services division where the company’s waste activities previously lived under the supervision of Rob Edmondson, who “has left the business”.
Now, a newly-formed Waste Treatment division will be headed by engineer Paco Hevia.
Mr Hevia joined Amey ten years ago, from Ferrovial. In a statement Amey said he “has been at the centre of developing the environmental and waste side of Amey during his career here and brings a strong track record in delivery and technical capability that will support the development and effective management of this part of the business.”
Energy from waste
In his waste treatment post, Mr Hevia will be responsible for the operations of Amey’s three energy from waste facilities in Allerton in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes and the Isle of Wight. He will also oversee the operations of Waterbeach Waste Management Park near Cambridge, which provides a range of waste services including materials recycling, composting and mechanical biological treatment.
Commenting on his appointment, Amey’s chief executive Andy Milner said: “Paco has been instrumental in developing our waste treatment operations at Amey. He has a deep understanding of how our facilities operate and will be driving our business plans forward as he takes the role of managing director.”
Exciting time
Mr Hevia said: “This is an exciting time for our waste treatment operations as local authorities increasingly are looking to limit landfill and address the UK’s energy gap. I look forward to working with senior management team and fellow Amey Executives to run our existing facilities and explore future opportunities in this sector.”
Waste collection services, which includes Surrey’s multi-council contract under the Joint Waste Solutions projects, are now the responsibility of civil engineer James Haulch who is managing director of highways at Amey.
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