Powerday was originally awarded the contract to process construction material from Heathrow in 2010 (see letsrecycle.com story) and has since handled 87,000 tonnes of waste from the site – Europe’s busiest airport.
Material from Heathrow is processed at Powerday’s materials recycling facility (MRF) in Willesden, which is capable of processing up to 1.6 million tonnes of construction and commercial waste per year, and is one of the largest sites of its kind in the country.
The new four year contract was awarded by Heathrow’s four contractors responsible for the development and construction activities at the site – Mace, Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and Ferrovial Agroman, as well as major contractor Bam Nuttall currently working on the airport’s main tunnel refurbishment project.
Richard Miles, commercial director at Mace Ltd said: “Mace are delighted to be working in collaboration with Powerday to deliver sustainable waste recycling management to Heathrow Airport Ltd as part of our ongoing Q6 framework commitments.”
Expansion
Plans are currently being considered for a major expansion of the airport, with a new runway to the north west of the site being consulted on. Should the plans be approved it is likely that the amount of construction waste generated at the site would dramatically increase.
Powerday works to a 95% service delivery target at Heathrow and is required to exchange skips and bins within restricted timeframes.
Simon Little, Sales & Marketing Director, Powerday says: “We provide Heathrow Airport with a local solution that meets their recycling targets and high service standards; we are delighted to have this contract renewed. We are very proud of what we have delivered across all our work at Heathrow, particularly given the challenges of working in a secure and operationally restricted area of the airport, and look forward to continuing this relationship.”
The firm is currently constructing a 330,000 tonnes per year capacity MRF at Enfield, which is expected to be completed later this year (see letsrecycle.com story).
The Enfield plant will recycle and process 330,000 tonnes of construction and commercial waste from the London area each year, including materials such as wood, plastic and rubble. The automated processes at the new plant will mirror those at the Willesden facility.
