NWH Group opens £4.4m C&D plant
The NWH Group has opened its £4.4m construction and demolition waste plant near Edinburgh, with a capacity of 450,000 tonnes.
According to the NWH group, this will enable the recycling of inert construction and demolition wastes through “the latest technology using washing, screening, crushing and water treatment equipment”.
The new equipment, which has been installed around existing plant operations to minimise downtime, has been supplied, installed and project managed by Circular, a specialist in the supply of tailored wet processing solutions for sand, aggregates and recycling applications.
Mark Williams, CEO at The NWH Group, said: “The engineering quality and sophisticated design delivered in our new aggregate recycling plant underpins this project as truly world-leading. By continuing to invest in the circular economy, we’re promoting the use of recycled aggregates, reducing waste to landfill, and therefore helping to reduce levels of primary production”.
The move follows a £2.5 million last year to transform its processing facilities with a new state-of-the-art ‘super plant’ for its Leith site.
Sean Kerr, director & co-owner at Circular Group, said: “This highly complex project was designed, manufactured, installed, and commissioned in just under 10.5 months, which is testament to the focus and collaboration of all key stakeholders. We’re delighted to be supporting The NWH Group with its sustainable business strategy by bringing the latest technology and innovation to the market in what is now the UK’s largest and most advanced wet processing plant for construction and demolition waste recycling.”
Veolia completes Lincolnshire waste transfer station
Brackley Property Developments has announced the completion of a waste transfer station unit in Lincolnshire for Veolia.
The commercial developer has delivered a new bespoke 10,000 sq ft facility on a 1.7-acre site on the Tollemache Road South, Spittlegate Level in Grantham, near the new Grantham relief road.
The new unit will enable Veolia to service existing contractual obligations in the region. It is expected to be operational by the end of June 2022.
Stephen Pedrick-Moyle, managing director of BPD, said that Veolia had been scouting for an appropriate location in Lincolnshire for nearly three years, before the two companies agreed to partner to procure a site. The commercial developer also managed the planning application process for the new waste transfer station.
FCC reopens HWRC as reuse site
The former Household Waste Recycling Centre at Swanton Road, Norwich is being reopened as a re-use drop off centre.
The drop off centre will open on 8 June, “giving residents a place to bring items otherwise intended for disposal at an HWRC.
The items will be sorted by local charity The Benjamin Foundation and sold in their shop in Norfolk.
FCC Environment will also be partnering with Precycle, which specialises in reuse. The company will take any items that meet the reuse acceptance criteria, but are not deemed suitable for resale in the local charity shop.
Liam Bould, regional development manager for FCC, said: “This is a first for the area and for the partners involved.
“We have operated reuse collection points across a number of our household waste recycling facilities that we operate for local authorities across the UK and as a result we know the public hate seeing good reusable items go to waste”.
The site, which closed in October 2021, will be run by FCC Environment in partnership with The Benjamin Foundation and Precycle.
SSE to launch West Yorkshire energy network
SSE Energy Solutions has unveiled plans to develop a £25 million district heating and electricity scheme in in Aire Valley, Leeds.
The network will be served by the Skelton Grange energy from waste plant, which it says will be operational in 2025.
Located south of Leeds city centre, Aire Valley is home to around 400 businesses employing around 15,000 people, mainly in manufacturing, wholesale and distribution.
SSE said it is “exploring potential opportunities to capture waste heat from the enfinium Energy-from-Waste facility and distribute it via insulated pipes under the ground to local businesses”.
“Some local businesses may also benefit by being supplied with lower cost electricity directly from the Energy-from-Waste facility,” SSE said.
Jody Pittaway, sector director for heat networks at SSE Energy Solutions, said: “ “We’re excited to be part of Leeds and West Yorkshire’s transition to a zero-carbon heating future and exploring ways of unlocking new and plentiful heat sources that will benefit its communities, businesses and beyond.”
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