The project, which will cost GBP3 billion to complete, comprises the design, construction and commissioning of a total of 44 different facilities spread across 26 locations, including:
25 household waste recycling centres, 16 of which are being completely redeveloped;
Five mechanical biological treatment plants (each around 100,000 tonnes per annum);
Four in-vessel composting plants (each around 44,000 tonnes per annum);
A Material Recovery Facility (16 tonnes per hour);
Seven Transfer Loading Stations; and
Two GreenWaste facilities
GMWDA serves a resident population of over 2 million people and its a waste disposal authority in England. It provides waste disposal services to around 958,000 households across Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford, and handles around 5% of the UK’s national municipal waste.
Andrew Wyllie, chief executive, commented: “This is a major project win for Costain. We have deliberately targeted the waste sector where we can leverage our complementary process engineering skills and expertise from our water operations. We intend to build a major presence in this rapidly expanding UK and European regulated marketplace, and look forward to building the waste services business into one of Costain’s leading divisions.”
