13 April 2012
Unique mechanical biological treatment (MBT) equipment is being
installed at a £20 million waste treatment plant at Westbury in
Wiltshire.
Capita Symonds is providing design management,
building services and superstructure design services on the project
which will play a key role in Wiltshire Council’s strategy to
reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.
The facility will be able to process 60,000
tonnes of household waste per annum using the MBT process which
sees domestic waste enter the facility before it is processed to
produce a solid recovered fuel (SRF) with a high calorific value
that can be used in a renewable energy plant.
When complete the facility will increase the
proportion of Wiltshire’s municipal waste diverted away from
landfill to more than 80 per cent, from a current performance of
about 63 per cent and a total of less than 20 per cent a few years
ago.
The facility is being built by principal
contractor Interserve with specialist process plant being provided
by Italian firm Entsorga. Capita Symonds has worked closely with
these contractors and the client – Hills Waste Solutions - during
the design phase. Capita Symonds’ specific work includes:
- Structural design - Appointed to design the
steel frame superstructure which presented the challenge of
incorporating an elevated high speed crane;
- Building services design - Design of
mechanical and electrical services supporting the unique process
equipment plant in the facility;
- Design management - Responsible for leading a
design team including architects, process engineers, structural
engineers, M&E engineers, fire engineering design and other
specialist design disciplines involved in the project.
The scheme is being constructed at present and
is due for completion in 2013. Details are available from
http://www.northacrerrc.co.uk/