Newton Aycliffe incinerator to complete by spring
The 75,000 sq ft County Durham facility will be one of Europe’s most advanced, processing up to 10,500t of clinical and hazardous waste each year before transforming it into a low-carbon heat source for local businesses.
Yorkshire-based GMI Construction and Tate Consulting are delivering the project, as principal contractor and mechanical designer respectively.
Other companies in the development team include architect ASA, structural engineering practice Burrows Graham, and quantity surveyor and employer’s agent, KAM.
The facility at Merchant Park is being development managed by INDEV Projects on behalf of Fornax Environmental Solutions, which will operate the incinerator, and Gresham House, which is an £8.3bn asset management fund.
The high-temperature treatment facility will process waste that cannot be sent to landfill, recycled or go to other types of energy-from-waste plants.
The site’s innovative technology will produce a zero-carbon district heating scheme within Merchant Park.
The development is part of an initial £15m investment, excluding the incinerator installation, which will be undertaken as a second phase by renewable heat specialist, Nordheat.
Ray Cavanagh, director at Tate Consulting, said: “This is the first thermal treatment project that we’ve worked on…
“We have designed and will be implementing cutting-edge solutions at every stage of the project spanning the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services, a highly advanced sprinkler system as well as integrating the site into a 5.6MW district heating system.”
