Local businesses kick-start construction of
£300m Multifuel Energy Plant
29 April 2013
Almost 30 local businesses in Yorkshire and the Midlands have received a
boost after being awarded contracts to provide essential services to the
construction of the new £300m Multifuel Energy facility at Ferrybridge Power
Station.
The plant, which is being developed by Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL), a joint venture
between Ferrybridge Power Station’s owners SSE and Wheelabrator Technologies
Inc., is expected to be operational in 2015. Around 300 construction jobs will be
created by the project in addition to around £10 million of additional business for local
hotels, restaurants and other service providers.
This news underlines MEL’s commitment to working in partnership with the local
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community, and follows on from a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event held in Castleford last
summer by MEL and the project’s main contractor Hitachi Zosen Inova with its civil
engineering supplier Sisk.
Some of the regional companies who have been confirmed as appointed
subcontractors to the project include:
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Slipform Structures Ltd, based in Leeds;
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Cidon Construction Ltd, based in Barnsley;
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Jakto based in Barnsley;
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TW Catering, based in Pontefract.
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CBR Engineering Limited, based in Castleford
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Construction Testing Solutions Ltd, based in Doncaster
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Windgate Electrical, based in Leeds
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Tarmac Ltd, based in Leeds with onsite batching Plant
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Site Security, Black Diamond Ltd, Doncaster
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Site Investigation and Soil Testing, Structural Soils Ltd, Castleford
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Site Access Control, Vanguard Security and Services Ltd, Castleford
A number of local companies were also involved in the enabling works of the site,
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which took place between February 2012 and January 2013 including:
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Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering, based in Wakefield;
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Mansells Construction; based in Doncaster;
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Redhall Engineering, based in Wakefield;
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Bentley Fencing, based in Doncaster;
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Tarmac Ltd, based in Leeds;
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Powertherm Electrical, based in Sheffield;
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Ove Arup & Partners, based in Leeds;
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URS, based in Leeds;
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40 Seven, based in Leeds
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Landcare, based in Scunthorpe;
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McCann Ltd, based in Nottingham;
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Soil Mechanics, based in Doncaster;
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Mott MacDonald, based in Sheffield
Mark McCarthy, Managing Director of MEL said: “Multifuel Energy Ltd and Hitachi
Zosen Inova are committed to sourcing local and regional suppliers at all stages of
this multi-million pound project, which will create hundreds of jobs during its
construction. The “Meet the Buyer” event was a huge success and it’s great to see
that some of the local businesses we met last summer are now involved in building
the facility.”
Slipform Structures Ltd, a Leeds-based specialist in the construction technique used
to quickly construct large-scale buildings such as towers and dams from concrete,
has been awarded a contract to construct a waste bunker for the Multifuel plant. The
work will be completed in early June and will involve approximately 150 workers.
Jim Marley, Construction Director at Slipform said: “We are very excited to be
involved in this prestigious West Yorkshire project. As a local employer it’s a
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welcome boost for the construction industry. We fully intend to contribute to the
benefits being brought to the local area by utilising our local supply chain and our
locally based labour force.”
The Multifuel Energy plant is expected to be operational in 2015 and once
completed, the facility will use a range of fuel sources, potentially including, wastederived fuels, biomass and waste wood, to generate around 68MW of electricity.
For more information relating to the project, please see www.sse.com/ferrybridge or
e-mail [email protected]
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Notes to Editors
About SSE plc:
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SSE is one the UK’s largest generators of electricity with over 13,000 MW of
generation capacity in total (UK and Ireland) from the most diverse portfolio of
power stations. It is the leading generator of electricity from renewable
resources with a total generation capacity of 3,200MW. Through its
renewable development division, SSE Renewables, it is involved in the
development of new renewable energy projects covering wind, wave, tide,
and hydro electricity.
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About Wheelabrator Technologies:
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Wheelabrator Technologies (WTI) is a leading developer, owner and operator
of Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities and has been established for over 37
years.
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WTI currently owns and/or operates 22 energy facilities in the US, 17 of which
are EfW facilities. It has also recently acquired part of a business in China
which has three operational plants and a further five under development.
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Every year in the US, WTI processes more than 6.9 million tonnes of waste
(over twice the Energy from Waste capacity in the UK) which generates over
4.5 billion kilowatts of energy.
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Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste
Management Inc., the largest provider of integrated waste
management services in North America, with 20 million customers.
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In 2012 and 2013, Waste Management was named in Ethisphere’s annual
World’s Most Ethical Companies list. It was the only company listed in the
‘environmental services and equipment’ category. The Ethisphere Institute is
a leading international think-tank dedicated to the promotion of best practices
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in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and
sustainability.
About Hitachi Zosen Inova:
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Zurich-based Hitachi Zosen Inova is one of the world’s leading international
specialists in energy from waste installations and multi fuel plants. Formed
from the former Von Roll Inova, the company offers its customers reliable,
customized thermal waste processing solutions.
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With 80 years of experience, a wide range of patents in countries throughout
the world around 500 reference projects, Hitachi Zosen Inova provides a
comprehensive range of services from design, planning and construction;
project management for individual components and complete installations,
through to maintenance and plant modernization.
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About Sisk:
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The Sisk Group has a proven track record of constructing projects of a similar
size, type, value and complexity, both in the UK and Ireland. More recently,
SISK are in the process of completing the civil, structural and architectural
works for Alstom in Pembroke, a 5 Unit CCGT Plant; nearing completion of an
EfW CHP Plant in Runcorn as part of the overall Greater Manchester Waste
scheme; and is also nearing completion of the CSA works for an EfW Plant
for HZI/ SITA in Cleveland, Middlesbrough.
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The SISK team has drawn upon this experience, the lessons learnt and skills
developed from these and many other projects, which has enabled them to
fully understand the level of Safety planning, coordination and quality control
necessary to deliver this project.
About Slipform Structures Ltd:
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Slipform Structures Ltd is a leading specialist in Slipform Construction
throughout the UK and Ireland. Its management team has over ten years’
expertise in this specialist field.
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Previous projects Slipform has been involved with include: the Athletes
Village, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; biomass storage silos, Drax Power
Station; new Southern General Hospital, Glasgow; and Chiswick Park,
London.