Client: Biffa Waste Services Location: Derby Value: £ 3.0 million

Design & Build

Construction of a new 1600sqm compositing facility, together with 6m high processing tunnels to provide a state of the art new recycling composting facility, as part of a new product launch for Biffa Waste. The finished product will be used as a peat substitute for horticultural end users.

In addition to the steel frame metal clad structure, the scheme also included extensive civils work including: 278 access works, a concrete service yard, in situ concrete bunkers and the installation of specialist process equipment that accelerates the decomposition of the recycled waste through the application of moisture and heat.

Contract Period: 32 weeks

The facility will allow the Biffa lorries to deposit compost, garden and animal waste and process the waste at a high temperature providing a quick effective and environmentally friendly disposal solution.