Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £32 million contract for the construction of new Household waste facilities Station in Walsall.
Awarded by Walsall Council, the project is part of the Council’s strategy to modernise and enhance waste management services within the area.
Morgan Sindall is set to deliver a new Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station at the Middlemore Lane site.
The project has been procured through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework and is scheduled to finish within 64 weeks.
Morgan Sindall will oversee all aspects of the technical design and construction.
The facilities aim to reduce landfill waste and increase recycling rates which will play a crucial role in meeting local and national waste management objectives.
The six-hectre site was formerly occupied by McKechnie Brass Ltd. which went into administration in 2014.
The firm first plans to re-engineer the site’s soils using lime and cement stabilisation techniques, as well as managing significant lying surface water on the site before building works commence.
It has also saved 354 tonnes of carbon through its ‘10 Tonne Carbon Challenge, to find solutions to reduce carbon.
The facilities will feature:
- Maximum throughput capacity of 40,000 Tonnes Per Annum (TPA) across 19 bays.
- Both will house two skips.
- Waste Transfer Station will accommodate up to 125,000 TPA of collected municipal waste and recyclate, with spare throughput capacity to future-proof against the potential growth in waste arisings.
The project will also include the provision of weighbridges, service yards, ventilation systems, and office and welfare facilities for operational and management staff.
Richard Fielding, area director for Morgan Sindall Construction in the Midlands, said: “Waste management facilities are a crucial part of our everyday infrastructure, and through this partnership with Walsall Council and Pagabo we’re delivering high-quality, sustainable infrastructure to meet the needs of the local community.
“Our team’s intelligent solutions approach has seen the project save over 350 tonnes of carbon, so we’re not only delivering sustainable infrastructure, but delivering it in the most environmentally friendly way possible.”
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