Civils contractor ISC has been awarded a £34 million contract by Cory to build a Waste Transfer Station (WTS) facility by River Thames in Barking.
ISC, the civil engineering arm of materials group GRS, is the principal contractor for the River Road waste scheme, a key part of Cory’s Riverside 2 development which is currently under construction in Belvedere on the south side of the river.
The project involves modernising some of the existing facilities, reactivating a Safeguarded Wharf and delivering a new industrial WTS building.
One of two berths, Rippleway Wharf, is to be reconstructed to allow container stacking and the loading of barges.
ISC will use Thames barges to remove most of the demolition waste, spoil and dredged material for recycling, as well as for the delivery of aggregates and other construction materials.
The new energy-from-waste (EfW) plant will divert 550,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from landfill a year and generate electricity for the equivalent of 176,000 homes.
Darren Quinton, managing director of ISC, said: “We are proud to be leading such an important project that showcases our civil engineering capabilities as principal contractor.
“The Riverside 2 development is a transformative project, particularly in the areas of sustainability and innovation, and it’s a great one for the team to be part of.
“We’ve wasted no time in getting onto site at River Road for site preparation and demolition of existing structures, and our team is fully committed to delivering the project to the highest standards our customers have come to expect of ISC.”
Chris Girdham, development director at Cory, said: “We are pleased to be working with ISC on this project, which will bring over £50 million of investment into Barking and maximise the potential of the site.
“As well as providing essential capacity for London’s non-recyclable waste, this project will also allow us to reduce the environmental impact of the site on local ecology, reduce pollution and, through the use of the River Roding for transport of materials, substantially improve air quality across London.”
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