Waste food recycler invests £1.2m in new plant

Food waste recycler ReFood (UK) has appointed Britcon to deliver an extension to its £24m plant in Widnes.   

The Yorkshire office of Britcon secured the contract to build a new £1.2m digester tank on the site which processes food waste into gas for the National Grid.

The appointment follows Britcons successful delivery of the main plant in 2014 as well as a £20m plant in Doncaster in 2011 (with subsequent £5m extension in 2014). 

Britcon is also currently principal contractor for a new £13.5m plant in Dagenham for ReFood.

ReFood is the European market leader in the recycling of food chain by-products.

It has a portfolio of 11 AD plants across Europe which together generate enough renewable energy to power over 50,000 homes every year.
 
The state-of-the-art plant in Widnes currently processes 120,000 tonnes of waste to produce 5MWh of renewable energy per year. The new 18-metre-high and 16-metre-diameter digester tank will increase its food waste recycling capability by 25%.
 
John Whitmore, director at Britcon, said, “Through our work on all of its UK sites we have developed a strong relationship with ReFood, which values our expertise in this very specialist build sector. We are delighted to secure a further contract to expand its Widnes site as we move to towards completion of its biggest project to date in Dagenham.”

Paul Morris, operations director at ReFood, said, “We are pleased to rely on the team at Britcon again for our Widnes expansion as we seek to increase our production of sustainable green energy.

“The team has proved to be extremely experienced and proficient in this complex area of construction whilst conforming to our sustainability agenda.  Over recent years we have developed a fantastic relationship that we trust.”

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