Waste management firm disposes of high temperature incinerator
Wetherby-headquartered listed waste management firm Augean has disposed of its high temperature incinerator.
The WasteCare Group have bought the East Kent High Temperature Incinerator from Augean. WasteCare have completed the deal as part of their acquisitive and organic business growth focused on the group collecting and recycling hazardous and difficult wastes on behalf of over 35,000 organisations throughout the UK.
High Temperature Incineration (HTI) is the vanguard technology for the secure disposal of difficult wastes which require total destruction. Certain wastes from the pharmaceutical, chemical, research, border control and medical sectors must be managed to ensure that they are completely destroyed and have no potential to be released to the wider environment.
WasteCare Groups Chairman, Peter Hunt, said: “Previously, as a customer, we were very impressed with the team and the high standards that we witnessed on site. We plan to build upon this to deliver additional treatment capacity and additional services over the coming months. Our growth and success have been as a result of putting our clients at the centre of our operation combined with continuous investment in innovation and we see this as the final piece of the jigsaw, to provide our customers a certified zero to landfill undertaking.”
Schofield Sweeny partner Chris Blantern, with assistance from Solicitor Helen Matthews, advised the WasteCare management on the acquisition. Blantern said: “WasteCare Group is a long-standing client of the firm and I was delighted to be closely involved in the next stage of their expansion. We have previously advised them on high profile acquisitions including Veolia’s physico-chemical treatment facility in Liverpool, Greif Inc’s thermal treatment operation in Avonmouth and the Leeds-based BatteryBack compliance business.”
The East Kent facility is one of only three hazardous waste HTI’s in the UK.
