The NWH Group has broken ground at the site of its new construction and demolition waste recycling wash plant on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
The £4.4m investment at the Mayfield site should enable the recycling of inert construction and demolition wastes through the latest washing, screening, crushing and water treatment equipment.
The site will increase the businesses processing capabilities from 75 tonnes per hour to 250 tonnes per hour.
The Dalkeith-based business hopes to further increase recycling rates, while improving the quality, reliability, grading and breadth of recycled resources available. The new plant should also expand its range from three to six product types, including 10mm aggregate, 20mm aggregate, 40mm aggregate, type 1 aggregate, washed concrete sand and ultra-fine sand.
NWH chief executive Mark Williams said: “As we continue to increase our contribution to the circular economy, and in turn become even more sustainable as a business, our latest investment facilitates an increase in our production of recycled resources.”
The new equipment will be installed around existing plant operations to minimise downtime and should be fully operational by May 2022.
A little more than a year ago, NWH invested £2.5m to transform its processing facilities with a new ‘super plant’ for its Leith site, featuring Spaleck waste screening and Westeria air separation equipment to sort through construction and demolition waste more effectively, enabling it to capture up to 20% more material for recycling.
The new plant goes even further to support operations by washing more efficiently – further improving recycling rates and reducing waste to landfill.
Serving the whole of Scotland and North East England from 10 sites, NWH is a second-generation family business which provides waste management services to the industrial, commercial and construction industries.
Collecting waste with its fleet of trade refuse, skip, tipper, grab and walking floor articulated vehicles, it transports materials to its own recycling facilities where they are transformed into high-value products such as cardboard, paper, washed sands, biomass for energy and animal bedding.
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