Recycling and waste management business Levenseat has announced plans to invest £4m upgrading a materials recycling facility (MRF).
The move follows the acquisition of the facility from Avondale Environmental for an undisclosed sum.
The West Lothian-headquartered company plans to introduce new technologies and automated processes at the Falkirk site - with up to 50 skilled jobs set to be created.
The new MRF is designed to process up to 200,000 tonnes of waste per year, almost doubling Levenseat’s current sorting line capacity.
Under the new management, it will continue to accept waste from existing customers, while expanding its public and private sector business across central Scotland.
Improvements to the upgraded MRF are aimed at letting it process and recover a much wider range of materials, including bulky waste, which has traditionally been difficult to recycle and has often ended up in landfill.
The Falkirk site will also process mixed household, commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste.
Turmec UK has been appointed to carry out refurbishment and installation of new equipment at the MRF.
The landfills and other associated operations remaining on the Falkirk site will continue to be owned and operated by Avondale Environmental, part of NPL Group.
Levenseat managing director Angus Hamilton said: “We are proud to announce our plans to further automate and upgrade the facility and bring a number of skilled jobs to the site - this will ensure we can fully maximise its capacity to further support customers’ recycling objectives and play our part in the circular economy.
“We will build on our experience and expertise in this area to implement innovative approaches to ensure we maximise recovery from any waste stream going through the new site for recycling or conversion into energy.”
NPL Group development director Arran Cameron added: “We are delighted to have concluded this transaction with Levenseat that secures the expanded use of this facility and its future to handle ever changing waste compositions and wish Levenseat well in their endeavours and look forward to other successes together.”
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