Scunthorpe’s Britcon complete £20 million food waste project

Scunthorpe-based building and civil engineering contractor Britcon has completed construction and officially handed over a new £20 million anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Widnes for food waste recycler ReFood.

The plant is the largest gas-to-grid AD plant in the UK and the second plant for the ReFood brand in the UK.

It will recycle some 90,000 tonnes of commercial and domestic food waste and will generate up to 17NWhs of biogas which will provide enough power for 8,000 homes

Britcon was appointed to deliver the specialist project in Widnes following successful completion of ReFood’s first AD plant in Doncaster, for which it was also recently appointed to deliver a £1.85 million extension.

Britcon was principal contractor for the entire project where over 1000 international workers were employed over an intensive 18 month build programme.

John Whitmore, Construction Director for the project at Britcon said, “Through our work with ReFood we have developed an intense process of value engineering which ensures best value throughout all elements and stages of the project. It requires a complex arrangement of a highly experienced team throughout procurement, delivery, flexibility and post management to deliver the project together with an exemplary health and safety record. We have built a strong and trusting relationship with ReFood across the UK and are delighted to be considered a valued partner as it seeks to expand existing operations.”