Shearwater Regulatory News (SWG)

14 Apr 2009 07:00



14 April 2009

SCOTT WILSON APPOINTED BY COSTAIN TO MANCHESTER WASTE PFI

Scott Wilson Group plc ("Scott Wilson" or "the Group"), the international design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contract with Costain to provide multi-disciplinary services for the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) PFI project. 

The value of the contract to Scott Wilson is expected to be in excess of £10 million over four years and includes architectural, civil and structural, building services, geotechnical and geoenvironmental, planning and licensing, landscaping and acoustics services. 

The PFI project, led by a Viridor and John Laing joint venture, was announced last December and is Europe's largest waste management deal. It includes waste collection and processing facilities across 28 sites within Greater Manchester. Scott Wilson has been involved in the design of the scheme for the last 12 months after receiving advanced work instructions to progress with the early sites. The project is due for completion in January 2012. 

Hugh Blackwood, Group Chief Executive, comments, "We are delighted to have secured this role, a significant contract for Scott Wilson that demonstrates our ability to provide a full range of multi-disciplinary services to the waste sector. We look forward to working with Costain to deliver this project and significantly improve waste management services and facilities in the Greater Manchester area."

This is the third major waste treatment contract for Scott Wilson, following its successful delivery of Lancashire Waste PFI and the earlier appointment to the Derbyshire waste treatment PPP. On Derbyshire Waste, Scott Wilson continues to support a United Utilities and Interserve Project Services Joint Venture, the named preferred bidder, with multi-disciplinary design services in a contract worth £2.6m. 

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Scott Wilson Group plc

Scott Wilson Group plc is a multi-disciplinary international design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments. With over 6,000 members of staff, the Group, from its UK headquarters, currently controls a worldwide network of 80 offices, of which 40 are in the UK. 

www.scottwilson.com