Where is viridor based?
Somerset
Viridor Ltd is based in Somerset, United Kingdom. The Company offers recycling, renewable energy, and waste management services.
How does energy recovery facility work?
Energy recovery facilities use a technology that sees waste burned at high temperatures under carefully controlled conditions. The technology used at ERFs is well established across Europe, working alongside high recycling rates they help to meet landfill diversion targets. …
How many employees does Viridor?
1400 employees
Viridor is one of the UK’s leading waste management companies, with 1400 employees at 48 sites across the country.
Why is Pennon selling Viridor?
And it is looking beyond the current crisis, with big plans to invest, in new technology and environmental improvements, and in its workforce, and by using some of the proceeds of its Viridor sale to pay down debt and bolster its pension scheme.
When did Pennon buy Viridor?
8 July 2020
On 8 July 2020 global investment firm KKR completed its £4.2 billion acquisition of waste firm Viridor from Pennon Group.
Does Pennon own viridor?
On 8 July 2020 global investment firm KKR completed its £4.2 billion acquisition of waste firm Viridor from Pennon Group.
Where does the EfW Plant take its waste?
Viridor has been operating the EfW plant since 2015. The facility currently is permitted to take in RDF and household, combustible and industrial wastes for incineration over four moving grate furnaces. Much of the waste for the site comes from the Greater Manchester region through a contract with the Greater Manchester local authorities.
What is Viridor’s proposed development at dovesdale?
The proposed development is to be located on land adjoining the existing Dovesdale logistics and waste management complex. Viridor say the complex already has planning permission for an EfW plant. Subject to Viridor’s proposal receiving consent, the existing permission will be revoked.
How many EFW plants are there in Scotland?
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency lists eight operational EfW plants in Scotland which process municipal waste, along with five biomass plants.
