It is now over a decade since the opening of the first facility for Food Waste Recycling in Scotland at Deerdykes Bioresources Centre near Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire. The 10th anniversary passed in September 2020 for the first-ever large-scale biogas facility in the nation. This news was of special interest to Phoenix's Managing Director, Jonty
Despite the uniquely testing circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020 Phoenix kept working, and we were even successful in completing a number of interesting projects, as described below. In common with all businesses COVID-19 greatly affected business throughout the year, starting with the initial lockdown in the spring of 2020, and the
Publication of the State of the Nation 2020 report by the Institution of Civil Engineers highlights the monumental task we all have ahead of us working towards achieving the 2050 net-zero target. It confirms the need to accelerate our efforts in the infrastructure industry to decarbonise and for a change in mindset by all of
Looking Back at 2019: We had a successful year during which our main activity was in Methane Stripping Plant and Landfill Leachate Treatment Plant refurbishment projects. Read on to find out more about the work that kept us busy: Methane Stripping Plant Projects Dry Lane Methane Stripping Plant. Methane Stripping Plant (MSP)
The refurbished Harewood Whin LTP was officially open on 26 November 2019. The refurbished LTP will now allow Yorwaste to focus on treatment of higher strength leachates from the newer phases of the landfill. The project was marked by all at being a success and a great example of working under a partnership arrangement. This
Phoenix Engineering has been awarded the contract by Yorwaste Ltd for the Civil Engineering and MEICA rebuild and upgrade of the Harewood Whin Landfill Leachate Treatment Plant. Refurbishment works commenced in April 2019. The rebuild and upgrade includes, refurbishment of one of the process lagoons, construction of a new BS1090 compliant galvanised steel access platform
Phoenix Engineering has switched to renewable electricity with Haven Power, saving the carbon equivalent of a 42 inch LCD TV running continuously for 250 days. Jonty Olufsen, Managing Director of Phoenix Engineering, said “Working in the Waste and Environmental Sector we must demonstrate a responsible approach to energy consumption and sustainability. By partnering with Haven
On 4 December 2018, DEFRA published the 200-page final report of a 4-month study into Landfill Aftercare Scoping, under Project WR1919. Phoenix staff Howard and Tim Robinson had worked with Bob Gregory of GES and David Brown and Steven Shaw of Honace, to research and write the report. The project aims to identify the
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