Lagan Construction will deliver £45million in civil and building infrastructure works at a major new energy-from-waste plant being developed near Ipswich.

The contract was awarded by recycling and resource management company SITA UK in October 2010 to CNIM/Lagan JV as part of their £1 billion PFI deal with Suffolk County Council to develop an energy-from-waste facility to manage the county’s residual household waste.

Lagan Construction will work with their French based process partner CNIM on the project at Great Blakenham which has an overall construction value of £150 million. The scheme received planning consent on 21^st July 2011.  Work is expected to start on site in early 2012 with the energy-from-waste facility likely to be up and running by December 2014.

The energy-from-waste facility was designed by architect firm Grimshaw who took inspiration from Suffolk’s open skies to create an eye-catching and unique design. The facility will feature a state-of the-art glazed visitor centre, landscaped wetland area and an on-site ash processing facility.

The £1bn value of the PFI waste deal is comprised of total revenues from the council, third party waste and the sale of electricity. Suffolk County Council estimates the contract will create savings of £350m in additional expenditure over the 25-year period as well as generating sufficient electricity to power 30,000 homes and saving the equivalent of 75,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.

Commented Lagan Construction Managing Director Colin Loughran: “We are delighted to have won this prestigious contract and look forward to working with our Joint Venture partner CNIM in delivering this state of the art energy from waste facility for SITA UK and Suffolk County Council”