Partnership Brings Unique Design Engineering Solutions to the U.K. Waste Sector

Warrington, United Kingdom, February 25, 2010 - MWH, the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting serices, and HTP, a renowned German provider of engineering services to the waste sector, have combined forces to provide the United Kingdom’s most comprehensive service for designing and developing effective, efficient and reliable waste facilities.

Because MWH and HTP are independent from specific equipment manufacturers and suppliers, the partnership is uniquely placed to deliver significant performance advantages for waste projects across the U.K., as well as time and cost efficiencies for clients.

Specifically, the services provided by the partnership include:

  • Feasibility – waste characterization and project technology selection
  • Conceptual design – project development
    Detail design – conventional or within a design and build consortium
  • Client technical advisor
  • Trouble shooting of existing treatment plants e.g. ‘de-bottle-necking’ or refurbishment to treat new wastes

“Knowing which technology or combination of technologies to opt for – each with their own strengths, weaknesses, risks and benefits – can be a minefield that few local authorities or waste contractors have the time or resources to navigate," said Andy Milsted, Manager of Resource Efficiency and Waste Management for MWH.

“The partnership with HTP allows us to develop technologies and processes on the basis of elementary theoretical considerations, practical tests and decades of experience in designing, constructing, supervising and commissioning recycling and waste treatment plants. While it is dependent on the client’s specific objectives, our design solutions typically deliver improved efficiency, lower maintenance costs, greater reliability and higher yield for new projects as well as existing facilities where performance is not up to scratch. “

The MWH-HTP partnership brings together extensive experience of anaerobic digestion (AD), mechanical biological treatment (MBT), energy-from-waste (EfW), biogas management and utilization, and technologies for materials sorting and separation. MWH is already working on a number of waste projects in the U.K., including engineering design for the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority’s (GMWDA) EfW CHP plant in Runcorn – one of the largest waste and renewable energy projects in the U.K..