SITA Northern Ireland forges strategic partnership to bid for sustainable waste management contracts in Northern Ireland

Recycling and waste management company, SITA Northern Ireland (NI), has formed a strategic partnership to tender for sustainable waste management contracts in the province.

The partnership comprises Royal Bank of Scotland, Von Roll Inova, a world leader in thermal treatment technology and two leading companies in Northern Ireland: recycling specialist, Natural World Products (NWP) and construction company, Graham.

This local partnership has members with a long and respected history of doing business in Northern Ireland and aims to work closely with government and local authorities across the province to help them not just meet but exceed the standards set by the government waste strategy and EU directive targets. The partnership will offer:

• The ability to build, operate, and finance waste management infrastructure;
• The ability to swiftly close large scale, complex transactions;
• A demonstrable track record of working closely and respectfully with the
  local community and exceeding environmental standards;
• Continuous and permanent access to technical expertise and technology
  proven in the EU; and
• The ability to contribute to economic development in Northern Ireland.
  

David Palmer-Jones, Chief Executive Officer of SITA UK, said; “SITA (NI) is the largest and most experienced recycling and waste management company in Northern Ireland. As part of the multinational SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT group we have permanent access to global technical expertise and cutting-edge technology proven in the EU and a track record of building, operating, and financing waste management facilities worldwide.

“Underpinning all our activity is a commitment to work with local partners to develop a more sustainable solution for managing waste. To achieve this aim in Northern Ireland we have teamed up with Graham and NWP, two leading companies who will strengthen our offer.

“Through a financially sound and long term local partnership we can offer the best solutions suited to each community. Resource efficiency and developing the infrastructure from collection to treatment is at the heart of our strategy.”

The partnership has access to expert advice, including legal advice from Allen Overy and A&L Goodbody and financial advice from KPMG, and is backed by the Ulster Bank.

Notes

NWP

NWP is a family owned business and is an award winning eco-friendly recycling company established in 1989 with four recycling facilities across Northern Ireland.

NWP specialises in the treatment of bio-wastes and in the production of high quality compost, waste recycling and materials transfer.

Graham

Graham is a family owned company with a history dating back over two hundred years and with a turnover in excess of £200M. Graham has grown steadily to become an acknowledged leader in the Northern Ireland construction and civil engineering industries.

Von Roll Inova

As a specialized plant engineering and operating company, Von Roll Inova plan and build integrated systems for energy-from-waste technology all over the world. Von Roll Inova’s commitment is evidenced by the more than 300 patents and applications in many countries with a staff of about 1300 and 400 installed plants.

Von Roll Inova is one of the world’s technology leaders in energy-from-waste treatment. The full range of technology with single-source convenience and knowhow in all relevant processes – these assets make Von Roll Inova unique. Von Roll’s 75 year tradition of continuous innovation has secured Von Roll Inova a position at the leading edge.

SITA UK

SITA UK, a subsidiary of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, is a recycling and waste management company, generating environmental value, social value and economic value from our nation’s waste. The company delivers environmentally responsible and increasingly innovative solutions for the public, local government, industry and commerce, enabling our customers to reduce their impact on the environment.

SITA UK serves over 12 million people and handles more than 10.9 million tonnes of domestic, commercial and industrial waste through a network of recycling, composting, energy-from-waste and landfill facilities. SITA UK employs over 5,500 staff and has an annual turnover in excess of £750 million.

SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT

Natural resources are not infinite. Each day, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT (Paris: SEV, Brussels: SEVB) and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge to protect resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT supplies drinking water to 68 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 44 million people and collects the waste produced by 46 million people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has 62,000 employees and, with its presence on a global scale, is the world’s leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services. In 2007, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, a 35% GDF SUEZ affiliate, achieved sales turnover of 12 billion euros.