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| Donarbon's MBT facility in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
AmeyCespa has increased its footprint in the UK's waste sector with the
acquisition of waste management business, Donarbon.
AmeyCespa is a 50/50 joint venture between Amey, one of the UK's
leading public services companies and Cespa, one of Spain's largest
waste management companies. Both companies are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Ferrovial - an provider of end-to-end
infrastructure management, design, construction, financing, operation
and maintenance.
Donarbon is currently delivering a 28 year waste management PFI
contract in Cambridgeshire with Cambridgeshire County Council, worth
£730 million. The company has waste treatment facilities in
Cambridgeshire and a landfill operation. A further two
transfer stations, nine household waste recycling centres and other
industrial and commercial services in the region are also operated by
Donarbon.
AmeyCespa will now work closely with Donarbon's management team and
Cambridgeshire County Council to manage and treat residential and
industrial waste across the county.
"AmeyCespa is using the combined experience of Cespa in the waste
sector and Amey's knowledge of providing public services in the UK to
grow its presence across the UK," says Mel Ewell, CEO of Amey. "The
acquisition further strengthens our commitment to the UK's waste sector
and the Eastern region. We very much look forward to working with
Cambridgeshire County Council and the local community to deliver a
first-class waste management service over the next 28 years."
Mark Davenport, a Director at the Donarbon Group, who will transfer to
AmeyCespa and run the business said: "AmeyCespa will bring a wealth of
waste management experience and best practice to Cambridgeshire. I look
forward to working with everyone at AmeyCespa, as it?s not only
excellent news for the development of our employees but for the region
as a whole."
In June this year, AmeyCespa was named preferred bidder for the North
Yorkshire County Council & City of York Council residual waste PFI. The company has proposed
plans to build a waste recycling and energy recovery facility named
Allerton Waste Recovery Park, which will deliver a more environmentally
responsible and cost effective solution for waste management in the two
areas. In addition, AmeyCespa is shortlisted for the Norfolk Waste PFI
- a 25 year contract to treat 100% of Norfolk's contract
waste.
