Sutton Courtenay

Construction of material recycling facility for the treatment of non-hazardous commercial and industrial waste. Developed on the client’s existing landfill and composting site, the MRF has the capacity to process 100,000 tonnes of waste per year.

Bulk earthworks phase:

• Bulk excavation – 105,000m ³ excavated and brought up to design level with 120,000m ³ of engineered clay, compacted in layers and mechanically stabilised with granular layer.

Civils and structural works:

• Construction of 70m x 65m steel framed building
• Construction of 7000m ² of external hardstanding – 200mm thick PAV2 concrete slab
• Drainage – 550L/m of 300mm twinwall underground drainage laid
• Drainage channel – 180m of cast insitu with 1:300 fall
• Ground bearing slab – (65m x 70m) – 200mm thick constructed on top of 48 concrete pad foundations
• Concrete push walls – 270L/m, 350mm thick, cast in-situ, varying from 3.2m to 5m in height.
• Internal concrete pit (200m ² ) – 2.8m deep, constructed to accommodate a waste conveyor belt, tying in with ground bearing slab at top of pit walls
• Office and welfare facilities (195m ² ) – constructed and installed