Specialist waste management and industrial site services provider Acumen has been awarded the project to decommission the South Bank Wharf Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Tank Farm at Teesworks. The project will create 20 new jobs.
As principal contractor on this standalone project Acumen’s award includes the remnant product waste removal, decontamination and demolition of the redundant infrastructure associated with the HFO Tank Farm, most notably five large tanks (with a combined capacity of 60 million litres), two boiler houses and all associated pipework. The project has already commenced and is expected to finish by the end of 2020.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen, commented:
“Acumen is a great example of a company that is going that extra mile to not only create local jobs for local people but do everything they can to support businesses and communities on Teesside. It is brilliant to see them being involved with such a huge demolition project, employing local people with well-paid jobs and reinvesting into our region at the same time. We are getting to work with our plans to demolish and deliver.
The scale of this project is mammoth and to see it first-hand is incredible.”
Teesworks is the new development and delivery arm of the South Tees Development Corporation, the first Mayoral Development Corporation outside of London. It was established to promote the economic growth and commercial development of Tees Valley by converting assets in the South Tees area into opportunities for business investment and economic growth. The STDC area covers approximately 4,500 acres of land to the south of the River Tees and includes former SSI steelworks site as well as other industrial assets.
The work to remove the defunct HFO Tank Farm is an integral part of the STDC’s action plan.
