Wa are FCC - Nº16

FCC Environment reinforces its presence in the south of United Kingdom with a new contract in Kent The contract for the management and operation of twelve HouseholdWaste Recycling Centres (HWRC) represents a backlog of £40m for a termof 5 years. FCC Medio Ambiente has mana- ged to consolidate its presence in the south of the United King- dom as the winner of a contract to manage 12 recycling centres in Kent. The company’s presence in the region has been strengthened by this new contract of 40 million pounds, which will be in force for the next five years. This news is added to the entry of the invest - ment group iCON, which thanks to the purchase of 49% of the ca- pital of the new subsidiary Green Recovery Projects Limited (GRP), managed to perpetuate FCC’s leadership in its activity with the management of the five energy recovery plants, also located in this area. As one of the UK’s leading resour- ce and waste management firms, FCC Environment will bring a ran - ge of benefits to the contract in - cluding a dedicated haulage fleet and an experienced management team, with extensive knowledge and understanding of operating both haulage and HWRC opera- tions. Steve Longdon, Operations Di - rector of the company said: “FCC Environment is one of the UK’s most trusted resource and was- te management businesses. We hold over 100 contracts with some 60 local authorities up and down the country operating some 100 Household Waste and Recycling Centres so we consider ourselves to be a safe pair of hands. But as environment B U S I N E S S 14 B U S I N E S S