WRW has put forward a scheme for a new fire station in Aberystwyth as a candidate for inclusion in the EZW project – here is how it is going to work. 

WRW’s are big supporters of Enabling Zero Waste, but their project at Millbank Primary School came on to the EZW project at a late stage when work on site was underway. This prevented using BIM technology as fully as CEW would have liked and all parties recognised that perhaps an opportunity had been missed. Unforeseeable materials issues in the existing building and imposed materials solutions for the new build created waste management issues that became exacerbated due to significant time pressures linked to school terms and funding streams. 

So, the Aberystwyth fire station is a great opportunity. WRW’s business development director Jon Williams explains: “Whilst we met Welsh Government’s overall landfill diversion target at Millbank we were acutely aware that ‘we could do better.’ As a result we took the decision to volunteer the Aberystwyth Fire Station scheme for inclusion in CEW’s Enabling Zero Waste project. We recognised that there was a real opportunity to set out our waste strategy at the earliest stage of the contract. We are very pleased that the architect, Lawrays, have worked very closely with us and through the use of BIM have optimised the opportunities for designing out waste before any work on site commenced. The client, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, has shown great enthusiasm towards the concept of collaborative working and are very supportive of the scheme being part of EZW. We are already seeing significant benefits from CEW’s support. The pre-demolition survey conducted by BRE on behalf of CEW has presented opportunities for real gains and demolition contractor LG Murphy has embraced the EZW concept and cooperated by utilising a local Green Compass waste management company CB Environmental Group to ensure landfill diversion is maximised. We are confident that this project will allow us to set a company benchmark for our future contracts.” 

CEW will monitor and scrutinise the whole waste minimisation process at Aberystwyth Fire Station. We are confident that the scheme will serve as a future benchmark against which other schemes will be measured. Watch this space for an update and advice on how all developments – private and commercial – can manage their construction and demolition waste better.