Saxlund secures two wastewater contracts in UK

Saxlund International has secured two contracts from United Utilities and Anglian Water in the UK, to provide sludge cake loading and storage handling solutions for wastewater treatment works in Norwich and Wigan.

Under the £4m contract, the bio-energy and bulk materials handling company will be responsible for designing and constructing integrated control systems and flat-bottomed silos, using sliding frame technology, for discharging material via screws or sludge pumps.

The first project is for KMI Plus on behalf of United Utilities and will involve the delivery of a sludge cake storage and process feed silo with 454m³ capacity, for an on-site thermal hydrolysis system at Leigh Wastewater Treatment Works in Wigan.

The project aims to process wastewater efficiently at the Leigh plant, as part of a £30m investment.

The second project for Anglian Water will involve delivery of a truck reception and sludge cake silo for the Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre in Norwich.

Besides sliding frame technology, the silo will also be equipped with integrated sludge pumps to ensure that discharges are being made into a process feed silo and a thermal hydrolysis process.

Saxlund International managing director Matt Drew said: "We are seeing strong demand for proven sludge cake handling and storage systems across the water industry as companies develop advanced digestion schemes to improve processing efficiency.

"Our industry-leading flat-bottom silo technology, tried and tested in hundreds of installations and specifically designed for storing and discharging non-free-flowing, difficult-to-handle material, has been key to securing a number of new water industry projects during 2014."

Saxlund has previously worked for United Utilities and KMI Plus.

---

Image: Truck reception at Esholt using similar Saxlund technology. Photo: courtesy of Saxlund International.