Viridor has appointed CNIM S.A. and Clugston Construction Ltd. to build a new GBP 252 million Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) on an industrial site in Avonmouth on the outskirts of Bristol. Industrial engineering contractor CNIM will provide the established technology for the new, consented facility and Clugston has been appointed as the building and civils contractor. Construction will start this summer, with more than 600 people working on site during peak construction and 45 permanent roles created during operations. The facility will enable local authorities and business to transform 320,000 tonnes of non-recyclable residual waste each year into renewable energy, which would otherwise go to landfill. As part of that transition Viridor recently signed a 25-year contract with Somerset County Council, brokered by Somerset Waste Partnership, which will see about a third of the available capacity at Avonmouth being taken up, by diverting waste that is currently transported to three landfill sites. Once operational in 2020, the new ERF at Avonmouth will generate 34MW of low carbon energy, supplying National Grid with enough electricity to power 44,000 homes.