Rubb has rubbish covered
February 1st 2005

Waste management firm SITA is re-using its Rubb BVE at a new site seven years after its original deployment.

In 1997 Rubb erected a standard BVE (30m x 30m with 6 metre high side walls) as a temporary waste transfer station at North Shields on the outskirts of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Once the permanent facility had been completed, it was simply taken down and stored away economically in a corner of the site.

In 2004, the building was required at Normanby Park in Scunthorpe, where planning for a Waste Transfer Site was only approved for seven years.

“It would not have been economically viable to erect a traditionally constructed building,” SITA senior waste disposal engineer, Danny Coyne explains. “Considering it was stored in the open for seven years, maintenance was minimal re-erecting it at Scunthorpe. No doubt we will be able to use it in a similar fashion in the future.” A three metre high retaining/push wall inside completes the BVE as a waste facility. Side walls are covered with weld mesh and debris net to aid in the collection of waste while its translucent roof provides a light working environment.

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