Northern-Ireland based Kiverco Recycling Plant has been chosen by Averda to design, build and install a waste recycling plant that will help recycle all construction waste from a new tourism project in Saudi Arabia.
The company said this multi-million-pound award represents another significant contract win for Kiverco in the Middle East following a major contract win in the UAE for a £3 million waste recycling plant earlier this year.
The Red Sea Project is one of the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism initiatives which is being developed on the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC). The project is one of several large-scale investment projects approved and overseen by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman as part of his Vision 2030 which among its many goals, aims to increase tourism in Saudi Arabia and reduce the Kingdom’s dependence on oil.
Kiverco equipment for the contract
The Red Sea Project has already passed significant milestones and work is on track to welcome the first guests by the end of 2022, when the international airport and the first four hotels will open. The remaining 12 hotels scheduled for completion in Phase One will open in 2023, delivering a total of 3,000 rooms across five islands and two inland resorts.
Chad Woodward, Director of Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia, said: “The Red Sea Project is a very prestigious development in the Kingdom and I am very pleased to learn of Kiverco’s involvement in the project. The fact that Kiverco was chosen by Averda to deliver a solution to process the waste generated by this project highlights the excellent reputation British manufacturing has in the region.”
He added: “Kiverco has started to expand in this region and I am confident that they will continue to win new business as a result of this flagship project.”
The Red Sea Project will employ some 35,000 people directly and provide another 35,000 indirect and induced roles. The destination will welcome a maximum of 1 million visitors each year by 2030, generating an estimated SAR22 billion ($US 5.9 billion) in income for Saudi Arabia.
Environmental benefits
As well as the huge economic benefits to Saudi Arabia, The Red Sea Project will also deliver on the Saudi Arabia’s environmental targets. The project has committed to go beyond traditional commitments to sustainability and instead are following a regenerative approach to tourism for the development, including during its construction phase. Upon completion, the project pledges include ‘no waste to landfill’, ‘no use of single-use plastics’ and ‘100% carbon neutrality’.
While incorporating world-class partner component technologies, some 85 per cent of the Averda plant was manufactured at Kiverco’s head-quarters and factory in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
The recycling solutions designed and delivered by Kiverco will recover concrete, fines (sand/soil), wood, ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, cables, plastic bottles (HDPE & PET), plastic film, and cardboard. The plant is designed to process in excess of 150,000 tonnes per annum of construction waste at Averda’s newly developed waste processing facility site at the project site on the Red Sea coast. The recovered materials will be recycled into new products as well as providing RDF fuel to generate electricity at a nearby Waste to Energy plant.
Reputation
Kiverco said that it was chosen by Averda, a leading waste management business in the region, for this project based largely on its reputation for providing high quality, high performing recycling plants across the globe.
“This is a hugely important project for Averda and for Saudi Arabia” – Mazen Rifai
Mazen Rifai, technical director at Averda, highlighted the importance of choosing the right partner to process waste generated from the construction effort:
“This is a hugely important project for Averda and for Saudi Arabia. It was critical for us to choose the right partner to provide a waste recycling plant as we must meet stringent targets on throughput and recovery rates. Kiverco are very well known for their design and build quality and have a long history dealing with this type of waste. I am very confident we have chosen a partner who will work closely with us to deliver this project and facility for Averda and The Red Sea Development Company.”
Kiverco’s factory in Northern Ireland
The project win for Kiverco was spearheaded by Gabriel O’Keefe who is the Export Manager for the Middle East region. Following a number of visits into Saudia Arabia in 2019 and a visit to Kiverco’s headquarters outside Dungannon earlier this year, the contract was agreed and signed via video-link with Averda during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr O’Keefe concludes:
“We are delighted to be selected by Averda to design, manufacture and install this recycling solution and honoured to be associated with The Red Sea Development Project. This will be a world class tourist destination and we look forward to working with Averda for many years to come. The ambition and vision for this project is testament to the foresight of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.”
Kiverco recycling solutions are utilised across the world in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australasia with more than 300 installations in the UK alone.
