Press Releases

22 April 2010

BCB announces its intent to appeal

The company has today formally announced its intent to appeal against the decision of NYCC planning authority

Press Release - click here - new window [pdf file]

13 Feb 2009

BCB has formally announced its plans for a revised gasification plant project.

The company is expecting to submit a new planning application in early April and expects that this second time around the formal consultation phase will allow the application to come before the NYCC planning committee in the summer.

For the press release, click HERE [pdf format].

14 October 2008

Fire Incident

At lunch time on Tuesday 14 October there was a small fire in the Green Hangar. Occasioned, we suspect, by an electrical fault, the blaze occurred in a solitary drum. The entire event from ignition to departure of the fire brigade took little more than one hour. Commenting on the incident, Operations Manager Mike Wilson said:

It is recognised that fire is the major risk in a Hazardous Waste Management facility. Several similar facilities have experienced fires in the last few years and were either destroyed or damaged to the extent of remaining closed for months if not years. BCB evacuated the hangar, dealt with the incident and was back working within 90 minutes. That gives me immense pride in the robustness of our facility, the integrity of our design and management infrastructure, and the competence of my team. Nonetheless, this is a black mark for us and we will be working hard to understand the cause of the ignition sequence and to ensure there can be no recurrence.

For the press release, click HERE [pdf format].

28 March 2008

High-Tech Energy from Waste Plant Secures Equity Funding

BCB Environmental Management Ltd (“BCB”) announces today, March 28, that its parent company, AWP Environmental Ltd (“AWP”) has secured £6m of equity funding from Foresight Group, a leading investor in unquoted companies, for its proposed £18m energy from waste (EfW) plant at Tockwith, North Yorkshire. More...

26 March 2008

Response to planning objections please click here to download the pdf

20 August 2007

Waste disposal company BCB Environmental Management is proposing to invest £18m in innovative new technology to turn waste into power at its site on Marston Moor Industrial Estate at Tockwith, near York. The new Advanced Thermal Treatment plant will be housed in one of the company's existing 29,000 sq ft unit on the industrial estate. It will use a simple, proven process that combines gasification and oxidation to totally destroy waste, while recovering significant amounts of energy as a by-product. More...

6th June 2006

Leading independent hazardous waste transfer operator, BCB Environmental Management Ltd, has continued its ground breaking investment with the launch of its innovative zero emissions carbon filtration system. The system is pioneering new territory within the hazardous waste sector, where such technology has apparently never been used for extracting Volatile Organic Components (VOCs), on a scale which achieves zero emissions for an entire operation. VOC’s, otherwise known as solvents, are typically present in such common waste streams as paints, adhesives and inks. More...

2nd May 2006

Mike Wilson joined BCB Environmental Management Ltd as a Senior Operations Manager in April, providing both specialist technical knowledge and waste industry experience. This new appointment is intended to strengthen BCB’s technical know-how and to bring a fresh and innovative management perspective, which will assist BCB’s mission to become the leading independent player in this sector. More...