Dustbin lorry home in £5m revamp

Nov 27 2008 by Joanne Douglas, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Council staff based at the site will be moved to nearby temporary accommodation while further work takes place.

Other improvements will include a workshop for 11 refuse vehicles and office space.

The contractors say the new facility will have environmentally friendly features.

These will include a rainwater ‘harvest’ device, roof-mounted cells to generate electricity and a solar hot water system.

Clr David Hall, Kirklees Cabinet’s member for environment and transport matters, said: “I am delighted to be able to move this project forward and to develop a new depot designed around 21st-century principles. “The facility will operate to the highest environmental and customer services standards.”

Craig Tatton, managing director of ISG’s regional business, said: “ISG was successful in securing the project by demonstrating its strong credentials in the delivery of complex and multi-phased projects, carried out across busy live environments.

“As a business we have also forged strong working relationships with Kirklees Council over many years, proving a trusted and highly experienced construction partner.”