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 Recycling
 Environmental as well as economic 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 headquarters and factory in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Congratulating the company, Steve Harper, Invest NI’s Executive Director of International Business said:
“Invest NI has worked with Kiverco for many years. Our in- market teams in both UAE and across Europe are assisting the company to grow internationally, with a multi-million-pound contract in UAE announced by Kiverco just last year and a further distribution agreement in Poland with our support. This new contract is testament to Kiverco’s growing reputation globally and its efforts in continuing to build on business relationships, particularly in the UAE. Invest NI will continue to support Kiverco to strengthen its international portfolio and capitalise on current business opportunities in this very lucrative market.”
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.
Kiverco was chosen by Averda, a leading waste management business in the region, for this project based largely on the Company’s reputation for providing high quality, high performing recycling plants across the globe. 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.”
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 Saudi 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.
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