Dock-side weighbridges at Cory Environmental Riverside EfW
Weightron Admin|21 March, 2019
A multi-weighbridge vehicle management system supplied by Weightron Bilanciai is playing a vital role at Cory Environmental’s Riverside Energy from Waste plant, recently commissioned on the banks of the Thames at Belvedere in Kent. Weightron have carried out the work on behalf of Costain Group plc, who have been the main civil engineering contractor for the project.
With an average annual capacity of approximately 600,000 tonnes, the EFW plant will be an important strategic river-served waste management facility for London, helping the capital to manage its own waste. It is estimated that the resource will keep over 100,000 HGVs off the capital’s congested roads each year and the project has involved the construction of a special jetty to receive barges bringing the containerized waste.
Effective vehicle management and accurate weighing is essential for the site, especially on the space-restricted jetty and Weightron have worked closely with Costain in the planning phase to optimize vehicle movement and control.
Weightron’s scope of supply has included five driver-operated 18 metre Eurodeck digital weighbridges with special marine anti-corrosive coatings, nine Self800 driver-operated terminals, card readers/swallowers, control barriers, traffic lights and Safeweigh radiation detection systems. The driver-operated terminals and card readers/swallowers are used to manage weighed and non-weighed vehicle entry and exit to the site. At the heart of the overall weighbridge management system is Weightron’s powerful WinweighIV software system, which offers unrivalled control, weight data management and future-proof flexibility.
