Forbes has recently been awarded a major subcontract for the mechanical design, manufacture and installation of odour control scrubbers and chemical storage tanks.

Forbes has recently been awarded the major subcontract by Birse and Alderley Birse Alliance Limited for the mechanical design, manufacture and installation of the odour control scrubbers and chemical storage tanks for the massive odour control project for United Utilities (North West Water) at their Davy Hulme Waste Treatment Plant close to Manchester. The initial phase includes six large scrubbing columns fabricated in thermoplastic/GRP. With three at 4.7 metres diameter and three at 2.7 metres with heights p to 13 metres Forbes are able to manufacture these items alongside each other in their specialised fabrication facilities in Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

Coupled with these scrubbing columns are 8 thermoplastic/GRP tanks with capacities up to 95,000 litres.

These are designed for a range of chemicals including sodium hypochlorite, caustic soda and sulphuric acid.

The overall contract is classed as "fast track" with some of the equipment due on site only 14 weeks after receipt of the official contract.

Melvyn Jupp, Director of Forbes, states "It is thanks to a dedicated team that we are able to turn round this project so quickly.

The entire project, worth £650,000, equates to approximately 7 weeks of our manufacturing capacity spread over 3 months, therefore we are able to maintain the normal fast track deliveries to our existing customers".

Forbes has a single source framework agreement for tanks and vessels with United Utilities.

This ensures that United Utilities receive highly competitive prices for correctly designed and manufactured tanks for the safe storage of hazardous chemicals on their numerous water and waste treatment plants.