Vivergo Fuels signs first engineering framework agreement

Grimley Smith Associates (GSA) is the first consultancy to be awarded a framework agreement from Vivergo Fuels for ongoing engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services.

The agreement introduces GSA, a part of Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ, as a partner to one of Europe’s biggest bioethanol plants and the UK’s largest single source supplier of animal feed. The new framework will enable Vivergo to improve the efficiencies of existing production facilities and maximise its return on investment as GSA operates from three regional centres in the UK.

‘This work will provide secure employment for range of skilled and competent engineers, the majority of whom live locally,’ says GSA ops manager Amandeep Othi.

The Vivergo plant, located in Saltend, takes feed-grade wheat grown at local farms and processes it into bioethanol and protein-rich animal feed. Once fully operational it aims to produce 420 million litres of bioethanol a year, as well as the protein required for over 340,000 dairy cows every day.