Baglan Bay
WORK has started to clear the way for a £750 million regeneration of the former BP Chemicals site in Port Talbot.
30 June 2010
Remediation of the Baglan Bay site is now under way and a drop-in centre for residents and others to find out more about proposals for an employment park creating thousands of jobs will open next month.
Leading regeneration specialist St Modwen, which acquired the site from BP last year and is also behind the £1.2 billion Coed Darcy urban village in Llandarcy, has started the programme of remediation.
Neath-based contractor The Cuddy Group will carry out the work.
The first phase involves excavation and treatment of soils in certain areas of the site and some treatment of associated groundwaters.
Cuddy will work with environmental experts ERM and specialist remediation contractor QDS throughout the remediation.
St Modwen regional director Rupert Joseland said: "We are pleased to be starting remediation works at Baglan Bay and bringing new life to this vast site, which once employed 2,500 workers at the BP plant.
"This first phase of works will move the site forward towards becoming a major new employment park that has the potential to create thousands of new jobs.
"We're also pleased to be using Cuddy as very experienced remediation contractors and in doing so be in a position to support a local company."
St Modwen says the remediation will be undertaken in full consultation with Environment Agency Wales and Neath Port Talbot Council to ensure the programme is carried out in the safest and most sustainable way over the next three years.
A drop-in information centre will open near the former BP entrance off Seaway Parade on Saturday, July 10.
It will be open on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings until the end of the year.
Cuddy managing director Mike Cuddy said: "We are obviously renowned within the industry for our demolition expertise, but to be appointed to work on such a significant project reinforces the multi-disciplined skill set of our team."
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