Norfolk businesses to register their interest in wind turbine project near Swaffham
Airvolution Energy, the developer proposing to build two turbines off Sporle Road near Swaffham, known as ‘Washpit Drove’, is calling on Norfolk-based companies to register their interest in supplying goods and services to help build the project if approval is granted.
The developer states there are many businesses which already provide a range of goods and services to construction projects like this, ranging from civil engineering to fuel providers, plant hire and plant operators to site investigation.
There are a number of additional benefits associated with this proposal, including the provision of enough clean, renewable energy to supply 3,100 homes each year and a Community Benefit Fund of £23,500 per year for local causes over its 25 year life-span.
Breckland District Council is likely to determine the planning application in summer of 2015.
Tom Walker, Development Manager at Airvolution Energy said, “It is a main focus of our company to bring investment to the areas in which we operate. As such, the business community here in Norfolk deserves to reap the benefits from our investment in this project.
“After attending the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce ‘Meet the Buyer’ event back in March, we are now calling on local businesses that may not have had the opportunity to attend that event, to contact us directly with their expression of interest to supply to our project. If we receive planning permission for our two turbines, their details will be included with documents to those invited to pitch for the overall construction contract.”
Local businesses who would be interested in registering as local suppliers are encouraged to download a supplier interest form from the project website or contact Tom Walker (Development Manager) directly by phone: 020 3030 5073 or by e-mail: [email protected].