Cory and ISC to revive Barking wharf with £34m contract

Civils contractor ISC has been awarded a £34 million contract by waste management company Cory to build a Waste Transfer Station (WTS) on the River Thames in Barking.

The “River Road” project will see an existing riverside site modernised – including a safeguarded wharf and waste site.

One of two berths, Rippleway Wharf, is also set to be reconstructed to allow container stacking and the loading of barges.

The River Road project forms part of Cory’s “Riverside 2” development which aims to build a 550,000 tonne Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Belvedere on the south side of the river.

ISC – the civil engineering arm of materials group GRS Group – is the principal contractor for the project.

The Barking WTS will provide additional capacity for handling and transporting waste heading to Riverside 2 – which is transported via tugs and barges on the Thames and the River Roding. This aspect of Riverside 2 is expected to remove 80,000 lorry movements from London’s streets.

ISC has also committed to using Thames barges for the removal of most of its demolition waste and the delivery of construction materials.

Chris Girdham, development director at Cory, said: “We are pleased to be working with ISC on this project, which will bring over £50 million of investment into Barking and maximise the potential of the site.

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