2018

27^th November 2018: Commissioning of the steam pipe
We have finished construction of the steam pipe connecting our EfW facility with the Michelin Factory. The final step of commissioning will be carrying out steam blow-downs this week. The steam blows into the direction of the MEB premises to remove any dirt and dust. A silencer is installed on the far end of the steam pipe and we are not expecting any noise levels above the current operational noise. Finally the pipe will be flushed with nitrogen and then sealed until our new facility is commissioned in 2020.

20^th October 2018: Planned Outage finished on time
Like every complex technical system, the EfW facility at Baldovie has to undergo maintenance to ensure optimum availability. This year's outage of the facility went smoothly, even so we had some major technical projects scheduled. Thanks to the subcontractors and to our own staff, we finished the maintenance on time. A closer look at the individual tasks can be found here.

21^st June 2018: Good Neighbours Charter signed
Being a good neighbour is an important part of our business. Signing a Good Neighbours Charter with a representative each of the community, Friends of the Earth Tayside and our client, the Dundee and Angus Waste Partnership Project, shows our dedication to this aim. The Charter can be found here.
Photograph of the signing 

1^st June 2018: Sponsoring Forthill Primary
We are delighted to be this years’ sponsor for Forthill Primary Schools’ drama. Forthill were chosen to design, create and perform a drama at the Dundee Rep as part of the GIFT Project. MEB’s QHSE Manager Gregor McGhee showed the school’s representatives around the facility.
Forthill Sponsoring

24^th April 2018: Visit from Dundee City Council
In the last week of April, we welcomed and hosted Officers and elected members of Dundee City Council. Elaine Zwirlein (Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services), Greg Colgan (Executive Director of Corporate Services), Andy Malcolm (Service Manager - Waste Partnership), John Alexander (Leader of Dundee City Council), Bailie Willie Sawers (Deputy Leader of Dundee City Council), and Anne Rendall (Neighbourhood Services Deputy Convener) were given a short presentation about MVV and a tour of our facility, followed by a discussion about the Dundee and Angus Waste Partnership Project.
Dundee City Council at MVV

16^th April 2018: Rockwell Learning centre students and teachers visit MEB
As part our community benefits commitment to promoting environmental education and awareness, we were proud to welcome students from Rockwell Learning Centre into our facility. We look forward to working with all the schools in Dundee and Angus and surroundings. Any teachers or students interested in a visit, please contact our community liaison officer, Mimi Mwasame.

21^st March 2018: Improvement outage
Having taken over the existing Baldovie facility at the end of November last year, we are now mid-way through a major improvement outage on the two boilers, whilst maintaining waste management services to Dundee City and Angus Councils. We have successfully integrated the existing team into MVV’s wider organisation and have begun preliminary works on the new Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility, including clearing of the site, erection of the construction offices on the west side of Forties Road, and test piling.

7^th March 2018: Visitors from Angus council
We were honoured to welcome and host officials and elected members from Angus council. The visit comprised of a short presentation about MVV, a tour of our facility and a discussion about the Dundee and Angus Waste Partnership Project. Angus Council was represented by Margo Williamson (Chief Executive), Ian Lorimer (Head of Corporate Finance), Stewart Ball (Head of Housing, Regulatory and Protective Services), Rory Tosh (Senior Accountant, Corporate Finance) and the Angus elected officials Bob Myles (Leader), Angus McMillan Douglas (Deputy Leader), Craig Fotheringham (Convener) and Lois Speed (Vice Convener). They were met by Dr. Joachim Manns (Managing Director MVV Umwelt GmbH), Paul Carey and Uwe Zickert (Directors of MVV Environment Baldovie), Gregor McGhee (QHSE Manager at MEB), Peter Lawrence (MEB Contract Manager), Peter Knapp (MEB Head of Operations and Maintenance) and MEB Community Liaison Manager Mimi Mwasame.
Angus Council at MVVDundee

14^th February 2018: Mimi Mwasame joins as Community Liaison Manager
As we commence the building of a new, state of the art Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility, we have been joined by Mimi Mwasame as Community Liaison Manager. Mimi has been living in Aberdeen since 2011 when she came to study for an MSc; since completing her studies, she as been working for the Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organizations. Prior to this she worked for the Worldwide Fund for Nature in Kenya. Mimi will be responsible for managing our community relations, working with educational establishments, stakeholders and other community groups, and on the delivery of the community benefits action plans and our waste education activities in Dundee and Angus.

31^st January 2018: Successful “Meet the Buyer’s Event”
MVV Environment Baldovie (MEB) and their contractors, Standardkessel Baumgarte GmbH (SGB) and Chilworth, held a very successful “Meet the Buyer’s Event” at the Michelin Athletic Club. Almost 150 potential contractors and suppliers, mostly from the Tayside region, joined us for talks about our project and the various opportunities available to engage with us. MEB will soon start construction of the £125 million Energy from Waste Combined Heating and Power (EFW CHP) facility which is scheduled to take between two and three years.