Row over Interserve's Glasgow waste plant escalates

摘要

The row between Interserve and the client that kicked it off an energy-f rom-waste scheme in Glasgow three years ago has gone to arbitration. Viridor removed Interserve from the job after losing patience with the firm, complaining that it "repeatedly failed" to meet its delivery milestones. The decision came just a day after Interserve said its then chief executive Adrian Ringrose - who spearheaded the move into energy-from-waste, which has so far racked up more than £200m in losses - was stepping down "in order to pursue the next phase of his career". Viridor's parent, the listed water utility Pennon, has since said it has been forced to spend millions of pounds carrying out remediation work. In its annual report, the firm said the cost of the Glasgow Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre (pictured) had ballooned from £155m to £273m.