TITAN Group invests in sustainable construction materials at the former Fiddler’s Ferry power station
A brand-new ponded fly ash processing and beneficiating facility is coming to Warrington, UK. The facility will process and improve ponded fly-ash into a high-quality material to enable TITAN’s customers to produce lower carbon concrete and construction materials.
TITAN will build and operate a state-of-the-art processing and beneficiating facility for ponded fly ash, following an agreement with PEEL NRE, part of PEEL Group, a privately held UK infrastructure and property investment company.
The facility is expected to become operational by the first quarter of 2027. This long-term agreement to extract and process the ash from the lagoons will enable PEEL Group’s commitment to secure a safe, accessible landform to support the progressive long-term restoration of the site whilst providing ecological and recreational enhancements.
Jean-Philippe Benard, Head of Cementitious, Executive Committee Member at TITAN Group, stated: "This project is a major step forward in implementing our Growth Strategy. Expanding our alternative cementitious business, we are enhancing the sustainability of the construction sector and meeting the growing demand for innovative, high-performance building materials.”
Kieran Tames, Director - Head of Peel NRE, said: “We are very pleased to have reached this agreement with TITAN, which follows years of hard work fully evaluating the potential to transform the waste ash material from the power station directly into a low carbon construction product. This agreement has the potential to accelerate the recovery of waste ash from the lagoons, enabling their restoration and enhancement as envisaged by the Development Framework that was approved by the local authority last year. Through our partnership, existing customers will continue to source ash from the site, ensuring continuity of supply for their applications.”
The facility will be able to process 300,000 tons of wet fly ash annually starting from 2027, with the potential to double this capacity. The processed fly ash will meet the BS EN 450 standard that ensures the quality and consistency of fly ash when used as a pozzolanic addition to cement or concrete mixtures.
TITAN will leverage the advanced proprietary processing capabilities and expertise of ST Equipment & Technology, part of TITAN Group, to transform ponded fly ash into a consistent, concrete-grade product, offering substantial improvements over current lagoon extraction methods. Unlike unprocessed materials, which are unsuitable for high-value applications, TITAN’s processed fly ash will serve as a high-performance supplementary cementitious material for concrete production.
This initiative in the UK complements the company’s Joint Venture in India and existing partnerships with Aegean Perlites (Greece), Vezirhan Pozzolan (Turkey), and Ecocem, furthering TITAN’s strategic priority to develop innovative, low-carbon products.