To receive a presentation from Mike Turner; MVV Managing Director and Jade Beavan; MVV Community Liaison Manager summarising the performance of the contract, facility and MVV’s business performance.

Mike Turner (Managing Director, MVV) provided an update and highlighted: 

a)    Strong performance in year ending March 2025, above design parameters (availability, throughput, diversion, carbon savings); 
 

b)    Excellent Health & Safety record with no RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) incidents and had reached 1,600 days without a lost-time injury; 
 

c)    Higher energy prices and plant performance boosted Third-Party Income (TPI), resulting in a TPI share being issued;  
 

d)    Waste accepted had been impacted by an increase in CV (calorific value) and outages;
 

e)    Targets for waste diversion, availability and CO_2eq savings had all been exceeded; 
 

f)     The only significant breach of performance management factors was 19 breaches of turnaround times which were due to fire alarms issue, tipping hall hold-ups or errors on the weighbridge; 
 

g)    Facility improvements and developments included: 
 

                              i.        Site road marking refresh; 
 

                             ii.        New tipping cabin installed, for increased health, safety and security; 
 

                            iii.        Tipping hall walkways had been redesigned to incorporate a pedestrian route around the perimeter; 
 

                            iv.        A remote induction system for contractors had been implemented; 
 

                             v.        A new visitor blue line had been implemented to increase safety. 
 

Jade Beavan (Community Liaison Manager, MVV) added: 

h)    MVV promoted the waste hierarchy and helped communicate Partner Councils’ waste reduction priorities?; 
 

i)     Coordination and delivery of site tours along with careers-focused Q&A sessions?; 
 

j)     Planned, supported, and represented the?organisation at community events?; 
 

k)    Engaged in waste education forums and collaborative meetings?; 
 

l)     Led partner facility tours and hosted educational visits on waste management; 
 

m)  Increase from 533 hours of third party usage in 2023/24 to 691 hours in 2024/25; 
 

n)    School engagement had increased in Plymouth; 

                              i.        School visits remained a challenge with schools further away from the site due to logistical challenges, but some transport costs were supported for those in Torbay Council area and Devon County Council area;

                             ii.        An outreach offer was also available for schools; 
 

o)    MVV Devonport had partnered with Pollenize to host a research apiary, supporting native dark honeybees and championing local biodiversity; 

                              i.        MVV and?Pollenize?had teamed?up to boost biodiversity, engage communities, and drive a greener future;

                             ii.        MVV inspired future eco-champions by sharing pollinator science, honey extraction, and a taste of nature’s sweet rewards; 

                            iii.        Additional planting to encourage the bees continued as well as raising awareness of the bees within the woods local to the plant; 
 

p)    MVV had joined a city-wide demonstration of support for a local child with cancer, lighting up local landmarks in gold to celebrate the child’s 15^th birthday on 02 December 2024. 

Mike Turner (Managing Director, MVV) then added: 

q)    MVV UK Growth included: 
 

                              i.        Medworth, Wisbech construction would begin in late 2025 and was expected to be operational in 2029; 
 

                             ii.        Canford, Bournemouth facility planning application was rejected in June 2025, but an appeal was being prepared; 
 
 

r)    Developments in Medworth and Canford were both commercially led, with some capacity and contracts expected to be negotiated with local authorities; 

In response to questions, the following was discussed: 
 

s)     Plastic had high CV and food waste had low CV, but both were expected to reduce in time with national recycling initiatives which would have an impact; 
 

t)     New recycling officers at Plymouth City Council were to be engaged at the site within the coming weeks.