Environmental company launches North East office following council contract win

An environmental company has opened a new base in the North East as part of plans to expand and create jobs.

ATG Group has launched its northern office at Sunderland’s North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) as it announced a new contract with Sunderland City Council to recover waste oil.

The company, headquartered in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, uses advanced processes to deal with environment and waste management. The company has secured a contract with Sunderland City Council to recover waste oil near a stretch of the new strategic corridor.

ATG Group deals with land oil spills, water contamination and the removal of invasive plant species. It chose Sunderland after agreeing a contract with the City Council to recover waste oil that was found during the planning stage of the new strategic corridor.

Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council and Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Councillor Claire Rowntree said: “The council is pleased to welcome ATG Group to Sunderland.

“We have worked alongside the company on a number of successful projects so far, and look forward to working with ATG Group in the future now it has established a new base in the city.”

“We have ambitious plans to grow across the UK in the next five years as more brownfield sites are developed. While we have bases in Scotland and the south of England, we felt there was a need for one in the north of England. We have a number of exciting plans for the North East base, which will create new jobs.”

Projects director Duncan Sanders explained: “During the initial planning stage, the council engineers identified an area of waste hydrocarbons. Working with Esh Group and Environment Agency, we were tasked with safely recovering the substance two years ago.

“There is more to recover and as the site has now been handed back to Sunderland City Council, we have agreed an ongoing contract directly with the council to carry out those works.”

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