Drax Power Ltd
Drax Power Ltd operates the largest power plant in the UK and Europe’s single largest decarbonisation programme.
Located near Selby, the six unit biomass and coal power station supplies 6% of the UK’s electricity, including 11% of its renewable power. The firm was looking for a responsive, multi-disciplined maintenance and construction partner to carry out a range of day works and civils packages at the high security plant.
What we do
Sewell Construction bid for and successfully won the framework, which has resulted in more than 1,000 individual work activities per year being instructed by the Drax Engineering Teams. The work is ongoing, with regular improvements made across the site.
As part of the framework agreement, we TUPE’d seven full time employees, with an overall number of twelve members of staff on site, and boosted them with refresher training and a regular management support network, increasing their engagement and overall performance.
"The Sewell team have an excellent understanding and management system for COSHH on site, which was completely up-to-date and scored the highest of all contractors recently audited. Understanding and access to the system is very good."