OREANDA-NEWS. The Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 project has achieved a major safety milestone and marked the occasion by donating ?9,000 to local charities. 

The Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) project, being built on land adjacent to Ferrybridge C Power Station, and nearing the end of the construction phase, recently achieved one million man hours without a lost time injury. This is a major achievement for such a large scale construction project and represents the second time one-million man-hours without a lost time injury was reached at the site.

As a way of celebrating the achievement, three local charities were suggested by the project’s workforce who could benefit from a donation. The local charities are Martin House Children’s Hospice, Candlelighters and Pathfinders Special School, each received a ?3,000 donation from Hitachi Zosen Inova/Ferrybridge Multifuel Energy Ltd.

The charities attended a cheque presentation event at the project site and were all delighted with the donation.

Dave Taylor, Health and Safety Manager for Multifuel Energy Ltd said: “Achieving one million man hours is a fantastic safety milestone for the project and one that everyone associated with the project can be proud of. We wanted to mark the achievement by doing something different so we asked the work force to suggest local charities that we could donate to. We look forward to seeing the difference our contribution will make to the work that they do in the local area.”

John Haigh from Martin House Children’s Hospice near Wetherby said: “Martin House Children’s Hospice provides care for children with life shortening conditions. The hospice relies heavily on donations to continue the work that we do to support local families. This donation will pay for three families to have a weekend stay at Martin house, which offers respite to both the children and their family.”

Stephanie Jones from Candlelighters, based in Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), said: “This donation will be put towards the new support service ‘Candlelighters @The Square’ just walking distance from the LGI, which offers support to everyone who is affected by a diagnosis of cancer for a child, specifically parents, siblings, family and friends.”