Funding Boost for Abbots Lea School

Alstom and DF Energy, consortium partners for the construction of Carrington Power Station in Manchester, have donated £1,000 to Abbots Lea School, based in Liverpool. 

And, to make the news for the school even better, employees from contractor CB&I and trade union members working on site collected an additional £2,695 for the school.

Brian Tidmarsh, who organised the collection and whose son is a pupil at the school, said: I was amazed at the generosity of the workers from site and also from Alstom and DF Energy.  The school has provided fantastic support to me and my family and my son really enjoys his time there.

Abbots Lea School caters for 214 pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and other related difficulties who are aged between five and 19-years-old. 

Mary Donovan, fundraiser at Abbots Lea, said: Although we receive funding from Liverpool Council to run the school, additional donations like this make a real difference.  Were going to use the money to upgrade the library facilities and restock with new reading material.

Anthony Wilson, from Alstom, said: Visiting the school was a real pleasure its an excellent facility that provides individual educational needs to the pupils.

Joanne Sheehan, from DF Energy, said: We were delighted to be able to add to the extraordinary amount donated by the CB&I and trade union workers from site.

The new power station is being developed by Carrington Power Limited, which is owned by ESB, the leading Irish energy company which has operations in over 35 countries, including Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Photo Caption: (Back row L-R) Margaret Lucas  head teacher and Ursula  Boulton deputy head  from Abbots Lea School, Anthony Wilson, Alstom. Joanne Sheehan, DF Energy, Brian Tidmarsh and Ronnie Vaughn from CB&I and Mary Donovan charity coordinator Abbots Lea School. 

NOTES TO THE EDITOR:

Alstom

In the UK, Alstom has built and now maintains over half the countrys gas-fired power plants, including a 1,650MW plant in Nottinghamshire, a 2,160MW plant in Pembrokeshire, a 900MW plant in Devon and a 1,275MW plant in Kent.

At Carrington, Alstom is responsible for supplying, commissioning and maintaining the power generating equipment, including two gas turbines, two steam turbines and two heat recovery steam generators.

Alstom has been active in Manchester for many years. The Virgin trains that run between Manchester and London were designed and built by Alstom, who now maintain them at a dedicated depot in Longsight, employing around 300 people.

DF

DF specialises in the development of complex, integrated projects such as gas-fired power stations, industrial plants and fuel storage. The company carries out end-to-end project processes that include engineering, procurement, construction, erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance.

At Carrington, DF will be responsible for all the civil works, electrical and mechanical works and the construction and balance of the plant equipment.