Harsco Corporation has announced the expansion of its work on a major Brownfield energy plant in the US regarded as one of the cleanest coal burning plants ever built in the United States. By the time of project completion in early 2012, Harsco's role is expected to have produced revenues of approximately USD 25 million in sales and services, making it one of Harsco Infrastructure's key North American projects for 2011-2012 and a prime example of the group's capabilities for supporting major industrial and civil works projects worldwide.

Harsco is providing scaffold access services for the completion of Dominion Virginia Power's 585 MW Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, an all new electric power generating facility being built in southwestern Virginia. Harsco was selected for the project by The Shaw Group Inc, the project's engineering, procurement and constructor, to perform an independent analysis of the project's optimum scaffold requirements and associated labor productivity. Harsco's role has expanded to include scaffold project management over a peak work force on site of 375 certified scaffold erectors, with over 2,000 access platforms erected.

Harsco's ability to manage complex access labor projects along with the implementation of Harsco's proprietary Scaffold Tracker Project Professional(R) program have both benefited the project's productivity goals.

Mr Robert Ball, Shaw's project manager, said that "Harsco Infrastructure's partnership with Shaw has contributed to productivity and cost savings. Harsco's commitment to safety has added to a safe work environment and culture on site. Our employees use their scaffolds daily."

The scope and effectiveness of Harsco's role is expected to lead to future bidding opportunities on additional energy and infrastructure projects across the globe.