Dauson Environmental Group Ltd, Atlantic Eco Park, Newton Road, Rumney, Cardiff, CF3 2EJ
Company DP SWIPCo UK Ltd to Address the UK Waste Market
Waste-to-energy technology specialist DP CleanTech Group has partnered with waste operators Dauson Environmental Group and Brooke Energy Group to form DP SWIPCo UK Ltd. The new company has been established to develop solutions that specifically address the mounting business pressures faced by small and medium-sized waste operators in the UK.
UK waste policy is moving away from landfill and toward a circular model: reusing materials, recovering resources, and treating residual waste as a source of energy rather than simply a disposal problem. That shift is being driven through ever-expanding regulatory levers – shrinking landfill capacity, tightening environmental compliance requirements, stricter sorting standards, and forthcoming waste tracking and emissions frameworks – all adding further cost and complexity for the industry.
For small and medium waste businesses, meeting these requirements while covering rising operating costs has become a practical and financial challenge. Investing in reliable infrastructure has typically been complex, increasingly costly, and simply unsustainable.
A Shared Approach to Delivering SWIPs
DP SWIPCo Ltd was created to address this conundrum. Bringing together the deep technical expertise of DP CleanTech and the first-hand experience of established waste operators, together the joint venture has spent much are developing a new approach to the design, delivery and operation of smaller-scale waste-to-energy facilities, with a focus on making them commercially viable, reliable and fit for the needs of the UK market.
As a joint venture, the partners have worked closely together through extensive discussions around the design and functionality of the plants. By making decisions collectively across the complete solution – from design and technology through to construction, operation and feedstock – the partners aim to develop a standardised, repeatable model that can be efficiently deployed across multiple sites.
The partnership has already moved into delivery, with contracts in place for the first two plants, alongside plans to develop further plants across the UK over the coming few years.
Commenting on the new company, DP CleanTech Group CEO Simon Parker said
“We formed DP SWIPCo to apply innovative thinking that fundamentally challenges the business practices that have failed the industry and brought about decimated supply chains, costs that can’t be covered, and technology solutions that don’t work. These consequences — layered on top of urgent environmental demands — have made the current model unworkable.”
He added:
“Our collective belief is that partnerships thrive when interests are aligned and the stakes are shared fairly between all parties, and we’ve brought that philosophy to life with DP SWIPCo. By combining our knowledge and insights, and carrying that same shared-stakes approach into how we work with clients, we aim to transform the norms of the industry and deliver real benefits to operators.”
Dauson Environmental
Dauson Environmental Group is excited to be part of this new joint venture and to share its expertise and extensive experience as a waste operator to help develop a solution that can deliver benefits both for its own operations and the wider waste industry.
Dauson already has plans to implement the first the first of these SWIP plants at its own facility in Cardiff and the joint venture provides an opportunity to accelerate these plans across further sites within the group over the coming years.
Alongside this joint venture, Dauson Environmental Group is also investing in advanced material sorting and recovery infrastructure within its existing operations. This investment aligns closely with the development of DPSWIPCo’s technology, creating an integrated approach in which AI-enabled sorting can identify and recover recyclable materials before residual waste is processed for energy recovery.
Through these technologies, a key ambition for Dauson is to create a consistent, high-quality fuel from residual waste that is free from fossil fuel derived materials, maximising the recovery of valuable materials while reducing reliance on fossil carbon and landfill and supporting a more sustainable, circular approach to energy recovery.
Meet us at RWM 2026
DP CleanTech CEO Simon Parker will be elaborating on this subject ‘Making the Economics of Small Waste Incineration Work for Investors and Owners’ at the EFD Tech Theatre at 2:45 PM, Thursday 17th September.
DP SWIPCo will be exhibiting at Stand EN-F76 in the Energy, Fuels, Decarbonisation zone at the RWM Exhibition, NEC Birmingham on 16-17 September 2026.
About DP CleanTech
DP CleanTech Group is a global leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing and delivery of advanced renewable energy and environmental technology solutions. Founded in 2004, the company has over 350 references worldwide, drawing on a portfolio of proven technologies and an experienced team to deliver integrated solutions that turn waste into clean energy. With significant operations across Europe and Asia and a growing presence in Africa and South America, DP CleanTech’s mission is to create value from waste and drive the transition toward a circular, low-carbon economy through continuous innovation and international collaboration.
About Brooke Energy Group Ltd
Brooke Energy specializes in building, operating, and managing Energy from Waste plants across the South West of England with the current portfolio including waste wood CHP plants and an RDF fuelled SWIP plant. The company focuses on optimising all areas of the project from design and build through to operations and feedstock management.
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