Issue - meetings

The Board received a report of the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, which proposed a solution to the current situation that existed at Widnes Crematorium with the two cremators. 

Members were advised that Widnes Crematorium currently had two ATI UK Ltd cremators for which a service and maintenance contract was entered into with them, at the time they were installed.  Unfortunately on 18 March 2020, the Council received confirmation that ATI UK Ltd had ceased to trade, which had left the Council with no service and maintenance contract.

The report discussed the importance of regular servicing of the equipment and the steps taken to find a solution.  The proposal presented would see the replacement of one of the ATI UK cremators and the parts of the one removed would be kept for replacement parts for the other.  The current temporary cremator supplied would be removed, saving the cost of hire.

The Board considered the financial implications of the proposal, taking into consideration the income generated from the Crematorium per annum.

RESOLVED:  That

1)    delegated authority be granted to the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Urban Renewal, to procure a replacement cremator and associated service and maintenance contract; and

2)    Council be recommended to include £200,000 in the 2020/22 Capital Programme for the scheme, as outlined in Section 5.0 of the report.