An engineering, environmental and planning consultancy has secured a Government contract to work more than 4,000 miles away from its Maidstone base on a remote island of just 800 people.

Caulmert will undertake the role of independent certifier to assist in the management of the installation of an incinerator on Ascension Island in the mid Atlantic.

The incinerator, once operational,will manage the majority of the island’s waste and has the capacity to cope with the current projected population for the next 20 years.

The incinerator will be built in the UK and cold commissioned, which is the process of testing it without waste, before it is disassembled and shipped off on a 4,137-mile journey from Southampton to the island between Africa and Brazil.

On the island, Caulmert, will work with a team of contractors to re-build the facility and then test it with actual waste.

The project is funded by the Darwin Initiative, a UK government grant scheme that helps protect biodiversity and natural environments worldwide.

Ian Crofts, Caulmert's director of environmental services said: “We’re excited to be working on this project for the Ascension Island government to assist them in achieving their environmental targets.

“Part of our role is the quality assurance of the packing of the shipping containers to adhere with the strict international shipping requirements including ensuring the containers are stable in transit. We will also assist in protecting the island’s biodiversity and the habitat, the flora and fauna, by ensuring seeds, animals and soil from a foreign land do not enter the Ascension Island environment.”

Mike Haworth, the Ascension Island government’s project manager, added: “With their support in the UK and here locally, we will deliver this key infrastructure that will ensure responsible waste management on this small island for the long term.”

Founded in 2009, Caulmert counts among its clients Willmott Dixon, Stoke City FC, Wynne Construction, TGI Fridays, Viridor, and Airbus.