SITA UK has expressed its delight with today's (6th March) decision by Northumberland County Council's planning committee to approve the planning application for a new integrated waste management facility (IWMF) in West Sleekburn. The ultra-modern £11m facility will process 50,000 tonnes a year of mixed newspapers, magazines, cardboard, cans and …

In a bid to bring calm to the situation over the announcement by the WEEE Scheme Forum, that there will be no Allocation Centre. REPIC, the leading B2C WEEE compliance scheme in the UK, has confirmed it will accept free of charge any WEEE, of any category, collected through in-store …

Dawsonrentals materials handling equipment limited offers a wide range of products throughout the municipal and industrial marketplace. Included in their rental fleet is a comprehensive range of forklift trucks for a wide variety of applications. At any one time, over 1000 forklifts will be rented from Dawsonrentals MHE Ltd in …

Ray Mallon, Mayor of Middlesbrough, is calling upon politicians of all parties to pay more than lip service to the problems of climate change. The appeal was made at a nationally important climate change conference held in the town yesterday (Tuesday 6 March). Ray Mallon said: “I want to see …

(www.dicksonweb.com) Managers of industrial facilities seeking to meet the highest standards of temperature and humidity control by using NIST-certified instruments can now be assured that their chart recorders' and data loggers' calibrations are current through Dickson Company's automatic enrollment of NIST-certified instruments in the Dickson Calibration Club (http://www.dicksonweb.com/calibration/calibration_club.php ). Dickson …

Magline has chosen the IMHX to launch its Powered Gemini hand delivery truck. The powered hand delivery truck is the first of its kind to be launched in the UK and is being hailed as a major step forward in terms of efficiency and health and safety. The Powered Gemini …

LogiChem Europe 2007, the 6th annual bulk and speciality chemical supply chain conference, will take place on 16th-18thApril 2007 in the Hilton, Dusselforf. Around 200 senior representatives, including heads and directors of Europe's leading chemical manufacturers and distributors, will convene to discuss their current challenges in what is, at present, …

Recycling bins disguised as cows will soon be grazing on waste across the capital, following a trial in Lewisham which proved an un'herd' of success. In a bid to encourage the general public to recycle and support local authorities in their quest to meet tough landfill diversion targets for municipal …

Outstanding service and quality products have resulted in B&B Attachments receiving 'Preferred Supplier' status from Marshalls plc, the UK's leading landscape products manufacturer. The endorsement of B&B Attachments products and customer service follows 10 years successful trading with Marshalls and has culminated in B&B supplying 99% of all attachments to …

HiLo-PSS Group is set to further increase its market share of racking and shelving sales in the UK following the appointment of Mark Thorpe as Key Accounts Manager. The appointment follows rapid growth by the UK's leading manufacturer and distributor of pallet racking and heavy duty shelving systems, which is …