Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet is bringing the latest Waste-to-Energy boiler technology – the Artificial Vision System (AVS) – to the UK business landscape. The news of food waste expert Tidy Planet’s partnership with Valencian-headquartered Sugimat – being the sole distributor of their industry-leading boilers – was announced earlier in the year. …
Read More »Five signs of a good wheeled loader
David Banks, JCB’s Sales Manager – Waste and Recycling Sector, offers guidance for sites seeking a wheeled loader. As waste and recycling throughputs increase and sites expand, demand for wheeled loaders is growing. But what should you look for when seeking a wheeled loader that will deliver optimum performance across …
Read More »S Norton & Co turnover and profits rose by a third in 2017
Price increases for the main ferrous grades helped to push up turnover and profits by a third for S Norton & Co Ltd, one of the UK’s prominent metal recyclers, according to its latest published accounts for 2017. Annual turnover increased to £272 million for the year to 31 December …
Read More »Another Volvo package for Central Demolition
Central Demolition Ltd of Bonnybridge, Scotland, has invested in another package of Volvo excavators and loading shovels, including their largest shovel yet in the guise of an L150H. “In our opinion, Volvo excavators and loading shovels are top-class products in terms of reliability, performance and operator acceptance,” says Murray Brodie, …
Read More »Plastics Recycling Awards Europe expand for 2019
Following the success of this year’s inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, the organisers have announced the expansion of the awards to a total of eight categories for 2019. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner at the RAI, Amsterdam on the evening 10 April 2019, after the first …
Read More »J&B Recycling celebrates a strong year of business growth
The 20th Anniversary celebrations of the North East’s largest independent waste management company, J&B Recycling Ltd, continued as it reported another ground-breaking financial year. The company this week posted its financial accounts after another year of solid growth and strong investment, which topped £10m in total over the last three …
Read More »New arrivals mean that Tom White Waste is 100 per cent JCB
Coventry-based Tom White Waste (TWW) has added a further four JCB machines to the range of materials handling equipment (MHE) in operation at its recycling centre in Coventry. The new additions mean that TWW’s MHE fleet is now comprised entirely of JCB equipment. The latest order is made up of …
Read More »Hiab launches a renewed range of JONSERED recycling cranes
At IAA 2018 exhibition, Hiab, part of Cargotec, is launching the upgraded JONSERED recycling crane range for heavy-duty recycling. This is a part of Hiab’s long-term strategy, where Hiab bundles its expertise and offering for the Waste Management & Recycling segment. The new range of upgraded JONSERED recycling cranes will …
Read More »Plastic waste a ‘significant problem’ for UK SMEs, research reveals
83% feel plastic waste is ‘a problem’ 63% have initiatives in place to reduce their reliance on plastic 58% aren’t being incentivised enough to reduce the amount of plastic waste they use SMEs across the UK are almost uniformly in agreement that plastic waste is a problem that needs to …
Read More »Director promotion for UNTHA’s waste industry specialist
UNTHA UK has promoted popular colleague Gary Moore to the role of sales director. Having spent the last four years as the industrial shredder specialist’s sales manager, Gary has been instrumental in growing unit sales by 40% during that time. He has been the driving force behind some of the …
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