The only awards ceremony dedicated to the wood recycling sector, the letsrecycle.com-organised event celebrates excellence, innovation and success in the industry.
Hadfield Wood Recyclers picked up the Abraservice UK-sponsored Quality Product of the Year award for its bio-secure Easichick Poultry Bedding, which was developed after extensive consumer market research.
Judges described the product as a shining example of how good consumer focus and a professional approach to marketing and production can benefit the bottom line.
Elsewhere, managing director of Community Wood Recycling, Richard Mehmed, accepted the award for Best Partnership sponsored by A Jansen BV on behalf of the organisation and its partnership with 25 independent social enterprises.
The National Builders Collection Scheme waste wood collection service beat off stiff competition from biomass plant partnership O-Gen Plymtrek as well as SITA UK and RWE npower renewable. The scheme was commended by judges for creating jobs and volunteer opportunities for disadvantaged people.
Finally, the hard work of Countrystyles operations team at its Ridham dock facility in Kent was recognised with the Best Team or Site Manager of the Year award, sponsored by CBI Europe.
Judges said the Countrystyle team had shown incredible ability and drive to improve efficiency and throughput of its 24-hour wood processing operation, which sends quality product to export markets with positive sales results.
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Sponsored Abraservice UK, A Jansen BV, CBI Europe, Firefly ab and Warwick Ward, the awards are open to WRA members, board mills, recyclers, energy companies, individuals, local authorities and the community sector and took place at Coombe Abbey Hotel.
A number of figures in the wood recycling industry also spoke about the likes of biomass energy and fire safety as part of the WRA conference, which took place at the same venue either side of the award ceremony (see letsrecycle.com story).
The full list of award winners and nominees are:
Quality Product of the Year, sponsored by Abraservice UK
Winner: Easichick Poultry Bedding for the consumer market, Hadfield Wood Recyclers.
In 2012, following extensive research of the market place, Hadfield Wood Recyclers launched a bio-secure poultry bedding into the domestic poultry market in a 10kg bale. The judges were enthralled with the product and labelled it as a shining example of how good customer focus, a professional approach to marketing and production can benefit the bottom line.
Runners-up:
- Chip Drum for biofuel production, Vermeer UK.
- Grade C wood pellets, Countrystyle Group.
Best Partnership, sponsored by A Jansen BV
Winner: National Builders Collection Scheme: a partnership between Community Wood Recycling and 25 independent social enterprises offering a wood-waste collection service to UK builders.
The scheme offers a one-stop waste wood collection service with uniformly high standards to the countrys leading builders. It showcases that recycling wood can bring great success, with a record annual turnover of 104,000 in July 2013. The judges described it as an excellent example of a partnership working and commended the partnership for creating jobs and volunteer opportunities for disadvantaged people.
Runners-up:
- O-Gen Plymtrek: The partnership between MITIE/Utilyx, O-Gen UK and Una Group is developing a biomass plant near Plymouth that will convert 40,000 tonnes of waste wood into renewable heat and power each year;
- SITA UK and RWE npower renewable: A contract between the two will see SITA UK supply 50% (c.200,000 tonnes) of the recovered wood feedstock to RWEs 250 million biomass combined heat and power plant, currently under development in Fife.
Site Manager or Team of the Year, sponsored by CBI Europe
The judges commended the hard work put in by the Ridham Operations Team, which is responsible for Countrystyles Ridham and Ridham Sea Terminal facilities in Kent. The team have shown incredible ability and drive to improve efficiency and throughput of this 24-hour round the clock operation, whilst ensuring health and safety regulations are strictly adhered to. The judges praised the work of each team member on this pressured operation to make sure that the quality of wood for export is as high as can be, with positive sales results.
Runner-up:
- Dan Beeson, site manager at Countrystyle Groups Ridham facility in Kent.
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