Grundon works to offset vehicle emissions
From January 1, Grundons entire transport fleet comprising of 491 road-going vehicles was certified as CarbonNeutral. The waste management firm expects to reduce 30,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over three years through its carbon finance programme.
The scheme, which has been validated to both the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Gold level of the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB), pays smallhold farmers to plant trees in a bid to help reverse the countrys trend towards deforestation, reducing soil erosion and improving local biodiversity.
Compliance manager Toni Robinson, said: Were proud to be leading the industry and setting new standards in environmental management. Over the last decade we have put considerable focus on improving our environmental credentials and have successfully reduced our carbon footprint by almost 80%.
This is the next really big step and its one were incredibly excited and passionate about. For us, this is about so much more than just a sticker on the side of a truck, its a tangible demonstration of our commitment to continue to cut carbon emissions and, most importantly, it will have a huge benefit for the community in Uganda who we are helping.
As part of this Grundon has invested 2.8 million in a fleet of 22 new environmentally friendly vehicles which aim to improve efficiency and minimise fuel consumption.
Westminster Waste invests in Hitachi excavator
Westminster Waste has invested in a Hitachi ZX130-3 excavator to enable it to handle greater volumes and a wider range of waste at its site in South Bermondsey, London.
The firm offers a range of waste and recycling services including skip hire, roll-on-off hire and hazardous waste management including asbestos waste disposal.
Discussing the benefits of the new excavator, the firms managing director Dominic Moule said: Hitachi’s legendary reliability really comes into its own when you’re talking about a growing operation like ours. We need to be able to deliver our services to customers every single day without fail, and having reliable machinery is essential to that. From what we’ve heard about these Hitachi machines, we’re expecting to never have to replace it.
Doosan wheel loader and excavator for Scottish firm
Dumbarton-based William Thompson & Son has purchased a Doosan wheel loader and crawler excavator for work on a new soil and recycling operation.
Supplied by Coatbridge-based Scotia Plant Ltd, the authorised Doosan and Bobcat dealer for the central belt of Scotland, the new Stage IIIB compliant Doosan DL450-3 large wheel loader and DX255LC-3 excavator are working together feeding and stockpiling material for a new scalping screen.
The DL450-3 model is part of the new generation of Doosan Stage IIIB compliant large wheel loaders. It is powered by the fuel efficient 13-litre Scania DC13 SCR 6-cylinder diesel engines, with a maximum power output of 264 kW at 1800 rpm. The DX255LC-3 excavator is powered by the 6-cylinder, turbocharged Doosan DL06K water-cooled diesel engine providing 138 kW (185 HP) of power at 1900 RPM. The bucket breakout force is 17.9 tonne (ISO), while the arm breakout force is 12.8 tonne
Commenting on the firms investment, Andrew Thompson, a Director at William Thompson & Son said: They provide extra power for the lift and carry applications we are typically carrying out and they can cover the ground quickly and have the traction to easily negotiate haul roads. We eventually purchased the larger DL450-3 model which has a high capacity bucket to further increase productivity.
The new Doosan DX255LC-3 excavator is the right size for feeding the screen and loads it with CDR material produced by construction sites throughout the area and carried to Riggangower by our fleet of tipper lorries. Riggangower is home to our operational landfill site, which is a former quarry from which we are able to recycle aggregates and soil from the overburden. We are also using the new Doosan excavator equipped with a breaker for work in our nearby quarry at Sheephill.
Maltese MRF selects Middleton Engineering conveyor
A Maltese materials recovery facility has installed a floor chain conveyor and a two-man picking station from Somerset-based Middleton Engineering.
U-Recycle Ltds MRF in Naxxar, Malta has been fitted with the two flight conveyor with mid-point picking station for removing unwanted material form the waste stream and will primarily handle paper and plastic. It has been designed to feed an existing channel baler. A majority of the material will include shredded paper from a growing number of commercial customers and the company expects to be handling around 500 tonnes of waste material per month, once the new solution is installed.
U-Recycles managing director, Joseph Sammut said: Our materials recovery business is expanding, so we need a new conveyor to separate and process material more easily to make our operation more efficient and result in a higher quality end product. We chose Middleton Engineering, after seeing a conveyor in action at a waste management facility in Leeds, because were happy with the quality, the fact that they are offering a complete solution, fully integrated with our existing baler, as well as organising the logistics of shipping and installation.
Discussing the conveyors features, Mark Smith, engineering director at Middleton Engineering, added: Ease of cleaning and maintenance to minimise downtime, as well as safety systems to protect operators, especially in the picking area, have also been built-in.
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