Blue Group receives Sunday Times accolade
The table ranks Britain’s top 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales over the latest three years and is compiled by networking events firm Fast Track. Blue Group will receive their award at a ceremony held at Richard Branson’s Oxfordshire home in May.
The firm distributes machinery with a specialised focus on spare parts and service nationwide. Its after sales area found success in the recent economic downturn as a number of businesses chose to repair rather than replace existing machinery.
Blue Group chairman Pat McGeary joined up with Brian Maxwell, Eugene Donnelly and Austin Carey to form the company in 2004 and they now plan further acquisitions along with additional OEM distribution partnerships in growing markets.
Mr McGeary said: This award is a huge recognition of the hard work put in by everyone within the Group and also the continuing loyalty of our customers. Through these challenging times we have strived to become more efficient whilst improving our service and product offering to our clients. We are delighted to have received such a prestigious award and look forward to driving the business forward in the coming years.
Caption: Sunday Times 2012 Fast Track 100 logo
Bhler launches Sortex A PET recycling sorter
Engineering manufacturer Bhler has announced its new Sortex A PET optical recycling sorter.
The system uses five 300mm wide chutes for higher capacity sorting as well as custom-designed high-definition cameras for colour sorting and foreign material removal on PET flakes. An optional split chute system is also included.
The high-definition cameras are able to view defects, such as adhering paper or labels, from either side of a product. The product is also capable of sorting up to six tonnes per hour per single sorting unit of PET flakes and is only 5m2 in size.
Faisal Baig, global product manager at Bhler said: The SORTEX A is the perfect solution for any PET recycler. It incorporates Bhlers latest product design and technical developments to achieve the highest quality product at the largest possible capacities available to the industry.
Compact & Bale to distribute German balers in UK
Kent-based baler supplier Compact & Bale has been appointed UK distributor for German manufacturer Strautmanns full range of automated baling machinery.
The firm now offers the following patented machines nationwide along with Stautmanns standard baler range: BaleTainer, which is a fully automatic baling press; LiquiDrainer which empties filled PET bottles, TetraPak cartons and beverage cans; the Strautmann StyroPress, which compacts EPS (Styropor) into briquettes; and the AutoLoadBaler, which is a self-loading vertical baler.
Founded in 1930, Strautmann launched its first baling press in 1993 and is now represented in 32 countries worldwide. Its customers in the UK include Ocado and GlaxoSmithkline.
Compact & Bale managing director, Steve Burnett, said: Our innovative approach to waste and recycling helps systemise our customers waste management operations, reduce costs and maximise recycling revenues. We already provide a wide range of expertise, products and services to clients in sectors including manufacturing, retail, distribution and recycling. With Strautmanns intelligent, automate to save systems, we now offer truly automated waste solutions that will bring our clients real savings.
DPS Global unveils waste-to-energy technology
Waste to energy firm DPS Global has announced its new ST Series technology, which turns industrial, clinical and hazardous waste streams into ash and heat.
The company claims that businesses CO2 emissions and heating bills can be reduced by as much as 100,000 a year, depending on feed volumes, through a process involving pyrolysis and the gasification of waste.
The ST compact system can produce up to 250kg per hour and generate heat output of as much as 700kWth, according to DPS. It also accepts around 85% of the European waste catalogue of materials with no pre-treatment required, says the company.
Pyrolysis involves the thermal decomposition of organic material through heat, which separates the energy rich carbon and hydrogen from the waste and also decomposes the waste to form a synthetic gas (syngas). The syngas can then be combusted to ensure small pollutant particles are destroyed, according to DPS.
Neil Young, managing director at DPS Global, said: Incineration has always been the main alternative to landfill when dealing with hazardous and difficult to deal with wastes. However, we believe that there is now a real alternative through the wide scale deployment of compact pyrolysis waste treatment systems, which will help the private and public sectors reduce and control their waste costs, as well as significantly contributing to their Corporate Social Responsibility targets and obligations.
Caption: DPS Globals new ST Series technology
Jarshire unveils dual tie baling system
Slough-based waste systems manufacturer Jarshire Limited, in partnership with US maufacturer IPS Balers, has announced its Dual Wire Tying system for baling waste.
It is possible to retrofit the technology to any make of two ram baler, according to Jarshire. Also, configurations are offered for both overhead gantry mounted systems with rollers or for those that are cantilever floor mounted.
In either case, the units are entirely mounted to a bottom plate either hanging from the top or supported from the bottom. Nothing needs to be removed during operation to change from wire to plastic, according to the company, while it is also not necessary to disconnect any of the wire, plastic strapping, hoses, or electrical components.
Nick Jobson, Jarshire director, said: This is an important development. IPS already supplies us with our standard wire tie systems but increasing numbers of our customers are asking about dual tying utilising both plastic and traditional wire. The Jarshire/IPS system will allow customers who want to bale RDF and recyclable material to only need one machine to bale all their waste.
Spares are available from Jarshires Halifax warehouse and the company also provides service back-up for the system.
UK distributor for Tana Shark slow speed shredder
Midlands-based recycling company Warwick Ward Machinery has begun distributing waste shredders in the UK, which are manufactured by Tana of Finland for general, wood, plastics and tyre waste.
Designed for use on all varieties of waste, the Tana Shark slow speed shredders features include a side wall opening door that can cut the time lost through blockage, and a patented swing frame system.
The Tana Shark can be used to pre-shred and also includes a single shaft rotor with bolt on reversible knives and interchangeable counter knives. With optional interchangeable screens it can produce a consistent particle size of between 500mm and 50mm.
Donald Ward, director of Warwick Ward, said: We were very impressed by the end product and the ability to change this to your desired particle size. We were also surprised at the ease and simplicity of the machine in regards to the counter knifes and teeth being changed. It has a side opening wall door that enables you to access the rotor direct to remove any unwanted material keeping downtime to a minimum. The amount of fuel required also played a part and the ability to decrease the engine torque and speed to save on fuel also influenced our decision.
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