Stirling council buys Middleton Engineering baler
The twin ram design of the Middleton ME2R80 is intended to also produce heavier, denser bales of waste material, to optimise expensive storage and transportation costs. Stirling councils waste services team will take delivery of the first ME2R80 at its new Polmaise Recycling and Baling facility near Fallin, in Scotland, later this month. The council already achieves a waste recycling rate of 57.4% and expects the new machine to contribute to further reductions in waste to landfill.
David Hopper, waste service manager for Stirling council, said: Our weekly household kerbside sorting is already very efficient, but this new machine will help us make it even better with better compaction in the bales. It also gives us the flexibility, if we decide, to bale other materials in the future.
Blue Group appointed as Terex Fuchs UK distributor
Waste processing equipment specialist Blue Group has been named as the new distributor of Terex Fuchs materials handling equipment in the UK.
Since 1999, the Bristol-based plant and equipment rental company, the Hydrex Group, has acted as a hirer and as a distributor for the German made construction and loading machines in the UK. During this period, they have developed the UK market into one of Terex Fuchs most important globally. As part of their marketing strategy for further developments, Terex Fuchs began searching for a new dealer and service partner. With Blue Groups strong presence in the waste sector and planned expansion into metals recycling, the synergy between the two companies was seen as mutually beneficial and it was agreed with Hydrex that Blue Group will take over the dealership of Terex Fuchs in the UK and Ireland with immediate effect.
With a view to safeguarding existing jobs and ensuring optimal continuity for existing and potential customers, Blue Group will take over the staff and Bristol premises of Hydrex. To ensure a smooth transition between the two companies, Blue Group will continue to operate the Hydrex Portishead office as the base for the Terex Fuchs dealership and integrate the existing premises and staff with Blues offices in Warrington, London, Bristol and Stirling.
Brian Maxwell, director of Blue Group, said: We are delighted to be appointed as the new distributor for Terex Fuchs in the UK. It has been our long term growth strategy to add a materials handler to our existing portfolio of exclusive brands, and we are thrilled to have secured the dealership of our number one choice in Terex Fuchs.
Light bulb reverse vending recycling machine launched
A reverse vending recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and domestic batteries has been launched by international technology specialist Revend Recycling Ltd.
The company claims that patented reVend machine is the first domestic light bulb reverse vending recycling machine of its type in the world. It has been jointly designed and developed by Revend Recycling Ltd and Repant ASA, a corporation listed on the Norwegian Stock Exchange. Revend Recycling will sell and market the reverse vending recycling machines while Repant will manufacture and assemble them.
The light bulb recycling machine has an add-on unit, as an option, for the collection and recycling of domestic batteries. The company hopes it will help meet increasing demand for light bulb recycling due to the international change over to CFL (long life low energy) and LED domestic light bulbs and European recycling targets for domestic batteries.
Revend Recycling recently concluded a supply agreement with furniture giant IKEA and said it would install a significant number of machines in several IKEA stores throughout Europe, including the UK, Germany, & Denmark. IKEA was first to install the light bulb reverse vending recycling technology in its stores in Wembley and Wednesbury, West Midlands.
MGB Plastics opens education centre
Wheeled bin manufacturer MGB Plastics has opened a dedicated visitor centre designed to showcase how everyone can do their bit in tackling the UKs waste management issues.
The facility has been developed at its head office in Rotherham as an educational resource to bring together local councils, businesses and schools to highlight the importance of waste management and recycling. The centre will house a display room of recycling products such as wheeled bins and kitchen caddies. MGB Plastics will also showcase it manufacturing process and quality testing and allow visitors to see how products are made.
Conor Sugrue, general manager at MGB Plastics, said: This centre will enable visitors to get more information about the manufacturing process and show them how businesses are taking the lead on the sustainability and green agenda. Getting everyone to participate in the efforts is the best chance for all recycling targets to be met.
When all of the schools and authorities have a way of playing a part in improving the environment, the UK will succeed. This is exactly why the centre was created.
Biomass wagon launched
A prototype covered hopper wagon that has been developed for the biomass market has been unveiled by UK bulk rail fright company Freightliner Heavy Haul.
The wagon is a modified HHA coal hopper wagon which has covers fitted to ensure that the product is kept dry whilst being conveyed from loading site to destination. The wagon modification was manufactured at the WH Davies workshops at Shirebrook and offers what the company says is the most advanced design covered hopper wagon in the UK biomass market.
Michael Leadbetter, Freightliners general manager for coal & biomass, said: Visits by other customers are already lined up to examine the wagon. The wagon and concept has been extremely well received so far by everyone. We have worked well with the designers and manufacturers to develop this wagon. Having developed its design following consultation with the generation industry, I am now confident to inject it into the market and we will be undertaking trials with it in the near future.
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