The Fife-based company is now using around 17,000 tonnes of recycled glass each year to make over 1.2 million concrete blocks for use in the construction industry.
 Brand & Rae has gained a new concrete plant and a new blockmaker through 315,000 of investment from the Bank of Scotland |
The company has received support from the Waste and Resources Action Programme to achieve the growth, with WRAP's eQuip lease guarantee scheme supplying the finance for Brand & Rae to lease new equipment.
Some 315,000 of investment has come from the Bank of Scotland Corporate, providing Brand & Rae with a 165,000 concrete plant as well as a 150,000 blockmaker and bander machine.
The investment has allowed the company to expand production at its Bonnyrigg site, near Edinburgh, and expand to a new site at Cunmont, Dundee.
The company, which also produces recycled aggregates, is now investigating the use of other recycled materials within construction products.
Gary Bell, managing director at Brand & Rae, said: “We are now able to serve more customers and have significant increased capacity. Without WRAP's assistance, we would have had to wait for at least two more years before being able to make this kind of progress.”
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WRAP, whose chief executive Jennie Price has a background in the construction sector, has identified the industry as a growing market for recycled content products.
The government-funded organisation said contractors and housebuilders are being encouraged to use recycled products to meet government targets for sustainable development.
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As well as providing equipment for Brand & Rae, WRAP's business support unit provided advice on securing the intellectual rights on the company's recycled glass product.
Mr Bell said: “We now see that having a trademark for our product is very important, but we would not have considered going down that route had it not been for the support offered.”
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