The Worcestershire-based company has expanded its 19-acre production site by 9,000 sq ft and is investing in new tooling. Taylor's expansion comes in the wake of concerns that supply might not meet the strong demand for recycling containers stemming from the government's 140m recycling fund for local authorities (see letsrecycle.com story).
Companies supplying recycling and waste containers are also seeing an increase in demand from councils looking for ways to meet their 2003-04 statutory recovery targets.
 Alston Taylor, Taylor director |
Alston Taylor, director for Taylor, said: “There's no doubt this is a period of unprecedented growth in the sector. Our principle objective for expansion is to provide the best possible product lead times for our customers.”
Many local authorities have placed large orders for bins, boxes and bring banks as they develop kerbside collection services for recyclables as well as bring and civic amenity sites.
Taylor, which had a turnover of about 20 million in the 12 months up to May 2003, is also increasing its manpower by recruiting 12 new employees, setting up a night shift and increasing overtime.
Mr Taylor said: “In any business, investment based on market opportunities should take a short and a long term view – it’s a fine balance knowing how long demand will continue. This expansion, although meeting some very short-term delivery demands, has also been calculated to ensure we remain in a strong position well into the future.”
In Scotland, where 230 million is being made available to local authorities by the Scottish Executive through the Strategic Waste Fund, Taylor has appointed Archie Logan as sales manager. Mr Logan returns to this post, which he held for eight years, after spending four years in the company's export sales and special products department.
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