The Deptford-based recycler has been desperate to expand to new premises after nine years at its current Finch Road site. The company has finally signed a contract on a new 1.6 million warehouse building.
” We produce so much polythene it seemed like a good idea to deal with it on site “
– Christine Carey, Chris Carey's collections
According to Christine Carey, the company's managing director, the new site will allow the company to double its current textile intake – and the extra space can also now be used for new ventures.
“We still plan to put a textile recycling plant in for clothing that cannot be reused,” said Mrs Carey. “But our next step will be the introduction of a polythene recycling plant. We produce so much polythene it seemed like a good idea to deal with it on site.”
The company are currently in the process of securing the equipment, and Ms Carey said that it should be in place by the middle of next year.
Solar panels
Another plan for the company is to begin producing its own energy with the use of on-site solar panels. Ms Carey told letsrecycle.com that before the new textile recycling plant became a reality, a new roof would be fitted.
The company has now begun looking further afield for materials to fill the new building – which will run alongside the company's original premises. Chris Carey's Collections currently operate around London and the South East of England, but Ms Carey said: “We are now looking into Norwich, and we recently had a big enquiry from South Wales.”
The new site will be officially opened in January 2006, with local MPs invited. A total of 18 new staff have been employed to help run the new site, with five of the company's current staff moving across to train them.
Ms Carey said: “I am very excited about the new site, but my employees are also over the moon. After working at our last site, which was beginning to get very cramped, they are so pleased with what they have got now.”
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