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Timberpak expands waste wood capacity with Leeds site

Waste wood recycling and reprocessing company Timberpak has today (28 October) announced a “significant investment” into a new site in Leeds.

The new site in Leeds will add to Timberpak’s wood recycling capacity to meet ‘increased demand’

The company says this will “increase Timberpak’s waste wood capacity in order to meet the growing demand for recycled material from Egger (UK) Ltd”.

Timberpak is the wood recycling arm of Egger, which manufactures wood-based panel products such as flooring, furniture and other building products.

The recycled wood supplied to Egger UK makes up 40% of a chipboard panel, which is 100% recyclable following use.

Paul Mack from commercial property consultant Gent Visick supported Timberpak with the purchase of the site, which the company says will bring additional revenue to the area.

Fit-out

Over the next nine months, Timberpak says the site will undergo an “extensive fit out, with the installation of state-of-the-art picking and processing technology, to ensure the maximum amount of waste wood material can be processed”.

The site, previously owned by Hesco Bastian, is “strategically located to benefit the large furniture groups, civic amenity sites and industrial users, which are regular suppliers of waste wood to Timberpak”.

Mark Hayton, director of Egger Timberpak Ltd, said: “Our new site will ensure we can maximise our output and protect one of our most valuable natural resources, wood. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to fully support our customers with disposing of waste material responsibly and continue to grow our business.”

The site will mean Timberpak now has five wood recycling facilities across England, with two in Yorkshire. It also has sites in Washington, near Sunderland, Bellshill, Scotland, and one in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Machinery

In addition to the new facility, Timberpak has invested over £1.9 million across its four existing sites. This includes the acquisition of three Liebherr loading shovels, one Scania tractor unit, three Legras walking floor trailers, two Sennabogon Electric 360 material handlers and 50 yard bins.

The investments “signal a commitment by the company to continually invest in the business and ensure a secure and sustainable long-term supply of recycled material”.

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