Across the valley from Ovenden Moor Wind Farm above Halifax, Envirowaste Services Ltd, perched high on Swales Moor, has taken delivery of the UK’s first mobile IQR FlexHammer™ 1800. Part of the Leo Group of companies, Envirowaste Services and its sister company, The Big Green Timber Company, will initially use the high-capacity, heavy-duty, high-speed shredder to increase the amount of wood waste they recover from 25,000TPA to 50,000TPA.
“The amount of waste wood still going to landfill in the UK is astonishing. The addition of the FlexHammer™ helps us to divert more material from landfill and recycle it into products for a variety of uses including energy production,” said Bobby Barr, Sales & Commercial Manager.
“At the moment we are achieving around a 75% recycling rate from all the material processed through our waste transfer stations. This new machine we help us to increase that to more than 95%,” Bobby continued.
Envirowaste Services pay particular attention to the impact on local residents, ecological considerations and noise and dust reductions.
“This is a necessary part of providing the reliable, efficient and on-time service we are renowned for,” commented Bobby.
He continues, “As well as ensuring a reliable and dedicated service it means we are always one step ahead. This is also reflected in our purchase of the first mobile IQR FlexHammer™ in the UK.”
Set up in 1997 and currently employing 55 people, Envirowaste reclaims a wide variety of materials from their domestic, commercial, C & D, industrial and municipal contracts throughout West Yorkshire. Materials reclaimed include cardboard and paper for pulping; plastics for further reprocessing; wood for board production and biomass; metal; and a range of quality recycled aggregates, including Type 1, 6F2, pipe-bedding and top-soil.
Bobby is enthusiastic about the effect the FlexHammer™ will have on the company’s productivity and finances, “The flexible hammers make this a true multi-material machine. We can quickly and easily move the machine to a different part of the yard and switch from wood waste processing to converting residual waste into RDF without having the laborious task and associated downtime of changing the hammers to cope with the change in material. Material that would previously have gone to landfill can now be converted into a highly sought after, environmentally sustainable RDF product.”
The 875HP Caterpillar C27 engine powering the machine benefits from brand new Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology (ACERT). This saves the company money in terms of lower fuel consumption and benefits the environment with even lower emissions.
Bobby can see an ever closer synergy in future between the waste and energy industries, “Some material just can’t be recycled, but it can be converted into a valuable carbon-friendly fuel that can form part of the answer to on-going sustainable energy production.”
He concludes, “This machine will help us to divert even more material from landfill and provide an environmentally sustainable fuel that can help reduce carbon emissions.”
Weighing in at 45 tonnes, the FlexHammer™ 1800 has a 6m x 2m feed opening and a 1.8m shaft, equipped with either 48 or 24 flexible hammers. The FlexHammer™ 1800 is capable of achieving over 100TPH and is one of the largest high speed shredders on the market.
Foldable walkways, air suspension and hydraulic supports ensure easy transportation between sites. The FlexHammer’s™ unique design allows for a range of particle sizes to be achieved – between 0-500mm – and is renowned for low wear costs, high productivity and long life expectancy.
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WOOD RECOVERY DOUBLED WITH FLEXHAMMER
VIVA FIRST GRADE!
Firstgrade Recycling Systems of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, have just commissioned their first waste screening system in Spain.
The recycling plant was supplied to a client in the La Rioca region of northern Spain, where some of the finest Spanish wines are produced, said Mr Valentine of Firstgrade.
Designed specifically for construction and demolition waste, the system supplied includes a vibrating feeder, trommel screen, air knife, picking station and overband magnet.
All of the equipment was designed and built here in Suffolk, and shipped to Spain on two flat bed Artics. The groundwork was completed by the client to Firstgrade’s specification, and installation was carried out by Firstgrade’s local agent Macarsan.
For more information call 0844 560 7706 and quote “Viva First Grade TS36”.
DEVON CONTRACT WASTE PACK IT ALL IN!
Devon Contract Waste has recently installed a Randalls Simpak 1800 compactor at its Exeter site and, already, transport costs have halved.
The compactor is used to compact wastes which cannot be used by any of the company’s extensive recycling services. The Simpak 1800 at Devon Contract Waste, the largest in the Randalls range, is currently processing 40-50 tonnes per week, producing a major saving compared with the transport and labour costs incurred in handling uncompacted waste.
Manufactured from premium grade materials, the Simpak 1800 has a 1.7 cubic metre charge box and 7.5 kW motor driving up to a nominal 130 cubic metres an hour, at a compaction force of approximately 28,000 Kgf. Cycle time is 45 seconds. The main control panel and isolator are located inside the rear of the machine and a separate panel close to the loading area is fitted with warning indicators.
Devon Contract Waste was established in 1989 to provide a waste collection and recycling service for both domestic and business clients. It is now the largest independent waste management company in the area.
Approved to ISO 9001:2000, the Skip Units Group is the largest manufacturer of steel containers, skips and equipment for the waste industry in the UK. Apart from Randalls, the other members of the group are Castle Containers of Chesterfield, Waste Equipment Rentals of Stockport, specialists in compactor hire and the Northwich-based Truck Specialists Ltd. which supplies hook lifts and telescopic arm skiploaders.
FIRST EVER VOLVO TRUCKS FOR H BROWN AND SON RECYCLING LTD
H. Brown and Son Recycling Ltd have already put their four first-ever Volvo trucks into service with their 22-strong fleet, operating out of the company’s base in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. The order comprised one FM-410 eight-wheeler, which is used on bulk waste collection and three FL-240 skip-loaders for more local work.
According to H Brown and Son Managing Director, Rod Brown, the decision to purchase the company’s first-ever Volvo’s was taken after seeking referrals from other operators, together with the firm’s drivers trialling a vehicle. “It’s the first time I’ve ever bought Volvo, so I spoke with friends in the industry who run them and everyone using them gave a good report. We trialled one and the drivers were pleased with it. Specifically, they liked the image, the driving position, the access, the good steering lock, manoeuvrability and the overall driving experience.”
However, Volvo’s reputation for good in-service back-up is key to H Brown and Son’s purchase decision. “From the operational point of view, we need trucks back on the road quickly after services and when things need fixing. The local Volvo Dealer, Hartshorne, has a good reputation and the trucks are reliable,” says Rod.
The trucks were supplied by Hartshorne (Potteries) Ltd. based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, only a few miles away. Rod continued, “Everything so far has been very good. As well as specifying, supplying and warranting vehicles, Hartshorne’s Hy-Parts service caters for the supply, service and repair of PTO’s and hydraulic systems which is an added bonus.”
VOLUNTEERS NOT WANTED
A council funded, community clean-up project has been scuppered by another section of the same council.
Over the last three years pupils from Rushden Community College have been involved in 20 major clear-up projects and have maintained gardens at 120 homes around Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough and Raunds as part of the Whitefriars Church Groundbreakers project.
Recently however, the volunteer teenagers, who have cleaned up gardens for vulnerable people, have been banned from disposing of their rubbish at Northamptonshire County Council’s tip in Northampton Road, Rushden. They don’t have the correct paperwork to use the council waste facility and on some occasions they have even been forced to return the waste to the original gardens.
Groundbreakers’ project worker Rosie Cheetham said,
“We’ve been told we can only dump the waste in Wellingborough and Northampton. This isn’t viable because we only have an hour at a time with the students and if we had to travel to Wellingborough or Northampton that would take up all the time. The county council funds our project, and yet another part of the authority is blocking its work – we just hope common sense prevails.”
One 16-year-old volunteer said,
“We get told off for riding our BMX bikes in the town. Now we get told off just for helping people. Why should we bother?”
Among those who have benefited from the project are tenants from the Rockingham Forest Housing Association. Association chief executive Rosemarie Anderson said,
“They’ve helped residents including people with disabilities, single mums with young children and elderly couples. The work they’ve done has been fantastic. We hope this issue can be resolved.”
A County Council spokesperson said,
“Reverend Evans at Whitefriars Church was advised in March, prior to the work being carried out, that a charity permit was required to dispose of waste at specific sites in the county – one a landfill site in Wellingborough one a waste transfer station in Northampton. When charity workers arrived at the Rushden Household Waste Recycling Centre they did not have the required permit and were again advised of the need for a permit. Permits cost 25p each and would have been issued in this circumstance so the waste could have been taken to the landfill sites which are set up to take such rubbish.”
