Category Archives: waste management

New plant set to boost sales and create jobs

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

A £750,000 investment in a new glass beneficiation plant (pictured) is set to boost sales and create 10 new jobs at  Middlesbrough-based Ward Recycling. The new plant will enable Ward, which employs 140 people across the UK, to boost sales … Continue reading →

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‘Green’ manufacturing faltering, says EEF

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

A new report from the manufacturers’ organisation EEF shows that the UK’s position as the sixth largest producer and provider of low carbon goods and services is faltering, with manufacturing output contracting. The report – Tech for Growth,’ delivering green … Continue reading →

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SMMT reports strong performance from UK automotive sector

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

A new report on UK automotive manufacturing shows the annual 2011 turnover for the sector up more than 12% to £55 billion with analysts forecasting an all-time high manufacturing volume of two million vehicles by 2015. The report, from the … Continue reading →

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Saint-Gobain reviews sustainable development

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Procuring 26% of energy from renewable sources; reducing industrial sites’ production waste by 6%; completing Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessments for 12 of its buildings and increasing the amount of legally and sustainably sourced timber it sells to 91%  are … Continue reading →

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Manufacturers could help save £400m with efficient boilers

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Industry could save over £400m a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, according to new guidance published by the Carbon Trust. New analysis by the Trust reveals that heating and hot … Continue reading →

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Award winning manufacturer InterfaceFLOR to shed 115 jobs as it closes factory

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

The multiple award-winning Yorkshire factory of carpet tile manufacturer InterfaceFLOR is to close its manufacturing operations in Shelf, Halifax as part of a rationalisation of its European manufacturing business. The company, which has won many accolades for its manufacturing operations … Continue reading →

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Management handover at bin maker Taylor

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Egbert Taylor, the Droitwich-based manufacturer of steel recycling and waste containers, has announced the forthcoming departure of the CEO who led the company’s management buy-in in 2005. The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of metal bins (four-wheeled galvanised steel … Continue reading →

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British Gypsum’s waste strategy restores grazing land

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

A local farmer is reaping the rewards of a land restoration project that has seen British Gypsum’s Kirkby Thore manufacturing site close its gypsum waste landfill and restore the site back to grazing. The restoration follows the introduction of a … Continue reading →

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Surge in water conservation boosts IPS

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

A surge in demand for high efficiency water filtration technology has seen the St Helens, Merseyside-based Industrial Purification Systems (IPS) win orders worth more than £250,000 in the past two months. This new business includes orders from Tata Steel, Tate Gallery … Continue reading →

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Bentley claims energy first

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Bentley Motors’ headquarters in Crewe claims to have become the first plant in the UK automotive industry – and one of the first companies anywhere  – to achieve the new energy management standard, recognising its continuous improvement in energy efficiency … Continue reading →

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