Blue Mail Issue 4 2018 by Daniel Tomlinson

issue 4 2018

mail I.J.Kayes takes on the mighty powerful Fuchs MHL360

Mini Skips goes for Maxi profits with a BlueMAC MRF plant

Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Powerscreen upgrade increases profitability

Plus more from Blue inside...

With increased tonnages and a new shear baler on the way, I. J. Kayes recently purchased a Fuchs MHL 360F and have been blown away by the power and efficiency.

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Merry Christmas from everyone at Blue

mail In this issue... Mini Skips. Maxi profit. Mini Skips Ltd investment in a BlueMAC Materials Recovery Facility............................4

WSR Recycling’s Doppstadt 3060K processes an epic 100 tonnes per hour......7

CASE STUDY

Maximum aggregates & sand production in a limited space When there’s no space for a full size crusher, a Hartl HBC 950 Crusher Bucket is just the job.

Blown away by the performance The Fuchs’ MHL360 F wows new owners, I. J. Kayes Scrap Metal Ltd............................8

The Customer JPE is one of the Midlands leading suppliers of aggregates, sand and soils to the construction industry.

Blue Spares Investing for success....................................10

Marshalls’ Powerscreen upgrade increases profitability....................................12

Derby Crushing and Screening purchase the impressive EvoQuip Cobra 230 Impactor......................................14

Creeton take the new Chieftain Creeton Quarry have recently purchased a Powerscreen Chieftain 2200 mobile screen................................................16

It’s all in the planning and design Valley Trading’s new MRF plant processes over 60 skips a day....................18

Blue’s Service is the deal maker in J. Denham Metals choosing Fuchs........20

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The business operates a number of strategically located sites from which it provides virgin, washed and unwashed recycled aggregates together with inert waste disposal, exempt from Landfill Tax. The business has been in existence for over 20 years, developing a reputation for providing the highest levels of service and a commitment to supporting sustainability in the construction industry. The company has been involved in many of the leading projects in the Midlands area, including the Black Country Route, Trent Valley Four Tracking Project (TV4), the M6 Toll Road and the M6 hard shoulder strengthening.

The Business Challenge The main objective of JPE’s Seisden Quarry in Wolverhampton is the production of sand. The material is taken from the quarry and directly loaded in to a wash plant, which both separates and washes the material in to saleable products, including a much sort after 0-2mm building sand and 0-4mm sharp sand, as well as three sizes of aggregate. Extracted from the plant however, is the +60mm oversized which is both hard rock and sandstone. The overburden has been building up for a number of years with it not being a saleable product. JPE’s Managing Director Steve Birch explains “The oversized was being stockpiled at the site and the challenge was how to turn that in

to a saleable product. Of course, we could use a crusher, but we tend to do that on a campaign basis, meaning we had to wait until we had 10,000 tonnes. We simply don’t have the room to stock 10,000 tonnes on this site.”

The Solution — Hartl HBC 950 Crusher Bucket The bucket was brought in to enable the business to crush the currently unsaleable oversized from the wash plant. Once the material is crushed, it is returned to the wash plant, creating both aggregates and the much sort-after sand. The bucket is enabling the business to crush daily rather than on a campaign basis, meaning stockpiles are kept to a minimum in key areas of the quarry. Furthermore, the process is being undertaken by a single man and a single machine, as opposed to a crusher which requires more capital equipment and human resource.

The bucket is doing an excellent job creating saleable product from the overburden which had been building up within the quarry. The throughput is very impressive, and due to the ‘figure of 8’ motion of the jaws, the bucket stays clean even under damp conditions Steve Birch, JPE Managing Director.

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We feel the bucket is doing at least as good a job as any mobile crusher. It’s also an adaptable bit of kit, having crushed concrete and tarmac to plainings since we’ve had it. Ben Dixon, JPE Assistant Quarry Manager.

Hartl HBC 950 key statistics Fuel consumption of excavator:

20lph

Processing capability:

400tpd

Value of material created:

75p

Contribution per annum:

£84k

Return on investment including 2 new jaws:

9 months

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Mini Skips. Maxi profit. Mini skips Ltd investment in a BlueMAC Materials Recovery Facility pays off in a big way

Blue Group companies Blue London and BlueMAC have recently designed, manufactured and built a Materials Recovery Facility for Mini Skips, part of Lanz Group, to sort the Construction and Demolition waste coming in to their site in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

C&D waste into sufficient waste streams, Mini Skips appreciated they needed to modernise the company, not only to increase the effectiveness of their operation, but also to improve health and safety on site.

The BlueMAC recycling plant has allowed the business to recycle a much higher percentage of material, whilst increasing the productivity Mini Skips Ltd has been run by father and son, of the firm, who say they have increased their Paul Tyler and Jim Tyler for over 35 years, where process from 150 to 200 yards of waste a day to they have offered skip hiring and waste recycling 250-300 yards (400-600 tonnes). Furthermore, management services around Maidenhead. since installation, Mini Skips Ltd have found Since October 2017 Mini Skips Ltd has been a their waste streams to be cleaner, as the plant part of the leading waste management company of the waste brought separates the waste into five different streams; Lanz Group who have various sites in Berkshire, into their site fines below 40mm, clean wood, metal, general Maidenhead and Heathrow. waste and hard core. Jim Tyler explains “Using The firm had previously used a Powerscreen BlueMAC has made our waste streams cleaner Orion 1400 to sort and separate the and enabled us to recycle over 80% of the waste brought into site. For Construction and Demolition waste brought to the site, meaning a example, the hard core produced is transported to Lanz’s quarry in very labour-intensive process in an extremely challenging environment Colnbrook and the general waste goes to another recycling centre to for employees. Although their previous machine was processing the be shredded for RDF”.

Mini Skips Ltd now

recycle over

80%

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We have dealt with Blue over the years, especially when we had a Fuchs 320 & the Orion 1400, as we used Blue Spares and Blue’s service guys to help maintain the machines. We decided to purchase a plant through Blue, so we can continue to benefit from the support of the Blue guys. Jim Tyler, Managing Director

The Process • Material is initially loaded in to a moving floor hopper by a material handler • This moves to a 2055 trommel screen which separates the <40mm and >40mm. The <40mm falls to a bay below • The >40mm moves up a conveyor to a two-bay picking station with external relief bins where operatives separate out the wood, metal, plastic and general waste into bays below • The remaining hardcore moves under an overband magnet to remove any remaining ferrous metal before going through a blower system which takes out all the light material in to a caged bay • The clean hardcore falls in to the final bay for crushing at one of Lanz Groups other sites, and is then sold as a 6F2

Blue London and BlueMAC Manufacturing designed a bespoke waste recycling facility that suited the needs of Mini Skips Ltd. Although, the business conducted vast research into the different recycling plants available on the market, the real decision maker for them was down to the relationship they have with Blue’s Service Team. Mini Skips therefore, decided to purchase a tailor-made BlueMAC manufacturing Plant to enable them to continue to benefit from Blue’s maintenance and spares services.

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USED EQUIPMENT

World leading machinery on a budget

Languages spoken: ENGLISH

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Available for sale, rental purchase or hire

2014 Haas Tyron 2000 Slow Speed Shredder

2011 Doppstadt AK 435 High Speed Shredder

2017 Powerscreen 1000 Maxtrak Cone Crusher

2015 Doppstadt DW3060 Bio Slow Speed Shredder

2015 Powerscreen Premiertrak R400 Jaw Crusher

2017 GK Grizzly Screen Conveyor

1994 Brown Lenox 110 Jaw Crusher

2005 Tim SD-1600A High Speed Shredder

1991 Doppstadt SM 518 Electric Trommel

2015 BlueMAC AMS All Metal Separator

New BlueMAC Trommel

New BlueMAC Feeder

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WSR Recycling’s Doppstadt 3060K processes an epic 100 tonnes per hour WSR Recycling have upgraded to a Doppstadt DW 3060K BioPower Shredder following expansion at their Widnes site, enabling the firm to process 100 tonnes per hour of municipal waste due to increase tonnage coming into their site. WSR Recycling have provided waste solutions to councils and businesses around the North West for over 25 years, with the Widnes based recycling and resource management company having been established in 1990. However, since October 2017 the firm has been operating under the Beauparc Group, who have over 30 years of experience in the waste industry in Ireland and made their move into the UK market in 2016. The company currently employs around 50 people from its site in Widnes, where it manages 200,000 tonnes of municipal, construction & demolition and commercial & industrial waste per annum. The firm’s mission is to deliver effective waste solutions as a key to overall sustainability. Therefore, a major part of achieving this mission is reducing the size of general waste that is brought into site and making it a suitable size product for RDF. A recent warehouse expansion has allowed the company to receive and handle more material at any one time, meaning there was a requirement for one, much more powerful shredder which would be able to do the job of the two existing competitor shredders owned by the business. Robert and the team looked at several machines as part of the process but decided on the DW 3060 K Type F BioPower due to its longevity and toughness. Darren, WSR Recycling’s Yard Manager, also praised the effectiveness of the machine by stating “After some research we discovered that the Doppstadt is a lot quicker than other machines on the market. We timed it with the bag waste and worked out it’s doing 100 tonnes per hour; therefore, we can load a wagon in four and a half minutes”

We just got bigger, in terms of more tonnage coming into site, the old shredders couldn’t keep up with it. This meant that the piles in the shed were building, so we just needed something bigger and better. Robert Waters, WSR Recycling’s General Manager

The specification of this particular 30 tonne Doppstadt 3060K Bio-Power is supplied with an MTU 6R 1300 diesel engine and 3m length roller which is 0.6m in diameter. On the roller are 42 shredder teeth which have been designed to last up to 500 hours within this application. Achieving a processing rate of 100tph, the machine is consuming a very economical 40-50lph of fuel on average. Once shredded the material is discharged by a conveyor which is 4.2m in length to allow for significant stockpiling. WSR Recycling are taking full advantage of this versatile machine as it is frequently moved around site to process other types of waste such as wood. It means that WSR are gaining maximum profitability from the machine’s durability as it runs from 5am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

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Blown away

by the performance The Fuchs’ MHL360 F wows new owners, I. J. Kayes Scrap Metal Ltd.

Due to increased tonnages coming in to site, and a soon to arrive new shear baler with increased processing power, I. J. Kayes have recently purchased a Fuchs MHL360 F. I. J. Kayes is a family business which is currently run by Ian Kayes and his two daughters Jessica and Lauren. The company has developed and grown over the past 20 years to become the local leader within the scrap metal processing industry. I. J. Kayes handles all types of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal and specialises in end of life vehicles. The reason behind I. J. Kayes’ success is their ability to adapt their services, catering for the general public, as well as large demolition and remediation companies with their collection and site facilities. The six-acre site in Levenshulme is busier than ever, which has led to the purchase of a new material handler. Mr Kayes’ requirements however were specific, such as high processing power, and reach compatibility with the business’ new shear baler. Although Ian had purchased other Fuchs machines in the past, he wanted to ensure he was making the right investment. Consequently, he looked at other machines on the market but discovered that

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It’s great working with a company who are growing so fast, and who have been buying machines off Blue for years and we want I. J. Kayes Scrap Metal to continue being a long-term customer. Therefore, when the girls take over the company they know and trust Blue. Rhett O’Neill, Blue Group Salesman

they were either experiencing complications with new technologies or they were missing something that the Fuchs had. Therefore, it didn’t take long for him to realise that the Fuchs MHL360 F, with its impressive 18m reach and award-winning cab, was the right choice for the company. Ian Kayes, owner and MD of I. J. Kayes Scrap Metal explains “The site’s processing requirements have really increased over the past couple of years. With the new shear baler being twice as big as our last one, we needed something that could not only accommodate the increased height and length, but the new handler needed to feed

With Blue, you know if you have an issue they are going to get it resolved straight away and that’s what you need in this industry, because you know time is money. Neil Garside, I. J. Kayes

With the Fuchs MHL 360F impressive 18m reach, an awardwinning cab, and a highly efficient 190k engine, it was automatically the right choice for I.J. Kayes.

faster and cope with the increase in volume. The Fuchs 360 ticked all those boxes for us”. The Fuchs MHL360 F Series boasts a highly efficient 190kW engine that ensures minimal emissions and low noise level. With a new operating weight of 48t, it’s best suited for heavy loading in both scrap and port applications. Its award-winning cab, designed especially for material handling, offers operators exceptional comfort in highly rigorous and challenging conditions, and the improved features don’t stop there. The windscreen has a negative slant for a better view and the whole unit raises up to offer panoramic vision up to 5.85m. Neil Garside, I. J. Kayes machine operator was highly complementary of the MHL360 Series, with its new and improved features. Neil comments “It has blown us away, it literally wows me every day and I’m still discovering new features. The sheer amount of power generated by the F Series has impressed me the most, and the improvement on the cab, wow! It completely changes your environment for the better, the vision is amazing, and it is so comfy, I don’t get out of a shift feeling exhausted. The reach it has is also impressive, improving speed and efficiency across the whole operation because I don’t have to move around site”.

Having worked with Blue in the past was another reason why the company chose to purchase the MHL360 F, due to their positive experience with the sales and service teams. Neil highlighted “The service Blue offer is completely different to everyone in the industry. Everything I have asked Rhett O’Neill, (Blue Group Salesman), for, he has given me, even his own personal number, as have the service guys which I haven’t had before with other companies.”

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Richard Miller with the new Blue Spares Nissan Navara pick up truck at Blue Scotland.

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Blue Spares: investing for success Blue Group are investing heavily in their Spares offering to further improve the service they are able to offer customers. Blue Spares is unique in the industry and one of the key factors that separates Blue from the competition.

New Recruit Blue Scotland have recently added a new face at their facility in Stirling, with Richard Miller joining as Account Manager. Richard began his professional career working in logistics having responsibility for international imports and exports for fast moving consumer goods. This experience has equipped Richard with the skill set required to ensure a fast, efficient service. He then began working with Powerscreen as a Technical Parts Advisor, gaining a wealth of

S PA R E S

Over the coming month 8 members of the Blue Spares Team will be travelling overseas to our suppliers’ facilities for machine and application training. These courses provide the team with a wealth of information, from the mechanical aspect of how the machine is run, through to the complexities of the working components of the hydraulic and electrical systems.

New Offices You may also have read in the last edition of Blue Mail that Blue Spares has recently gone through a major renovation at their headquarters in Warrington. The aim of the improvements was to make the offices more ‘open-plan’ allowing the various functions within Spares to communicate better. It will also allow the sales and procurement teams to be located adjacent to one another to

It’s never just been about machinery sales for Blue, it’s the ongoing support of customers which has resulted in The Group’s continued growth. Blue Spares is obviously integral to that longterm customer support, so ongoing investment is critical to the overall success of the business. Ian Webber, Blue Spares General Manager

technical knowledge. Richard’s short-term objective is to develop bespoke relationships with all Scottish customers, with a long term aim of building a team of highly efficient personnel, responsible for spares sales and support in Scotland, as well as driving Blue Spares in Scotland to be the number one spare parts provider. Richard’s appointment will further Blue’s aftersales proposition within that territory. All team members will support customers with site visits, ensure Blue have great availability of parts and deliver first class customer service.

Additional Support Vehicle Blue Scotland have invested in a Nissan Navara Pick-Up truck. Not only will this allow Richard to get out and see customers, to understand their requirements better but also to be able to react to customer emergencies. After all, machines not working can prove very costly with operators, excavator drivers and delivery drivers all potentially having to wait for the machines to start processing again.

enhance teamwork. Ultimately the new set up will bring a collaborative approach to both sourcing and customer relationship programs. Speaking about the renovations, Blue Spares Sales Director, Andy Southern, who oversaw the project, commented, “The stylish offices mean that the environment for the team is much improved. It may not seem critically important at first but it’s human nature to perform better when working in an environment in which they are comfortable”. Blue Spares are very proud of the results. Customers were always impressed when they visited due to the shear amount of parts stocked. Following the renovations however, customers will no doubt be amazed. Therefore, Blue Spares are encouraging customers to get in contact with their Blue Machinery Salesman to organise a visit. Andy Southern goes on to say, “Customers are investing large sums via Blue in equipment. We want to be able to show customers that we are here to support that investment throughout the life of the machine”.

Service Team Training Call the Blue Spares team on 0345 1300 669 or email spares@bluegroup.co.uk www.blue-group.com

Marshalls’ Powerscreen Upgrade Increases Profitability

The Customer Established for over a century, Marshalls is the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer and has been supplying superior natural stone and innovative concrete products to the construction, home improvement and landscape markets since the 1890s. The Group operates quarries and manufacturing sites throughout the UK and has a total workforce in excess of 2,000. One of their quarries, Scoutmoor, is located in Ramsbottom in Lancashire, with the material being Gritstone.

The Challenge The business was running a Powerscreen 1000 Maxtrak cone which was feeding a Chieftain 2100 screen to process the material. They were achieving a fairly impressive 150tph, but due to growing demand and the requirement for an extremely clean final product, they approached Blue Machinery Central.

The Powerscreen 1150 Maxtrak is a tracked cone crusher that has been designed for direct feed applications on clean rock. It incorporates the Automax® cone crusher which provides excellent reduction and product shape for the production of quality aggregate. The machine also has hydraulic release capabilities, so that any uncrushable material entering the chamber is safely discharged.

The Solution

The 2200 mobile screen has been designed for operators looking to process large volumes and a variety of high specification final products. The Chieftain 2200 has three highly versatile double deck screenboxes and a revolutionary patent pending drive system which allows for switching between 2 and 4 bearings with bolt-on parts. Despite its size the Chieftain can be set up in as little as 30 minutes.

Blue Machinery Central Salesman, Martin Loughran, suggested upgrading the 1000 Maxtrak cone crusher to a 1150 Maxtrak and the Chieftain 2100 mobile screen to the new Chieftain 2200 screen.

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CASE STUDY

The Outcome Production increased from 150tph to over 210tph. Marshalls are now also creating 6 saleable products from the Powerscreen train:

• Premiertrak 400 Mud-belt — 6F5 • Chieftain Livehead — 40mm70mm

• Chieftain 40mm • Chieftain 20mm • Chieftain 10mm • Chieftain - Dust

Due to no further increased costs, the machine operator is simply working more efficiently, it means the increased income is pure profit for the business. Furthermore, the new machines will have a higher residual value if Marshalls ever came to sell the equipment.

One of the advantages is that we can alter the cone in less than 5 minutes depending on what products are in most demand. If we close it down, it will make more of the smaller product and nothing will come off the live head.

Increased productivity:

60tph

Value of material:

£2.50

Increased income:

£150 tph (60 tonnes X £2.50)

We have a great relationship with Blue and use them for everything. From advice, to capital equipment and spare parts. All the replacement screens for the Chieftain and metals for the cone come from Blue. It’s a big advantage to us that it’s all under one roof.

Increased income per day:

£1,200 (£150 x 8 hours)

Kieron O’Connor, Site Manager, Marshalls

Powerscreen 1150 Maxtrak key statistics

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Derby Crushing and Screening

purchase the impressive EvoQuip Cobra 230 Impactor Derby Crushing and Screening have purchased an EvoQuip Cobra 230 Impactor crusher from Blue to process the waste concrete coming in to their site in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. With over 30 years of experience, the company are specialists in all areas of contract crushing and screening, providing a cost-effective materials recycling service that is both reliable and environmentally friendly.

times, simple intuitive operation and ease of transport means this machine is an ideal solution for a wide range of applications.

The new mobile impactor crusher is processing the waste concrete coming in from a local precast concrete solutions provider, which is supplying several hundred tons of waste concrete to Derby Crushing and Screening each week. The material is ‘pre-munched’ down to a reasonable size before being placed in the crusher and screened to create a 50mm-16mm, 16mm5mm and dust product. The 50mm-16mm is used for a clean drainage stone substitute or mixed with the dust/sand substitute to form a granular fill/subbase, with the 16mm-5mm being reused for the manufacture of the precast concrete. The dust is utilised for pipe bedding or sold externally.

We prefer the hydraulic drives on these machines over the electric drives, plus they are really solid bits of kit. It’s been trouble free, creating a nice product and offers high productivity. We are getting the tonnages of a 30 tonne jaw crusher from a much more compact and lighter machine.

The Cobra 230 is new to the Terex EvoQuip range of equipment and has been designed to enhance the profitability of operators. It is a machine that provides class leading productivity, unmatched versatility and excellent fuel efficiency. Quick set up

Chris Ford MD at Derby Crushing and Screening

This compact nature of the machine has certainly proved to be beneficial to the business. The mobile impactor was recently working in the centre of Leicester on a small site, yet the fact that it is only 24 tonne, quiet and compact means it was ideal for this situation.

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The Cobra 230 is designed to enhance the profitability of operators with class leading productivity, unmatched versatility and excellent fuel efficiency.

Rory Smyth, Blue Sales and Chris Ford MD, Derby Crushing and Screening

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Creeton take the new Chieftain 2200

The brand new Powerscreen Chieftain 2200 Mobile Screen with Hydraulic Radial Conveyor allows Creeton Quarry to separate crushed material faster and harder, and get a better, cleaner product.

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Following the purchase of a new Premiertrak 400 XA Jaw crusher in 2017, Creeton Quarry have recently purchased a Powerscreen Chieftain 2200 mobile screen to separate the crushed material at the Jurassic Limestone Quarry in Lincolnshire. The quarry has three distinct beds: Creeton Banded, Creeton Hard White and Creeton Silverbed, which are utilised for a wide range of processing and masonry projects. While the process can be changed depending on requirements, a typical set up is for the stone to be taken from the quarry face, with any oversized being broken up by a Rammer 3077 hydraulic hammer. The stone is then loaded in to the Premiertrak 400 XA which crushes the material to 100mm before feeding it to the Chieftain triple deck screen, creating 4 sizes of product. There is an agricultural lime, a 2” clean and a type one which is being fed in to a second screen, a Chieftain 2100 for a specific job. The 2100 further separates the stone in to a 40mm-20mm and a 20mm-5mm, as well as producing further quantities of lime dust. The oversized is extracted via the new auxiliary conveyor, which can move from 0° to 70°. This allows the Chieftain to recirculate the oversized in to an impactor crusher and back in to the Chieftain depending on customer requirements. The Chieftain incorporates 2 triple deck screen boxes and can switch between 2 and 4 bearing arrangements. The mobile screen has an integrated, high capacity variable belt feeder and the heavy-duty, single shaft screen boxes can be adjusted in terms of stroke, angle and speed. Another key feature of the Chieftain 2200 is the hydraulic screen tensioning on the bottom deck and its exceptional processing power, making it the ideal machine for operators such as Creeton’s who are processing large volumes Steve Johnson, Quarry Manager at Creeton Quarry explains his reasons for purchasing the machine, “We purchased the machine, so we could go a bit faster and harder, and get a better, cleaner product. The aggression of the screen boxes also means it can handle the British weather”

The Chieftain replaced an old Chieftain 2100 at the quarry, which is one of the reasons Steve didn’t look any further than Powerscreen when upgrading. Steve highlighted “The last machine was 12.5 years old and we sold it no problem. It still worked hard until the day it was taken away on the low loader, it’s just newer machines are superior and more advanced, so we upgraded.” The older machine meant that, at times, the Powerscreen crusher feeding the screen had to be turned down. The 2200 however is processing considerably more tonnage per hour, meaning the operators and crusher can work at their maximum capacity, making the site as efficient as possible. As Steve says, “We want to process more through bigger machines, not more men.” The products are being used for a range of purposes from electric substations, roads, private driveways and even piling mats. Helping to make a clean product are the Major Wire screens within the Chieftain. The media has reduced blinding in wet conditions and is expected to reduced wear costs by considerably increasing the lifetime of the media.

Like many quarry men Steve just wants to get on and produce. One of the reasons he chooses Powerscreen is because he knows that Blue and Powerscreen are there to support him in reaching his objectives. Ian Taylor, Blue Machinery Salesman

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It’s all in the planning and design Valley Trading’s new MRF plant processes over 60 skips a day Blue Group have recently designed and built a Materials Recovery Facility for Valley Trading Ltd to significantly reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill and to lower overall costs for the business. Valley Trading Ltd operates a sevenacre permitted site based in Tetbury, Gloucestershire which was purchased by the Hughes and Salvidge Group in 2015. As a firm that specialises in demolition and waste services, they had the desire to expand and develop the waste business arm of the company into a geographic area they weren’t already supplying. Furthermore, their current one-acre waste management site in Wantage, wasn’t big enough to process any significant increase of waste at their existing waste transfer station. Therefore, when the Valley Trading business came onto the market it was a perfect site to allow for business expansion, as well as being close enough to their site in Wantage to be able to cross trade but not overlap on sales. The company prides itself on having over 30 years of experience in recycling and waste operations, and offer a comprehensive range of waste disposal services, from fully integrated waste management programmes to single bin or skip hire services across Gloucester, Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham, Swindon and Oxford. Valley Trading has a sustainable focus to reduce the amount of Construction, Demolition and Recyclable waste going to landfill, thus the company separates any recoverable aggregate and recyclable material from the waste stream into different, saleable products. From the purchase of the site, Valley Trading had a basic operation set in place with most of the material being sorted and separated by hand off the floor into various products, which would then be recycled or landfilled. After 18 months the firm started to invest in lorries and expand their communications, which resulted in the company outgrowing that particular operation, and it quickly became apparent the firm required a

bespoke recycling system to achieve extra production and to maximise recycling efficiencies. The business’ Operations Director Trevor Kent began looking at various plants, however found himself disappointed as he commented “I looked around at many other plants but couldn’t really see anything that would work for this site and found that they were either badly designed or there wasn’t something quite right with it”. Therefore, Trevor decided to contact Martyn Yarde from Blue Southern, having already developed a relationship with Blue over the years, through purchasing various crushers for other firms within the Hughes and Salvidge Group. Dealing with a familiar face through this unfamiliar process was a key factor for Trevor, however finding the right pieces of equipment which would deliver the greatest return on investment, would be the ultimate decision maker. After Martyn visited Valley Trading to understand the firm’s requirements, he took Trevor, along with Blue Group’s Designer Tom Rutherford, out to Germany to see the equipment he felt would be ideal for Valley Trading. Tom also spent time with Trevor to understand the firm’s objectives and exactly what they wanted the plant to achieve. For example, the firm’s feedstock is very variable, hence the materials need to be separated into three sizes of <10 mm, 10mm to 65mm and >65mm. Based on these conversations during the trip Tom and Trevor designed the concept of the plant there and then, initially sketching out a template over dinner. Trevor explained “Tom and I started to draw out the template whilst sat at a bar, and then Tom took that template back to the office with him and that became the basis of the final design.”

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The Process • Material is pre-sorted by a Fuchs 250 Material Handler and fed into a 6m3 capacity belt feed hopper. From there it is transported by conveyor to a Spaleck double deck Flip Flow screen which separates the materials in to 3 sizes <10mm, 10mm-65mm and >65mm. • T he <10mm fines are conveyed under an overband magnet for metal extraction before being stockpiled into a bay below. • The 10mm-65mm product travels via a Westeria 40 degree incline bendcon conveyor, to a specific part of the plant for processing. Initially the material moves under an overband magnet for ferrous extraction and then moves to an eddy current separator for non-ferrous removal. • The remaining material then moves to the first of two Westeria Windsifter units within the plant which separates the heavy and the light material.

Along with a trip out to Germany to see the ideal equipment, Blue Southern also spent time with Valley Trading to understand the firm’s objectives and exactly what they wanted the plant to achieve.

• The >65mm is conveyed from the Spaleck screen deck, via an incline conveyor to a 6 bay double-sided picking station, where a number of operatives separate out wood, cardboard, plastics, paper, metal and general waste. • Any remaining material feeds under an overband magnet to ensure all ferrous metal is recovered from the waste stream before it feeds into the second Westeria Windsifter, where the light material is blown over an adjustable roller into a lights cage with the clean aggregate dropping into a bay below. Nine months from the plant being installed the firm are thrilled with how well the plant is performing as, on average, they are processing +60 skips per day. The company takes great pride in how well their guys are running the plant, as they operate a strict method of processing and housekeeping which involves stopping the plant regularly to do a thorough clean down which minimizes any downtime.

Well one reason for the plant’s success is how we operate it, but the main reason I think, is how detailed Tom was with the initial design process. Blue are truly very fortunate to have him on their team. The kit in our shed, compared to the ones that our competitors use, is in another league, even down to the finishing. Trevor Kent, Valley Trading Operations Director

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It has an excellent reach for the size of the machine, and its grab is so powerful. With other machines, you find when you grab hold of things, they can let them lose. The Fuchs doesn’t do that, which saves a lot of time. John Denham, J. Denham Metals

were also very impressed with the new and improved features within the Fuchs MHL350 F Series. These include an operating weight of 37.5 tonnes and an impressive reach of 16 meters, as well as boasting a highly efficient 160kW engine that ensures minimal emissions and low noise levels.

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J. Denham Metals’ machine operator, also named John comments “The handler is very compact, you can swing around 360 degrees and not catch anything, which is great for this site because it can get very tight when we have a lot of material to process”

Family owned J. Denham Metals Ltd have recently purchased a Fuchs MHL350 material handler through Blue Scotland. The business which goes back three generations is currently run by John Denham, but was initially set up back in 1964 by John’s Grandad. The business has 50 years of experience, specialising in Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals, as well as having excellent expertise and knowledge of secondary metal markets. This has lead J. Denham Metals to become the leading metal recycling firm in the North East. The company’s main site is located in Bishop Auckland with a second site based in Wingate. Since 2014 the company has operated an export facility at Redcar Bulk Terminal, based on Teesside. Currently the firm is exporting 80-100 containers a week of ferrous and nonferrous metals to be further processed. Furthermore, the demand for the volume and quality of their materials is rapidly increasing, meaning the firm required an additional material handler with high processing power to enable the firm to keep up with demand at their site in Bishop Auckland. Although John has purchased competitor machines in the past due to the convenience of local after-care service, the company decided to take a new direction and invest in a Fuchs MHL350 due to Blue strengthening

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their service and support in the North East and Blue Spares expanding their spares offering facility in Scotland to incorporate Fuchs parts. This ensures J. Denham Metals will receive a fast and reliable service from Blue should they require aftersales support. John Denham explains “A big part of our machinery purchasing decisions comes down to the aftercare service that firms can provide. Previously we have chosen another brand of equipment because they are local to us, however with Blue expanding their service facilities and having five more guys located in the North East, we are now reassured to go with Fuchs because we know the service recovery is there on hand if we ever have a problem”.

Consequently, the MHL350’s performance and Blue Scotland’s service has resulted in John ordering a second Fuchs material handler. The company will take delivery of an MHL360 in the new Year.

Blue’s expanding service facilities wasn’t the only decision maker for the company, as they

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John wasn’t just impressed with the MHL 350’s external features, he also praised the F Series award-winning cab, as he highlighted “The cab is very comfy to work in and has great visibility. The controls are extremely light as well, which is great when you are doing long shifts, because with heavy controls, your wrists start to ache at the end of the day.”

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