Issue 04.2014
Tom White Waste new Marathon Baler Jones Skips purchase Waste Recycling Plant Blue Spares in focus Eco Sustainable turn to Backhus Blue’s most Northernly customer Leith take delivery from Blue Machinery ReFood install two Tigers New fleet for Blue Fuchs Events News in brief
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Fast cycle times for Tom White Waste with new Marathon baler Long standing Blue Southern customer Tom White Waste of Coventry recently installed a Marathon Galaxy Twin RAM baler to their operation. Tom White Waste is a family business, which is proud of their roots in Coventry and is committed to serving the local area with a friendly, personal approach, ensuring integrity and a professional service to all clients. The company was originally setup as a skip hire company in 1981 but since then have grown considerably to include commercial waste collections, domestic waste management and recycling services. From these small beginnings the client list has grown to include Coventry City Council, Jaguar Land Rover and Tesco amongst many other blue chips. Tom White Waste are now well established as one of the leading names in the West Midlands, Warwickshire and SouthWest Leicestershire areas for waste management and recycling. With processing volumes increasing steadily, the new Marathon Galaxy 2R 250 has been installed to help deal with the growing volumes of recoverable material such as plastics, films, cardboard and papers to name a few.
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With onsite recovery improvements coupled with increasing commercial waste streams, Tom White Waste required an additional high volume baler to bale recovered commodities to help with storage and transportation across the globe. The Marathon Galaxy 2R 250 is a high volume twin ram baler which offers unrivalled bale density and versatility in materials processed. Robust and heavy in design, the Galaxy 250 comes with 254,000 PSI compression force in the primary ram for compressing recyclable material against a fixed wall. The second ram is used for ejecting the finished bale. The primary RAM offers full penetration which ensures over 10% improved density over competitor balers. Operations manager, Tom Arrol, commented “As our throughput of material has increased dramatically in recent years, we purchased the new Marathon baler from Blue Southern
to help increase our productivity. With the diverse range of materials we process from cardboard and paper to rigid plastics and builder’s sacks, it was important for us to buy a baler that offered versatility. The new Galaxy 2R250 enables us to change between materials as and when our input material comes to us in the baling area, meaning minimal downtime and optimal productivity.” Tom added, “In terms of the productivity, our soft plastic bales are weighing around 850kg, and we are getting 800kg cardboard bales out every 3 minutes, which is beyond our expectations.” www.tomwhitewaste.co.uk
Jones Skips purchase state of the art waste recycling plant from Blue Southern Leading Wolverhampton based skip hire providers, Jones Skips have recently purchased a state of the art waste recycling plant from Blue Southern to further enhance their service to their many clients throughout the West Midland conurbation. Multi disciplined specialist Jones Skips also offer a range of services including Waste Disposal Services, Contaminated Waste Disposal Services, Special Waste Disposal Services, Waste Transfer Station Facilities, Bulk Haulage Services, Tipper Lorry Hire, Road Sweeper Hire and Recycling Services in Wolverhampton and around the West Midlands. The family run business started from modest beginnings way back in 1998. Since then, the father and son team, have steadily developed the business to its current successes, by adapting to legislation and offering a first rate personal service. With growing tonnages and ever diversifying waste streams, Jones Skips decided to put in a new system which was designed not only to meet their current requirements, but to offer flexibility and growth potential for future strategies.
fines continuing along the heavy side of the plant, through a trommel to take out the -30mm aswell as an overband magnet and blower system for ferrous removal and final clean up. Complete with two separate control panels which enables the heavy and light systems to operate individually as well as in tandem, the plant is capable of processing around 35tph on the heavy side and 15-20tph of lights. Commenting enthusiastically on the new system, owner Richard Rushby said “Our new waste system is already proving to be an invaluable addition for us. Not only has the system greatly improved our operational efficiency with improved processing capabilities, but we can now attract additional clients by offering an even higher level of customer service.�
The new state of the art Kiverco system encompasses two distinct lines which can be run simultaneously or separately depending on the nature of the material and recovery requirements. Predominantly designed to handle large volumes of C&I and builders waste, the new system has a specially designed feeder system which removes the 40mm material, allowing light material to be processed with the
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In focus Blue Spares
Strategy In 2014 the Blue Group made the decision to form a new Spares Division with the intention of trading not only in the UK market but the Global market. The forming of this new Division is the first stage of the 5 year business plan and will see the business develop both its home market and the Global market offering customers Genuine and non Genuine OEM parts. Blue Spares the Genuine arm of the Spares Division will focus on increasing turnover to its UK customer base whilst Wear and Spare parts will look at expanding on the International front with a number of routes to market being adopted. The objective of the New Spares Division will be to increase Turnover to £15m and develop the Wear and Spare Parts brand on a Global level, with the appointment of new agents and distributors as well as strategically placed Wear and Spare offices. Commenting on the New Spares Division and the New Appointments Managing Director Sean Warburton said “The Blue Group has identified huge potential in the aftermarket side of its business and the investment in Stuart and the other new team members is a clear statement of intent to deliver our domestic and international customers the best level of service, availability and price. These are exciting times for the new Division and we are all looking forward to delivering a world class service to all of our customers.” In addition to our new structure, Blue Spares’ short term strategy is to strive to improve our overall service to our clients with increased availability and more competitive pricing where possible.
Investment In order to achieve the new business objectives there has been significant investment in recent months across all areas of the business. Firstly our new IT system enables superior stock management, with enhanced parts availability due to inventory reporting. Additionally our procurement has improved as a result of our sales tracking, enabling fast moving and key components to be identified more easily. Moreover we have recently fully refurbished our offices with a more open plan modern look and feel to enhance the working environment for employees. Other internal refurbishments include a new network connection throughout and a new state of the art security system. The warehousing facilities have also been radically transformed to give the Spares Division 8500m2 of covered warehousing capacity with plans afoot to expand again later in 2014.
Staff In order to achieve the new spares division objectives Stuart Truckel has been appointed as the Spares Division Sales Director due to his vast experience in the aftermarket sectors. Stuart has a proven track record in increasing turnover and developing both domestic and overseas business through different routes to market. The new Division has also appointed an Export Manager in Wayne Hart and Export Sales Executive Patricia Fernandez who both bring a wealth of experience in Exporting and the Global market place. The Blue Group believes that it’s staff are it’s greatest asset and 2014 will see an even greater commitment to continual training, in conjunction with our OEM suppliers, to ensure all our staff provide the best level of both technical and customer service. The business prides itself on delivering world class service and with the combination of our experienced long serving staff coupled with fresh innovative new team members, the new division has the resource, expertise and impetus to flourish.
Future All our recent investment, refurbishment and recruitment are aimed at one simple objective – to improve our offering to you, the customer. By adding to our overall resources, we firmly believe we will be better positioned to continually improve our offerings. Whether that be increased availability of off the shelf parts, or more competitive pricing on some parts, you can be reassured that we are actively working behind the scenes to continually strive to improve our offering for you.
In terms of technology and facilities, we have invested heavily in two Kardex selective systems for improved stockholding and pick times, a shredder for all cardboard to enable the reuse of all packaging as padding and an electrically powered forklift.
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Eco Sustainable turn to Backhus With a constant eye for quality products and innovation at the forefront of the ECO ethos, the recent acquisition of the Backhus 17.60 compost turner enables more efficient processing for their composting operation. Eco began in 1993 when Managing Director Trelawney Dampney identified the potential in composting landscaper’s waste on his land in Parley, Dorset and selling the end product. From small beginnings the company has witnessed rapid growth as both the environmental and social demand for sustainable resource management has increased. The evolution of Eco sees the company now employ over 50 people and operate one of the UK’s leading purpose-built sites for organics recycling and renewable energy generation, processing upwards of 250,000 tons of organic material across their four facilities. The composting arm of the business has also grown to a point where they are currently taking an average of 150 tonnes of green waste per day, with the material coming from a range of local councils, waste disposal companies and local landscape gardeners. The material then goes through a thorough process to ensure the high quality end product which is PAS 100 Standard. A vital part in the composting operation is the turning of the windrows, which ensures the temperature is consistent, helps aerate the compost to keep it from turning anaerobic, and helps break the compost up. In order to improve onsite efficiency Eco Sustainability purchased a Backhus 17.60 compost turner. The 17.60 is the world’s most commonly used turner and comes complete with a comfortable and easily accessible panoramic cabin for operative safety and comfort. Additionally, the Backhus 17.60 offers fantastic cost savings due to the exceptional fuel consumption, making it a far more cost effective method of turning large volume windrow operations than the standard wheel loader. The turner ensures a consistent size of windrow, with height and width adjustable, as well as enhanced agitation which in turn speeds up the composting process. Operations manager Justin Dapney commented “At Eco our organic recycling operation has grown significantly over the years and as a result we felt the time was right to add a turner to our operation. Our new Backhus 17.60 turner has helped speed up our process with improved cycle times and greater consistency of windrows which has ensured we continue to produce the highest quality products.” On the user friendly controls Justin added “Our operators have taken to the new machine with ease and have commented on the excellent visibility from the state of the art cabin.”
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“ Our operators have taken to the new machine with ease and have commented on the excellent visibility from the state of the art cabin.” Justin Dapney Operations Manager
Blue Group’s most Northerly customer Based in Caithness, in the far North of Scotland, family run GMR Henderson provide all types of crushed rock, aggregates, sand and decorative gravel. From their facilities in Caithness, GMR Henderson service the Highlands with high quality products. To increase productivity in their Caitness Quarry, owner Gerry Henderson recently added a new Powerscreen Premiertrak 400 jaw crusher to his fleet. The versatile and robust jaw crusher is capable of up to 400 tph production. Fitted with the new Tier4 Scania engine, the new PT400 has incredible cost savings with vastly improved fuel efficiency.
Additionally Gerry said, “With our rural location, after sales support was a key consideration for me. Blue Scotland’s extensive service coverage was another factor in our decision and I have been hugely impressed by their commitment to after sales to date.” www.gmrhenderson.co.uk
Commenting on his new crusher, Gerry Henderson enthused “Having visited the Powerscreen Open Day at the tail end of 2013, I was impressed with the specification and performance of the new model. Since purchasing the Powerscreen PT 400 at the start of 2014, it has proven to be an excellent addition, with exceptional throughput, greatly increasing our productivity. Coupled with the impressive fuel efficiency of the Scania engine this has made it the right choice for us.”
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Leiths take delivery of seven Powerscreen Mobile Crushing and Screening Plants from Blue Machinery Scotland Leiths (Scotland) Ltd, a multi-discipline organisation and one of Scotland’s largest, privately owned quarrying and civil engineering businesses, has taken delivery of one Powerscreen Maxtrak 1300 and two 1000 Maxtrak cone crushers and two each of the Powerscreen Warrior and Chieftain 2-deck inline screening plants. Leiths has been a customer of Blue Machinery Scotland for over 15 years and this latest major investment continues the successful partnership that has developed over the years. Leiths Managing Director for Quarries Grant Milne commented “The Powerscreen cone crusher and screening ranges have always been market leaders in terms of productivity for us and it was a relatively easy decision to source our equipment from the Powerscreen distributor Blue Machinery Scotland. We’ve always enjoyed an excellent working relationship with the Blue team and are confident that our new screening and crushing plants will fulfil their various roles efficiently and productively.” Leiths is a long-established family business with its head office in
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Aberdeen. The company owns and operates twelve hard rock quarries and four sand and gravel operations throughout Scotland, offering a wide range of products to a continually expanding customer base. As well as traditional quarry materials such as sand, gravel, aggregates, concrete and asphalts, Leiths also manufactures more specialised materials such as limestone filler, agricultural lime, road surface dressing and decorative aggregates. The company runs a substantial fleet of plant and vehicles, including tippers, mixers, hook lifts, bulk artics, powder tankers and lowloaders, as well as recycling, materials processing, excavating and materials handling equipment. This latest major investment in the Powerscreen crushing and screening plants continues and confirms the company’s tenet of operating a modern, reliable and productive fleet in all aspects of their diverse business. The 1000 and 1300 Maxtrak crushers feature the well-proven and renowned 1000 and 1300 Automax cone crusher technology at the core. With potential outputs of up to 230 and 350 tonnes per hour respectively, both models maintain excellent and consistent product shape and have a high reduction ratio; hydraulic crusher setting, cone overload protection and metal detection all contribute to the plants’ operating efficiency. Rugged in construction with heavy-duty chassis and track frames and designed for
ease of operation and maintenance, both the 1000 Maxtrak and the 1300 Maxtrak models have been supplied with umbilical remote controls and dust suppression systems. Both crushing plants are equipped with the latest generation and improved fuel-efficient, low emission Scania diesel engines which are fully compliant with EU Stage IIIB and feature Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emission control technology. The Powerscreen Warrior 1800 and Chieftain 2100X mobile screening plants are both high capacity machines, with output potentials of up to 600 and 400 tonnes per hour respectively which, of course, depends on feed size, mesh size and material type. Agile and mobile on site, with heavy-duty crawler tracks and a removable pendant remote control system, both models have quick set-up times, easily accessible engines and screen media for maintenance convenience and screen changes, hydraulically folding conveyors and high-performance hydraulics for optimum output. Both the Warrior and Chieftain models are equally at home screening and stockpiling aggregates, blasted rock, recyclables and mined materials such as processed ores and minerals. Both plants are powered by Stage 3B Caterpillar C4.4 ATAAC 4-cylinder diesel engines which provide power to spare and are both highly fuel efficient and with reduced emissions.
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ReFood install two Tigers in Widnes Blue Machinery (Central) are fortunate to be part of the most exciting Biogas Plant the UK Waste Industry has seen to date. ReFood have installed two Tiger HS640 machines to de-package food waste at the prestigious new Plant in Widnes, Cheshire. The new plant has the capacity to handle 90,000 tonnes of commercial and domestic food waste and will generate up to 2,000m3 per hour of raw biogas. The new Widnes ReFood plant is part of PDM’s plan to spend more than £90m on its UK operations before the end of 2014. ReFood part of the PDM Group, now rebranded as SARIA UK are the UK’s largest food waste recycler. Once completed, the £20m Widnes plant will be the largest food waste gasto-grid AD project in the UK. Once the gas has been drawn off, a nutrient-rich fertiliser is left which can then be used by farmers in the local area to grow new crops.
The diversification into a gas-to-grid system represents ReFood’s ongoing commitment to offering a wide portfolio of renewable energy solutions. Further AD plants being developed by ReFood in the UK will use a combination of systems to provide sales of electricity, heat, gas and other forms of renewable energy applications. The 2nd site compliments ReFood’s first UK AD plant which opened in September 2011 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The Doncaster plant processes approximately 45,000 tonnes of food waste per annum, collected from local shops, restaurants and cafes as well as residues from PDM Group’s pet food production plant. Doncaster has been successfully operating a Tiger HS640 machine since it opened in 2011. The success of the machine in the Doncaster plant has led to Blue Machinery (Central) securing the order for the Widnes Project. www.refood.co.uk
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New fleet of vehicles for Blue Fuchs After another successful year as an accredited Terex Fuchs Three Crown distributor, Blue Machinery (Fuchs) Limited has continued to invest in their crucial after markets offering by replacing its entire fleet of service vehicles. Reflecting the company’s own commitment to its ever expanding customer base, the decision to upgrade the vehicles was taken to ensure the team’s service department was best placed to offer reliable and swift back up to Terex Fuchs operators and owners nationwide. Commenting on the recent delivery of the new fleet of Volkswagen Crafter Vehicles, Blue Fuchs Managing Director Terry Hughes said, “We are very mindful as a business that our opportunity for growth is strongly linked to our ability to look after our loyal customer base and that when they buy from us they are buying not just a top quality Material Handler but also investing in an infrastructure of service underpinning their purchase with us. We have a duty of care to continually reinvest in that same infrastructure so their level of trust in us is not misplaced.” He added, “We also spoke with our own team of field service engineers to get their feedback with regards to the choice of service vehicle manufacturer as their opinion and comfort
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was, and is, of great importance to us. The Volkswagen Crafter was a unanimous choice and the lads are looking forward to getting out on the road with their new “offices”. We wish them safe driving!” The new Crafters will be taking to the road from the middle of March and will be fully equipped with all the latest specialist equipment and tools necessary to ensure maximum uptime for the many Terex Fuchs Material Handlers working throughout the UK - it’s definitely a case of Vorsprung Durch Blue Technik!
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Take advantage of the new tax breaks There has never been a better time than NOW for Blue customers to buy a new machine. Normally just 18% of a business’s capital expenditure can be offset as Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) against profit each year but only on a reducing balance basis thereafter.
New equipment has never been so affordable!
Following last week’s budget, the AIA has doubled to £500,000 and extended to the end of 2015. Remember, this also applies to equipment bought on Lease Purchase & Hire Purchase too, even if the payment plan continues into 2015 and beyond. Ordering at the right time is very important to ensure that deliveries arrive in time to optimise your maximum tax savings potential.
That means it can take up to 12 years to redeem 90% of the original capital cost in tax savings. Contact us now for more information:
0845 217 8755 sales@bluegroup.co.uk www.bluegroup.co.uk Blue recommend that any purchases entered into following this advice have also been severally verified in conjunction with the purchaser’s financial advisors. Blue is not liable in anyway for others acting on this information.
Come and see Blue at the following Trade Shows… Scot Plant
Hillhead (Blue Spares)
25th - 26th April Location: Edinburgh
24th - 26th June Location: Buxton
CARS
ADBA
5th - 6th June Location: Doncaster
2nd - 3rd July Location: NEC, Birmingham
PAWRS
Waste Expo
10th - 12th June Location: Torbay
3rd July Location: Salford
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News in brief Santa Dash for Charity Blue Southern’s Martyn Yarde donned his Santa suit to raise £3,346.50 for a great cause at the end of 2013, raising funds for a charity called CRY which is close to his heart. 4 years ago a 17 year old friend called Jack Boulton, who was a very fit lad and who played cricket & football for Martyn’s local teams in Keynsham, Bristol was at football training on a Wednesday night when he suffered a cardiac arrest and sadly died. His parents have since been raising funds for the Charity called Cardiac Arrest in the Young – CRY. In order to try and raise funds to help supply a defibrillator for the local sports ground which may have saved Jack’s life, Martyn completed the 1st Saltford Santa Dash, a 5 mile run on Sunday 8th December fully dressed in a Santa outfit. Martyn would like to pass on a heartfelt thanks to all of those who kindly sponsored him and would like to give a special mention to Darren Evans (pictured with Martyn) of Wheal Jane Ltd who generously donated a defibrillator for his efforts. Well done Santa!!
Wedding bells at Blue Central Wedding bells have been ringing loud and clear in Blue Central’s Northwich office with 2 members of staff, Johnathan Dennan (left) and Sally Elson (right) both celebrating their respective big days in the past few months. Congratulations to you both and all the very best for the future.
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