4 ways we’ve future-proofed the way we work

We’re really proud of the fact we lead the way when it comes to aluminium recycling best practice and innovation. However, none of this would be possible without our continuous investment in the latest state-of-the-art equipment.

Two years ago, we spent ￡2.5million on enhancing certain pieces of equipment and plant, which included three case wheel loaders and mechanical x-ray sorting machinery.

More recently, we’ve spent a further ￡1million on various aluminium recycling equipment, some of which are highly bespoke. This investment will not just future-proof the way we work, but enable us to continue to provide our customers with high quality aluminium recycling services.

Latest investment 1: A new Atlas machine

Why we’ve invested in it: We already bought one of these machines at the start of the year to load materials through our pre-shredder and materials into containers. Now we’ve followed up our initial Atlas machine purchase by buying a second one. However, this newer machine is slightly different due to the fact it’s equipped with a shear attachment.

What it will enable us to do: The attachment will specifically enable us to cut through large extrusions and aluminium and stainless coils. Once the coils have been sheared, we can then bale them.

Latest investment 2: A new aluminium recycling line 

Why we’ve invested in it: Every single aspect of this new line, which is 100% bespoke to us, has been built in-house by our on-site maintenance team over the last 18 months.

What it will enable us to do: We anticipate it will boost productivity by up to 70%. Having the new line in place means we can put materials through just two processes as opposed to three.

It’s made up of a Bonfigioli Drake 16 Hammer with a full waste downstream removal system.

Latest investment 3: New radiation detection equipment

Why we’ve invested in it: We cannot allow anything of this nature on to our site, and having this equipment in place gives us peace of mind our site remains a hazardous-free zone.

What it will enable us to do: We installed our new radiation detection system on our main entrance towards the end of last year. It means that as lorries enter our site, an alarm will sound if any hazardous radiation levels are detected within their loads.

Latest investment 4: New x-ray technology

Why we’ve invested in it: As fenestration aluminium recycling is one of the areas we specialise in, we need to be able to separate out all of the smaller fragments of aluminium, copper, zinc and brass from the post-consumer fenestration products we receive.

What it will enable us to do: It’s crucial we’re able to do this accurately and efficiently, so we’ve purchased a new x-ray unit that can decipher the chemical composition of materials and deliver a high degree of separation not possible until now. This latest x-ray technology investment means we now have five x-ray sorters on-site.

For more information about our aluminium recycling services or to discuss your requirements with us, contact us on [email protected] or 0121 552 0330.