British Glass appoints new glass packaging policy lead
Matthew Kay has been appointed as the new glass packaging policy lead by British Glass, the representative body for the UK glass industry.
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Mr Kay has a background that includes nine years of experience as a senior parliamentary assistant to an MP in Westminster, Kay brings a wealth of knowledge to his new role. He was also a public affairs advisor for the Association for Project Management.
The body state that in his new role, Mr Kay will be responsible for gathering, assessing, and conveying the perspectives of the glass container manufacturing sector to various stakeholders.
Dave Dalton, Chief Executive of British Glass, said: “It’s fantastic to welcome Matthew to the team, with his extensive political experience, and look forward to the insight and value he will bring to continue our positive engagement across a range of important issues.”
British Glass is the trade organisation representing UK glass manufacturing. UK glass manufacturing contributes around £1.6bn to the UK economy each year, providing 24,000 direct jobs and more than 150,000 jobs across the whole supply chain.
Steel tube firm to use Untha shaft shredders
Scotland based steel tubular company, John Lawrie Tubulars has announced the introduction of a new recycling system at its Montrose site in the form of a RS40 four shaft shredders from UNTHA UK.
Operating in both the UK and the USA, John Lawrie Tubulars utilises its 15-acre Montrose facility for a wide range of services, including manufacturing, cleaning, recycling, and warehousing.
The company state this allows for the complete in-house recycling of its tubular by-products. In addition to the tubular recycling efforts, John Lawrie Tubulars has also invested in an UNTHA plastic shredder. The company state this technology can process half a tonne of screw caps, such as oil tube tread protectors, every hour.
John Lawrie Tubular’s UK sales and purchasing manager Iain Bell said: “We were really pleased with the output quality as well as the availability of UNTHA’s expert support, should we need it. Their communication has been exceptional.”
UKCM announces strong refurbishment results
UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), a container repair and refurbishment company has announced is mobile teams have refurbished 15,500 4-wheeled steel waste containers and around 500 fuel-end loaders (FELs), rear end loaders (RELs), skips, roll-on roll of (RORO) containers and bulk carriers in the past 12 months.
The company state the repairs have saved its customers around £3.6 million in total.
UKCM operates six mobile teams that travel across the United Kingdom, providing on-site refurbishment services to businesses of all scales. The company states that each of these teams possesses the capability to execute repairs and restorations, handling a minimum of 16 trade bins or 6 FELs per day.
Danielle McIntosh, on-site manager at UKCM, commented: “Over recent years, we have seen a substantial increase in demand for our mobile service, with customers benefiting from repair and refurbishment work completed at their depot to the same exacting standards as those carried out at our main facility in Cheshire.
Ipswich installs eight bins after grant from #InTheLoop
Ipswich Town Centre has welcomed eight vibrantly coloured bins in November 2023, thanks to an £8,000 #InTheLoop grant from environmental charity Hubbub and McDonald’s.
The bins adorned with DiGBY the blue octopus, the recycling mascot of Ipswich Borough Council, aim to boost on-the-go recycling. They can be found in locations across Ipswich like Tavern Street, Westgate Street, and Carr Street and it is hoped that the introduction of these bins will encourage residents and visitors to responsibly dispose of plastic bottles and cans.
Previously trailed in Leeds in 2018, #InTheLoop has also provided funding to Swansea, Edinburgh, Dublin, Wimbledon, Telford & Wrekin, and Lambeth, with over 500 bins deployed and more than 2.5 million plastic and glass bottles and cans collected and recycled across these pilot projects.
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