Heil secures orders for TwinTrak collection vehicle
With separate ejector plates and hoppers with an increased capacity, the vehicle can collect more materials before having to discharge its loads. Part of the reason for this is that hopper has been made wider as the hydraulic cylinders are not exposed on the outside as they have been incorporated into the inner side of the truck. The largest capacity of the vehicle is 32 tonnes and the 30/70 split can be specified for either side of the hopper. Heil describes its business as “a global refuse body manufacturer with the only 100% UK-based manufacturing facility”.
Regional sales manager Paul Brown, explained: “This is a tried and tested vehicle and we are able to use a variety of chassis from Daf to Mercedes. The TwinTrak is built in Scotland and has Terberg loading systems on the rear.”
Two shredder launches from Meltog
The new Bio Series has been developed after research and development into the specialist requirements of AD and biomass plants. The profile, number and arrangement of the cutting teeth have all been designed especially for these types of plants and their inputs. The new machines also address the problem of high liquid content levels which can lead to problems for shredders in AD and biomass plants. The Meltog Bio Series incorporates as standard ‘liquid escape zones' which prevent liquid ingress into the mechanical elements of equipment. The series also features specially designed seals and the cutting shafts incorporate additional features to ensure the efficient run-off of liquids.
Meltog's hard disk shredder, says the company, can achieve a shred size approaching level five shred at a single pass and is capable of shredding computer hard disks and other sensitive computer components down to particles of 9mm and less. Designed as a compact and low weight system, it can easily be fitted inside smaller ‘Transit' sized vehicles or as additional equipment inside existing security shredding vehicle fleets.
The company's managing director Julian Heyworth said: “These new machines are innovative and demonstrate the level of specialist engineering expertise that we can offer our customers.”
Scrapstore unveils school pod system
Children's Scrapstore has launched a pod system for scrap materials to let children play with them during break times and after school.
“The pods”, explained national coordinator Nicky Giovanni, “are a new service which are installed in playgrounds and are already proving a hit in the west of England. They are popular with the children and help them play creatively, use their imaginations and energy, make new friends and discover new skills.”
Ms Giovanni added that the vital ingredients of the Scrapstore PlayPod are the materials in them, which are mostly waste materials. Now the Scrapstore scheme is asking for donations of items such as plastic and cardboard tubes, fabrics, netting, pieces of foam, and in particularly “shiny sparkly material”.
The scheme says that with the materials it helps ensure a reuse and that a number of schools also make new products and uses out of the waste materials. For details or to offer materials, tel: 0117 914302 or visit: http://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/About%20Us.htm
VCU Europa expands range with US tie-in
For VCU the agreements means a significant expansion of its activities and comes particularly in response to the new permitting requirements which primarily impact on open windrow sites within 250 metres of a receptor. The products offered include a proprietary range of aerated static piles 'ASP' systems for enhanced maturation and include covered piles; above and below ground, positive and negative aeration; and the patented 'Compdog' technology. The latter is an above floor aeration system and avoids having the pipes in the floor.
Steve Morris, general manager of VCU Europa, said: “Our own technology, being fully enclosed already, meets the regulators' requirements. However, we are seeing a significant increase in enquiries from existing composters, especially existing green waste sites, concerned about the impact of the new regulations and looking at cost effective and practical ways to ensure their sites comply.”
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