With news on: LSS’ fleet expansion; Rushcliffe takes delivery of bin hoist; Glasgow council installs 360 cameras; and, H&A Recycling set to expand.
LSS invests in fleet expansion
Leeds-based waste services business LSS Waste Management, has invested over £3m in the expansion of its fleet of skip and hook loading vehicles.
LSS invests in fleet expansion
The company delivers commercial and domestic skips and operates a waste site at its Cross Green Industrial Park headquarters. LSS has purchased 10 Scania Skip Loaders and two Scania Hook Loaders. It has also ordered a further ten Scania Skip Loaders for delivery later in the year. The fleet is now in excess of 75 vehicles.
Nigel Woolford, managing director of LSS, said: “On paper, £3million is a big investment, but when looked at in the context of the operational side of the business it was the simplest of decisions to make.
“Business is going great and has never been so busy, and further investment in the fleet was essential to give us the capacity needed to deal with such growing and demanding high levels of business.”
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Rushcliffe council takes delivery of electric bin hoist
Rushcliffe Borough Council, a member of the Nottinghamshire Vehicle Procurement Consortium, has taken delivery of the first OmniDEKA Electric bin hoist from Terberg Matec UK.
Rushcliffe takes delivery of bin hoist
Terbeg supplies waste handling equipment including bins, hoists, integrated dynamic weighing and RFID equipment and bespoke recycling bodies.
OmniDEKA Electric is an automatic, low voltage, high-level electric bin hoist combining a robust build with safe operation and efficiency.
Terberg is partner to the Nottingham Vehicle Procurement Consortium and has secured a third four-year-framework agreement with the procurement group, commencing this month (April 2017) involving 13 local authorities.
Mick Morley Recycling2go team leader at Rushcliffe borough council, said: “With the introduction of Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards over recent years, engine efficiency has increased. Likewise, we have sought to make further improvements in fuel consumption where possible, and have been purchasing electric bin hoists since 2013.
“Operators like the OmniDEKA Electric and have noticed faster cycle times than standard high level bin hoists. The products will be operating on rounds previously undertaken by vehicles with earlier models of bin lift which will help us to monitor performance and carry out a like-for-like comparison, which, is expected to show further efficiency improvements.”
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Glasgow council installs 360 cameras in recycling vehicles
Sentinel Systems, which specialises in vehicle safety and camera solutions, has installed a number of its 360-degree camera safety systems onto Glasgow city council’s food waste recycling vehicles.
Glasgow council installs 360 cameras and reversing radar systems
The council said it had opted for the equipment to improve the safety of its vehicles for the public, particularly in busy areas of Glasgow city centre. It is hoped that the cameras will prevent accidents from happening when vehicles reverse in confined spaces.
Sentinel’s cameras with built in DVR systems were installed onto 12 of Glasgow council’s food waste vehicles along with the company’s reversing radar systems. Sentinel’s visual and audible aids alert the driver to a cyclist’s movement within a predetermined range. The system can also warn the cyclist or pedestrian that the vehicle is turning left, triggered by the left-hand indicator. The cameras will also record any incidents.
Emil Laiolo from Glasgow city council said: “We were looking for a safety system that could easily be installed onto our vehicles, while improving the safety of the city’s more vulnerable residents such as cyclists or the elderly.”
He added: “Our drivers use the systems to help when manoeuvring in the city, which can be a challenge when the roads are busy and the vehicles are moving around in smaller spaces.”
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H&A Recycling expands fleet after investment
H&A Recycling, a Cornwall-based waste disposal business, is expanding after receiving over £300,000 in funding from Lombard and Natwest.
H&A Recycling set to expand
The company, which operates out of two centres in Redruth, Cornwall, has acquired a number of wheeled bins and three new collection vehicles.
The company said it services 2,660 sites each week for businesses throughout Cornwall. The company also helps clean up local communities through the reduction of landfill waste. The expansion will create six new jobs.
The waste collected is sold on to be recycled, or export to Denmark for use in energy production.
Allan Holmes, one of the owners of H&R Recycling, said: “Lombard and NatWest have been a vital support in expanding our business. We felt as though they believed in us and understood what we were trying to do. You don’t often get that level of support from big lenders.”
David Smith, Lombard relationship director, said: “H&A Recycling Ltd. has been a loyal customer of ours for many years, and we want to do everything we can to support them in their business ventures. H&A Recycling Ltd.’s services deliver significant benefits for the environment, and the company is creating jobs for the local community.”
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