With news on: Chris Oldfield retiring from UNTHA UK; Tsuji takes over at Hitachi CEO; MBA Polymer’s two managers; and Riverside’s service engineer
Chris Oldfield retires as UNTHA UK chairman
Chris Oldfield – chairman of waste shredding specialist UNTHA UK – has announced his retirement from the recycling industry following a career of almost 50 years.
Chris Oldfield
He now fully hands over the reins of the company to managing director Marcus Brew.
Mr Oldfield helped set up the specialist chemical mixing, processing and packaging plant Cod Beck Blenders in the 1980s. He then co-founded a commercial manufacturing plant of waste dispersible granules for pesticides. Established in the 1990s, the Teesside-based Exwold Technologies plant remains operational today and is now a multi-million-pound organisation.
In 1997, Riverside Waste Machinery started out supplying balers and shredders. However, the company split in 2011 having attracted the attention of waste technology organisation– Austrian headquartered UNTHA. The shredder side of the business became UNTHA UK – a subsidiary of the global brand.
Mr Oldfield has long been a vocal speaker in the waste and recycling industry. Highlights include being a panellist at the Energy from Waste Conference, delivering multiple thought-leadership seminars at RWM, and authoring more than 50 papers for technical journals covering topics ranging from RDF export to redefining waste as a resource.
Tsuji takes over as Hitachi CEO
Katsuhisa Tsuji, chief technology officer (CTO) and a member of the supervisory board of Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) in Zurich, is taking over as CEO of HZI on an interim basis with immediate effect.
Mr Tsuji has been CTO and a member of the board of HZI since 2014. The company said he played a ‘significant role’ in the integration of HZI into the Hitachi Zosen Corporation Group, and focuses on generating synergies between HZI and its parent company.
Mr Tsuji is jointly responsible for the operational and strategic development of HZI. The company said with 35 years’ experience in the energy-from-waste area, Mr Tsuji has an extensive technical background.
The CEO of HZI to date, Franz-Josef Mengede, is leaving the company with immediate effect.
MBA Polymers UK appoints two managers
Worksop-based plastics recycling company, MBA Polymers, has appointed Paul Mayhew as its general manager, and Bryn Williams as quality and technical manager.
Paul Mayhew
Paul Mayhew has over 10 years’ experience within the recycled plastics sector and has been with the company for 4 years. In his new role Mr Mayhew will be responsible for driving the company’s ambition to increase volumes and continually improve product quality.
His appointment comes as MBA Polymers prepares to increase its production capacity, creating 8 new jobs and resulting in an additional 600 metric tonnes of mixed plastic waste being diverted from landfill.
Bryn Williams joined the firm in August 2017 to support the team in creating high quality products and develop the company’s product portfolio. Mr Williams has a BSc in Chemistry, further education in Polymer Technology and 20 years involvement in the industry. His previous positions include product development manager and quality manager at BPI Recycled Products.
Riverside recruits service engineer
Mic Harrison
North Yorkshire-based baler provider Riverside Waste Machinery has recruited Mic Harrison as lead service engineer.
Mr Harrison initially trained to become a Navy marine mechanic at HMS Sultan, Plymouth, where he remained for five years. He has since had a number of engineering roles, working on a wide array of technical equipment.
Mr Harrison’s responsibilities will include the installation and commissioning of Riverside’s balers and compactors; reading and interpreting engineer drawings for more complex projects; repairing, servicing and reporting on the operational effectiveness of client machines, as well as delivering staff training.
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