A meeting with a waste professional…Pam Knight of Flame UK
As a waste baler provider, the Riverside team liaises with an array of industry experts on a regular basis.
So, in our latest Q&A, we’re introducing some of the ‘faces behind the waste’. First up, it’s Pam Knight, Managing Director and founder of Flame UK. Find out about her role, career history, and what she thinks about the future of the waste industry…
Wetherby Group – a renowned manufacturer of performance building products – has installed a new compact waste baler at its UK site, as the organisation continues to expand.
The RWM75 machine has been supplied by North-Yorkshire headquartered Riverside Waste Machinery, following Wetherby Group’s decision to upgrade its existing equipment.
SigNET, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of audio life-safety equipment, has installed a waste baler from ATK Equipment at its facility in Tyne & Wear.
The RWM75 machine is now being used to deal with the ever-increasing amounts of waste recyclable materials held at the site – in the form of paper, plastic bags and cardboard.
Formed in 1994, SigNET has firmly established itself at the forefront of the life safet...
World Heritage site Fountains Abbey boosts recycling capabilities
Renowned tourist attraction Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal has boosted its recycling process with the investment in a waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery.
The RWM75 machine is now being used to assist the team in the everyday baling of large volumes of cardboard waste, from across all areas of the 674-acre historic estate.
Eximious Furniture Limited has invested in a new RWM75 waste baler to tackle the amount of waste it produces daily.
Handling three different material streams – cardboard, plastic and metal paint tins – this vertical compact baling press from Riverside Waste Machinery is significantly reducing the volume of unwanted packaging held in the company’s 1700 sq.m factory.
Leicestershire-based Eximious is passionate about improvi...
A leading tea room brand has invested in a range of Riverside’s waste machinery to aid its recycling processes.
Over a period of eighteen months, six balers – an RWM450 HD, an RWM75 Multi, an RWM 500, an RWM200 multi and two RWM500 machines – have been installed within the firm’s Yorkshire manufacturing site, to deal with cardboard, bulk bags, plastic buckets, foil and film from packaging waste.
James Dawson – an international manufacturer of silicone hoses – has benefitted from waste baling technology provided by Riverside Waste Machinery.
As a division of Fenner Group – a world leader in reinforced polymer technology – the company has decades of experience in the development and production of such solutions, and offers bespoke engineering results to its wide range of clients. With sites across the UK and wider Europe, North America ...
Agricultural firm opts to remain baling with Riverside
Agrimin Ltd – world leader in animal health and nutrition – has invested in further baling technology from Riverside Waste Machinery.
Based in North Lincolnshire, the business has always been passionate about its duties to recycle, and the recent purchase of a second baler – an RWM 75 – has helped them manage this more efficiently.
The company – which has over 35 years’ experience in the development, manufacture and...
Academy gets an education in the benefits of baling
Appleton Academy – an education provider based in Wyke – has recently invested in new waste baling equipment from Riverside Waste Machinery.
As Bradford’s first ‘all-through’ school, the establishment offers learning and development for children and young people from the age of 3 to 19 – and beyond.
The academy receives a wide range of deliveries – most of which are packag...
Printing company returns to Riverside for baling needs
Flexographic printing company RR Flexo has enhanced its recycling capabilities by further investing in its trusted waste management provider Riverside Waste Machinery.
No stranger to baling, the company has recently obtained a brand new RWM 450 HD machine, to deal with the large volumes of polythene waste produced by the firm on a daily basis.
Founded in 1982 by the two main shareholders Ron Dodd and Richard Green – hence the...
Data centre equipment specialist opts to bale with Riverside
Techbuyer – a global leader in the purchase, refurbishment and sale of IT equipment – has recently invested in a waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery, in an effort to continually reduce the amount of waste material it sends to landfill.
The RWM500 mill size machine supplied by the Boroughbridge-based provider is now being used to bale cardboard, which is then recycled.
Tom Reid, operations manager at Techbuyer, said: ...
They say great things come in small packages. Well, we actually think they come in packages of all shapes and sizes.
You only have to look at our baler range to see that there are some pretty fantastic, pretty whopper machines on offer, with our mill size models for example.
But at the other end of the scale there are some compact balers with really neat footprin...
Yorkshire-based catering butcher invests in baler to help environment and boost business
Family-run catering butcher Yorkshire Dales Meat Company has strengthened its recycling strategy by investing in a compact waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery.
The vertical RWM75 machine is being used to bale mostly cardboard waste which is generated from boxed meat delivered to the Bedale factory from other local farm...
Footwear manufacturer boosts environmental agenda with baling of leather
Footwear component manufacturer E A Tailby Ltd has strengthened its recycling agenda with the investment in a heavy duty waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery.
The RWM450HD is being used to bale leather offcuts from the production of soles and heels. The bales are then shipped to Germany for recycling into regenerated leather products such as diary covers.
Specialist rubber compound manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials has proven that waste baling can protect the environment, improve on-site cleanliness and boost a business’s bottom line.
Eight years ago, Momentive invested in three balers from Riverside Waste Machinery, in a bid to improve the safety of work areas within its busy Bolton premises. At the time the organisation was handling 60 tonnes of material each week, which naturally create...
Baling technology strengthens National Nuclear Laboratory’s waste reduction programme
The world’s leading nuclear research organisation National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has strengthened its waste reduction programme with investment in a heavy duty waste baler.
NNL is globally renowned for its nuclear research, technical development, reactor operations support, and the provision of decommissioning expertise for facilities throughout the UK.
Edmundson Electrical invests in waste baler in quest to ‘go green’
Electrical distributor Edmundson Electrical has installed a new waste baler within its Doncaster branch, as the company furthers its quest to ‘go green’.
As the largest electrical distributor in the UK – with over 280 branches nationwide – it is no surprise that Edmundson Electrical produces a large amount of packaging ‘waste’. But as an environmentally friendly business, with a number of resource-efficient initiatives already ...
Downstream mail provider Secured Mail has introduced a new recycling station within its Luton facility, as the company works towards ISO14001 accreditation.
Delivering more than 500 million items for retailers and other businesses, every year, it’s no surprise Secured Mail has a variety of packaging ‘waste’ arisings to handle. Plastic film and cardboard package are used in the transit of frei...
Farming specialist says no to landfill, with help of Riverside baler
Mention the word ‘baler’ to a farmer and most will picture a vast agricultural machine to compress hay. But forward-thinking Allpress Farms identified that a waste baler could improve the family-run firm’s commitment to the environment.
Packaging materials including polypropylene, polythene, cardboard and paper could all be diverted from landfill for recycling. And a smarter appro...
Motor manufacturer boosts recycling agenda with Riverside waste baler
Specialist motor and gearbox manufacturer Mellor Electrics has overhauled its approach to recycling with the help of a mill size baler from Riverside Waste Machinery.
And thanks to the quality and volume of bales it can produce, this world-leading engineering firm looks set to achieve a return on investment in as little as 15 months.
With a global and varied client-base, Mellor Electrics buys in a wide range of component parts ...
In December, our client Todds Waste Management was interviewed by leading industry journal Skip Hire Magazine, for the popular monthly feature 'Best Kit I Ever Bought'. If you missed the write up, you can read the article in full here...
Name: Matthew Pearson
Business: Todd Waste Management
Type of business: Integrated waste management – collection, sorting and recycling to ach...
Last month, we shared a client case study with industry journal hub-4.com. The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust kindly shared their experience of working with Riverside Waste Machinery, and utilising our waste balers to drive environmental progress within their organisation. And, the resulting coverage has appeared in the October issue of the magazine.
If you missed the write up, you can read it in full, ...
From the archives: Produce importer comments on Riverside baler
Normanton-headquartered International Procurement and Logistics (IPL) is a long-standing Riverside Waste Machinery customer. Part of the Asda Walmart Group, IPL is responsible for sourcing and importing produce for onward shipment into Asda distribution centres and stores.
New waste baler is money saving asset for Yorkshire engineering specialist
Bluebird Engineering Solutions has taken delivery of an RWM500 waste baler at its North Yorkshire headquarters. The company – a producer of large component parts for the bus and coach manufacturing industry – has invested in this mill sized machinefrom Riverside Waste Machinery, on a three year rental agreement. Ideal for the bulky cardboa...
Produce importer comments on Riverside waste balers
Normanton-headquartered International Procurement and Logistics (IPL) is a long-standing Riverside Waste Machinery customer. Part of the Asda Walmart Group, IPL is responsible for sourcing and importing produce for onward shipment into Asda distribution centres and stores.
This month, IPL’s Group Environmental Facilitator Ashley Marsh penned some thoughts regarding the company's approach to waste management and recycling, before sharing his experience of Riverside to date.
Yorkshire business turns to neighbouring Riverside for new waste balers
North Yorkshire based Belzona is no stranger to baling. In fact the well-established business has been compacting its cardboard and plastic waste for more than 20 years. But when the company’s existing technology was no longer fit for purpose, Warehouse Team Leader Etienne Vickers turned to waste machinery specialist Riverside.
Riverside’s nearby location less than 15 miles away was an instant attraction. But upon speaking to managing director and experienced balin...
Manufacturer turns to Riverside for waste baler expertise
Background
Manchester-based F. Duerrs & Sons (Duerrs) is a family run manufacturer of jams, marmalades, honey and peanut butter. For over 130 years the company has excelled in producing quality preserves renowned throughout the UK.
The Challenge
As with many manufacturing companies, especially in the grocery industry, Duerrs handles a large amount of dry recyclable packaging materials, predominantly cardboard. Acknowledging that this c...
Signage specialist invests in Riverside waste baler
Specialists trade sign and graphics installation company Mida Sign Services has invested in a new waste baler from Riverside Waste Machinery, for its print and graphics department.
The Ashton under Lyne Company was filling up to twelve 240 litre receptacles with packaging waste every day, costing the firm £1200 a year in two larger 1100 litre bin collections. But Mida no longer needs the 1100 litre bins, thanks to its investment in an