| Waste Processing Solutions, the new company | | | | |
| created by the Finlay Group to cater specifically | | | | This is the first deal between WPS and Sackers. |
| for the recycling market, has supplied a specialist | | | | |
| material recovery facility to Sackers Recycling. | | | | Last year, WPS - part of the Stafford-based |
| | | | | Finlay Group of companies - secured a sole |
| The Carmac Light Separating Unit (LSU) C1200 is | | | | distribution agreement with Carmac Waste |
| already increasing Sacker's recovery of light | | | | Handling Systems spanning England and Wales. |
| material at its Ipswich-based plant by 20 per cent. | | | | |
| | | | | WPS cited the fast growing demand for efficient, |
| With a patent pending, the Carmac LSU C1200 | | | | cost effective waste recycling solutions as the |
| waste classifier is an innovative, high quality lights | | | | reason it moved into the market. |
| separating system. Typical applications include the | | | | |
| separation of wood and aggregates, as well as | | | | David Statham, a director of WPS, said: "Carmac |
| paper and plastics. | | | | equipment is based on experience gained over 10 |
| | | | | years in the recycling industry and we are able to |
| Easily integrated with existing plant or Carmac's | | | | provide the time-proven machinery with an |
| range of units, the system has various output | | | | extensive after sales service and support |
| options to a container skip or conveyor system. | | | | package." |
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| Nigel Slinn, commercial director of Sackers, which | | | | The range of machinery designed by Northern |
| is based in Gt Blakenham near Ipswich and | | | | Ireland-based Carmac handles a range of materials |
| services the Suffolk area, said: "We are | | | | including construction, demolition, commercial, |
| predominantly a scrap metal processor, but five | | | | industrial and municipal waste. |
| years ago moved into waste recycling and have | | | | |
| seen year-on-year growth in the business. | | | | |
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| "We currently divert up to 80 per cent of the | | | | Notes To Editors |
| waste we handle away from landfill. | | | | The Finlay Group of companies offers the most |
| | | | | modern and diverse range of material processing |
| "The new recovery facility from WPS is helping | | | | equipment available in the market place. The |
| us to achieve that figure by increasing our | | | | range is available for hire, sale, contract and also |
| capacity by 20 per cent, so it has been a valuable | | | | under leasing options. |
| addition to our operations. | | | | With its headquarters in Stafford, the company |
| | | | | has a national reach across England and Wales |
| "Before making a choice, we looked at various | | | | Formed in 2008, Waste Processing Solutions is |
| material recovery facilities. The C1200 appealed | | | | part of the Finlay Group of companies. It has |
| because it deals with all waste streams, heavy | | | | been created to tap into the fast-growing |
| and light, in one standard operation. The other | | | | demand for efficient and cost-effective waste |
| machinery we looked at was not able to do that. | | | | recycling solutions. |
| The after sales support from WPS also appealed." | | | | |