Axion’s Jane Gardner leaves to take up European flooring role
Jane Gardner, Head of Axion’s Consulting Services, will be leaving the Manchester-based resource recovery specialists at the end of August 2018 to take up a new senior pan-European role. One of Axion’s earliest employees, Jane is moving to her next career challenge as Managing Director of the European Resilient Flooring Institute (ERFMI) based in Brussels. Axion Director Roger Morton said: “This is a role she is well-qualified to take on; quite an achievement for a Brit to be
Record number achieve compliance with PVC stewardship criteria
A record 17 companies in Australia’s PVC supply chain have achieved PVC Stewardship Excellence this year for meeting full compliance with key environmental objectives relevant to their business related to the production and supply of vinyl products. Overseen by the Vinyl Council of Australia, the PVC Stewardship Program has driven continual improvement in the PVC, or vinyl, industry for the past 15 years. Winners of the 2017 Excellence in PVC Stewardship Awards include: Austr
PVC Recycling in Hospitals program: 150-hospital target in 2018
The Vinyl Council of Australia aims to expand its successful PVC Recycling in Hospitals program to cover 150 hospitals by the end of 2018. Since its launch in 2009, the innovative waste management and recycling program has grown to operate in 138 hospitals throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is managed by the Vinyl Council of Australia and its member partners – Baxter Healthcare, Aces Medical Waste and Welvic Australia. Over the past year, more than 200 tonnes of high-gr
Carpet Recycling UK: One million tonnes of waste carpet diverted from landfill
Carpet Recycling UK has inspired and facilitated the diversion from landfill of one million tonnes of waste carpet in its first decade, delegates at the industry association’s tenth Annual Conference and Awards Event heard. This total tonnage is equivalent to approximately 400 million m2 of carpet or 57,000 football pitches. Key markets that have developed include carpet tile reuse, the equestrian sector, recovered fuels and incineration for energy recovery. Last year, 168,00
Carpet Recycling UK Awards: ‘Innovation’ saves company £3million
A major UK-based carpet manufacturer claims it has saved a total of around £3 million through an innovative approach to waste thanks to its 10 years association with Carpet Recycling UK. Speaking at the fifth annual Carpet Recycling UK awards ceremony in July, David Judge MD of Cormar Carpets said: “Ten years ago, we realised that Laurance Bird and his team would be useful to our company. Over that decade, we have saved around £3 million by not making waste through innovation
S Norton & Co acquires 100% equity stake in Axion Recycling Ltd
On 20th June 2018 S Norton & Co Ltd purchased the entire share capital of Axion Recycling Ltd from the five individual, private investors who have owned Axion since July 2006. This means that Axion Recycling Ltd and the business units trading as Axion Polymers and Axion Consulting are now a wholly owned subsidiary of the S Norton group. On the same date Keith Freegard resigned from his position on the board as Marketing Director and terminated his full-time employment with Ax
Axion Polymers hosts MEP’s fact-finding visit to recycling sites
Axion Polymers hosted a fact-finding visit to its two Manchester recycling facilities by the Lead MEP and appointed Rapporteur for drawing up regulations on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Julie Girling, MEP for South West England and Gibraltar, viewed the complex processes used to extract plastics from end-of-life vehicles at Axion’s Trafford Park and Salford sites during her tour in August. Invited by Keith Freegard, Axion Polymers Associate Consultant, she learnt how
