Carpet Recycling UK takes Gold in Flooring Innovations Awards
Carpet Recycling UK’s significant achievements in finding new uses for waste carpet have been recognised with an Innovation Gold Award for Landfill Diversion in the Environmental Category of the National Flooring Innovations Awards 2018. Supported by The Stocklists magazine, the awards celebrate products and services that are genuinely new and exceptional within the flooring sector. Set up in 2008 by industry leaders, CRUK has inspired and facilitated the diversion of one mil
S Norton & Co turnover and profits rose by a third in 2017
Price increases for the main ferrous grades helped to push up turnover and profits by a third for S Norton & Co Ltd, one of the UK’s prominent metal recyclers, according to its latest published accounts for 2017. Annual turnover increased to £272 million for the year to 31 December 2017, up from £205 million and the family-owned company reported a £25.5 million pre-tax profit for 2017 compared with £23.9 million in 2016. In his financial report, John Norton, Chairman said the
Axion Polymers invests in product development laboratory facilities
Axion Polymers has invested in more laboratory test equipment at its Salford-based plastics recycling facility, including a new injection moulder, that will enable a greater range of polymer testing and further development of recycled polymer grades. Axion’s in-house test capability now includes a Fourier Transform mid -infrared spectrometer for analysing the composition of black and dark-coloured polymer chips, a near-infrared multi-chip spectrometer for rapid analysis of la
Winkhaus adds new autoLock AV3 Heritage Plus and Heritage Duo Pull
Hardware specialist Winkhaus has introduced two new products – the autoLock AV3 Heritage Plus and Heritage Duo Pull – both designed to complement each other and suit a wide range of contemporary and period door styles. Based on the popular AV3 range of multi-point locks, the AV3 Heritage Plus provides automatic locking once the door is pulled shut without the need for a key and comes with several new innovative and convenient features. Unlike the current Heritage locks, the A
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
