Willshees take delivery of new Waste System from Blue Central

As part of their 2009 expansion plans, Willshee's Skip Hire Ltd recently acquired a bespoke Recycling System from Blue Central. Based in Staffordshire, Willshee's serve domestic and commercial markets, and since 2006 have accepted delivery of bailed and loose co-mingled material.

“We contacted Blue but our main concern was that whatever system we chose coincided with our existing operations,” said Director Dean Willshee. “After inspecting our site and material, Blue took us to see companies processing similar materials to our own. Their build quality was highly evident”.

The heart of their new system is a 12m long, 1.5m wide General Kinematics Finger Screen, with 20mm apertures to remove fines. The screen handles conventional waste streams and more stubborn material, such as light co-mingled waste. Material passes over two steps, turning it and maximising fines removal. The <20mm moves to a fines bunker, with oversize collected by a Kiverco Conveyor and transported into the 90 degree picking station.

The six bay, double-sided Kiverco Picking Station is fully enclosed with heating and lighting, is 6m wide and has 1.3m wide chutes, allowing bulkier items to be easily removed and dropped into the bays below. The system enables Willshee's to remove their fines, plastic, paper, cardboard, wood, metal and hardcore from their waste stream.

“We are delighted with our system and already notice the major financial benefit of diverting waste from landfill. Our recycling rate now is >95%,” said Dean. “We were very impressed with the professionalism of Blue throughout” he concluded.