WOOD RECYCLER TO OPEN NEW SITE

30th April 2009

UK Wood Recycling’s sister company, Hadfield Wood Recyclers, is expanding into the south east with the opening of a brand new site at Tilbury Docks. This is a pivotal part of Hadfield's national expansion strategy.

The two acre site, which will be used for collecting and pre-processing waste wood, will be fully operational from 18th May 2009.

Geoff Hadfield, Managing Director of UK Wood Recycling and Hadfield Wood Recyclers, said: “This is a very exciting project for us because there is a huge demand in the area for a wood recycler who can take all grades of wood and recycle it into sustainable and environmentally-friendly products.

“This is just the start of our presence in the area. Ultimately we will be looking to build a full processing plant to cover the south east, so we can process and clean the wood, and manufacture our products, as we already do at our sites in Manchester and Teesside.”

Hadfield Wood Recyclers takes all grades of non-hazardous waste wood including MDF, chipboard, plywood and melamine, and recycles it into a number of different products including equine, poultry and cattle bedding, equestrian surfaces, panelboard and biomass wood chip for fuel.

The new site will be able to handle 100,000 tonnes of waste wood a year and will offer a tip-in facility, accepting skips, walking floor trailers, containers and waste management vehicles as well as smaller loads.

Tilbury was specifically chosen for the new site because of its direct access to the docks and because it is convenient for the London area.

“We have been getting increasing requests to take waste wood from the London and south east area,” said Geoff. “Like a lot of companies nowadays we are very conscious of our carbon footprint so looking to the future we wanted a site which can utilise alternatives to road, such as water and rail transportation. Therefore Tilbury was an ideal location.”

For further information and to discuss our recycling services, please telephone 0161 301 6584

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Note to News Editors: Hadfield Wood Recyclers is one of the oldest and founding members of wood recycling in the UK. The company has been established for more than 25 years. It has a recycling facility at Droylsden in Manchester and a sister company, UK Wood Recycling at Grangetown on Teesside. Its Managing Director Geoff Hadfield is also chairman of the Wood Recyclers Association.

For further information contact Gayle Green on 07766 701479 or email gayle@mcpheeassociates.co.uk