Category: Blog

  • Bins to bikes and back again: a day in the life of Tony Nunn, General Manager at Egbert Taylor

    Bins to bikes and back again: a day in the life of Tony Nunn, General Manager at Egbert Taylor

    I’ve been with Egbert Taylor for 38 years now. When people ask why I’ve stayed so long, my answer is always loyalty, and the fact that Egbert Taylor has always provided countless opportunities to progress within the business. In 1982, when I first walked through the factory doors, I was a final assembly operator; my…

  • BIN BRITAIN!

    BIN BRITAIN!

    We’re only just getting over a global pandemic, so let’s not dwell on how it impacted UK organisations overly reliant on imported bins (or materials required to build bins, for that matter) other than to say that international supply chains were hugely affected.  Instead, let’s celebrate six benefits of buying British products – with a focus on…

  • The wonder of the weld: a day in the life of Lee McDermott

    The wonder of the weld: a day in the life of Lee McDermott

    I’ve been at Egbert Taylor for over 20 years and I can honestly say that there’s no other manufacturer that welds to the quality we do. The whole team are time-served welders, all trained to NVQ Level 2 and above, and the intricate work that everyone can do is something that I still find impressive…

  • APSE Annual Seminar 2021

    APSE Annual Seminar 2021

    Join us at APSE Annual Seminar 2021 at Birmingham, 8-9 September 2021

  • Did someone say Steel shortage?

    Did someone say Steel shortage?

    We’ve heard a number of rumours circulating about a lack of steel in the UK. Whoever’s talking about a steel shortage mustn’t have visited our Droitwich manufacturing site.

  • Bin Brief – Summer 2021

    Bin Brief – Summer 2021

    After what’s been a pretty wet summer, the sun is finally out. And, just as the weather continues to heat up, so too is activity at our factory as local authorities begin to get everything ready as the nation moves towards a less restrictive period. On that point, I’d like to take the opportunity to…

  • STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL

    STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL

    Huntingdonshire District Council has taken steps to make its waste collection budget work harder after converting 360 of its traditional 110 litre litter bins into smart bins using the latest fill sensor technology. The decision will see almost a third of the council’s 1,200 public litterbins fitted with fill level sensors, which have been supplied…

  • Why firms must help the public sector create social value

    Why firms must help the public sector create social value

    It wasn’t too long ago that local authorities and private sector companies operated in isolation. In the case of Taylor bins, a local authority would choose an appropriate product and we would manufacture it. It was very much a transactional, client-supplier relationship, and one that began in 1961 when Taylor first opened its doors. At…

  • Sustainable coating refurb revnue boost

    Sustainable coating refurb revnue boost

    The decision to swap paint for powder has changed the fortunes of Worcester-based container manufacturer Egbert Taylor, as the firm reports a revenue increase of 36 per cent across its refurbishment division over the last 12 months. In December 2019, Egbert Taylor announced that it would replace wet paint processes with carbon-free powder coating across…

  • Waste not, want not

    Waste not, want not

    By Adam Ramsay, Area Business Manager for Scotland at Egbert Taylor Imagine this scenario. You’re a waste manager at a local authority who, over the years, has seen the council partner with a number of contractors, all of which have had different livery and put their bins through different degrees of usage. The contractors have…

  • Cost effective bin procurement in a post-Covid world

    Cost effective bin procurement in a post-Covid world

    By Mark Jenkins, Sales Director at Egbert Taylor By now, there can’t be many people under the illusion that things are going to be easy over the coming weeks, months and even years. The government has implemented a number of commendable measures since March, with the furlough scheme being particularly notable. However, what goes up…

  • The Contamination Challenge

    The Contamination Challenge

    Back in 2010, when I first joined Egbert Taylor, the waste and recycling industry was completely new to me – I’d been in the fireplace sector for 14 years up until that point! Within a couple of years I was fully up to speed. However, I was amazed at the rate at which the sector…

  • EGBERT TAYLOR LAUNCHES ‘GREEN REWARDS’ SCHEME FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES

    EGBERT TAYLOR LAUNCHES ‘GREEN REWARDS’ SCHEME FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES

    Egbert Taylor is to introduce a new ‘Green Rewards’ scheme to promote the sustainable benefits of buying metal bins Made in Britain.   Many of Taylor’s competitors only assemble bins in the UK after importing materials from countries such as China, which creates high levels of carbon emissions, or refurbish bins using wet paint, which…