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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 some point over the last decade or so, this changed. Rather than working in siloes, we began developing products and solutions in partnership with local authorities. Not only did this create an environment in which we had the freedom to innovate, but it also meant…
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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 its entire business operations. Prior to the announcement, powder coating was reserved for new bins only. The move has since prevented 600g of carbon per bin from being released into the atmosphere and has cut the firm’s carbon emissions attributable to its refurbishment programme by…
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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 come and gone, and you’re now left with a redundant fleet of bins of different colours and that are carrying different logos. Even worse – they’re all in varying states of disrepair and look incapable of standing up, let alone collecting waste. Well, this scenario…
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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 was developing. In 2012, for instance, recycling rates were being analysed more closely and Zero Waste Scotland began to formulate a plan for Scottish Authorities, which included some pretty steep recycling rate targets over a relatively short space of time. In fact, an overall target…
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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 uses large amounts of volatile organic compounds. As of August, UK local authorities can partner with Taylor to receive environmental bonuses in return for buying UK-manufactured bins, which can then be used to fund green initiatives such as school recycling campaigns, interactive food waste workshops…
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WASTE FIRM BACKS BRITISH AS PART OF GROWTH PLAN
Total waste management company, Axil Integrated Services, has chosen UK manufacturer Egbert Taylor to build its latest order of HazPodTM products – a bespoke Taylor 1100L container equipped to collect and transport hazardous waste. The 40-unit order, which signals success for Axil despite the pandemic, follows the Corby-based firm’s commitment to growing its UK operation and backing UK manufacturers with a low international supply chain footprint. The units will be used to support Axil customers operating in the manufacturing, food and medical supplies sectors. James Cooper, General Manager at Axil Integrated Services, comments: “We’re keen to significantly grow the business…
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Contamination crackdown at South Ayrshire Council
Egbert Taylor is playing its part in helping South Ayrshire Council to improve recycling levels after rolling out a series of measures across 1,200 of its 1,100L bins. The council has incorporated three Egbert Taylor solutions including the T-Lock, the Lid-in-Lid and aperture restrictor plate, all of which have been introduced to increase the quality of the waste collected for recycling and the amount of materials recycled. The Lid-in-Lid is a small and lightweight lid built into the traditional Taylor Continental lid, which South Ayrshire has locked shut using the T-Lock – a locking system similar to that of a…
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Growing Global demand for Steel Bins sees UK manufacturer widen International net.
Longstanding container manufacturer, Egbert Taylor, has revealed that its ‘Best of British’ message is continuing to gain traction overseas, after securing a number of projects in Saudi Arabia for its iconic Continental 1,100L, worth over £1,000,000. The Worcester-based firm has also recently received high value orders from India and Malaysia, as countries around the world begin to turn to the longevity and quality associated with Taylor’s British Steel Bins. Local governments in Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan have also recently benefitted from Taylor Continental rollouts, in addition to a number of purchases made in several distant countries including…
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Lifes a Peach on the Beach in Sunderland following a new plastic waste strategy
Sunderland City Council has put the genie back in the plastic bottle following its decision to tackle plastic waste across its seafront areas via a partnership with container manufacturer and waste solutions provider, Egbert Taylor. The move, which has seen the council roll out specially designed 660L bins wrapped with engaging calls to action for the Sunderland public to correctly dispose of their plastic beach waste, has already seen an uplift in plastics recycling. Prior to installing the 660L units, the council had used unmarked containers that did not fully engage the public and had little visibility. Given how millions…
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North East England waste partnership restructures bring site recycling service with Egbert Taylor
South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership (STWWMP), which is responsible for delivering strategic waste management functions to almost 627,000 residents on behalf of Gateshead, South Tyneside, and Sunderland Councils, has reshaped its bring site recycling service in a move aimed at providing consistent recycling services to residents across all three local authorities. Previously, all STWWMP local authorities outsourced their bring site services to an external contractor. Following the conclusion of that contract, STWWMP authorities decided to rationalise the bring site service and an in-house collection model was introduced incorporating 138 1,100L Taylor Continental units across the partnership area. The…