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“ Essentially, we buy scrap metal from local tradesmen, factories, and other metal merchants throughout the UK. This includes all non-ferrous metals as well as iron and steel, and we process and recycle the materials at our sites in Essex, just outside Central London. We also supply the export market and UK foundries, loading containers for destinations around the world, as well as walk-in flows into European foundries.”
Two years ago, the company opened its third site in Rainham, Essex, where it shares the premises with Keeble Recycling Ltd.“ The motivation behind this expansion was to increase the aluminum side of the business, where we process rolled aluminum and mixed aluminum grades ready for loading into containers; the majority of which are bound for India,” Joe shares.“ We also handle rolled aluminum, car wheels, and lorry wheels, and trade stainless steel of all grades from that site.”
Establishing the Rainham site has entailed considerable investment in equipment and infrastructure to increase capacity in advanced material handling and processing.“ We have purchased two Terex Fuchs material scrap handlers,” Joe elaborates,“ and use these machines to efficiently move all types of scrap metal around the site and onwards to their next destination.
“ We have also invested in an ARJES TITAN 950 shredder, which is based at our Rainham site. This machine processes the scrap metal we buy, preparing it for export and foundry-grade use. These investments have significantly improved our operational
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