A-Z of Conveyors
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A – Automation: Conveyors play a key role in automating production lines, improving efficiency and reducing manual labor.

B – Belt Conveyors: The most common type, ideal for transporting bulk materials across various industries.

C – Chain Conveyors: Robust systems designed for heavy-duty applications, often used in automotive or assembly lines.

D – Durability: Modern conveyors are built for long-term use and withstand heavy loads.

E – Elevators: Inclined conveyors used for moving materials vertically.

F – Flat Belt Conveyors: Perfect for transporting light to medium-weight goods.

G – Gravity Conveyors: Use the force of gravity to move items, commonly seen in warehouses.

H – Hygiene: Essential in food and pharmaceutical industries; stainless steel conveyors are often used.

I – Incline Conveyors: Designed to move products between different levels, often featuring cleats for grip.

J – Junctions: Integration points where conveyors meet or branch out.

K – Knuckle Belts: Specialty belts designed for added flexibility and specific tasks.

L – Load Capacity: Conveyors are engineered to handle varying load capacities, from light parcels to heavy aggregates.

M – Modular Conveyors: Easily assembled and reconfigured to adapt to changing production needs.

N – Noise Reduction: Advances in technology have made modern conveyors quieter, improving workplace conditions.

O – Overhead Conveyors: Space-saving systems used for hanging products or moving items above work areas.

P – Power Conveyors: Mechanized systems that efficiently move materials across large distances.

Q – Quality Control: Conveyors are integral to inspection systems on production lines.

R – Roller Conveyors: Use rollers to transport goods, ideal for warehouses and logistics.

S – Sorting Systems: Automated conveyors that sort items based on weight, size, or destination.

T – Trough Conveyors: Shaped conveyors used for handling bulk materials like grain or sand.

U – Underpasses: Allowing materials or workers to move safely under conveyors.

V – Variable Speed: Adjustable conveyors for customized production flow.

W – Wire Mesh Belts: Heat-resistant belts for high-temperature processes like baking or cooling.

X – X-Ray Inspection: Used in conveyors to ensure product quality, particularly in food processing.

Y – Yield Optimization: Conveyors enhance production yields by reducing downtime and material handling inefficiencies.

Z – Zero Downtime: High-quality conveyors designed for minimal maintenance and maximum productivity.

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BEN DUCHESNE

Ben is a time serviced field service engineer in the busy waste and recycling sector, who’s career moved into to managing service teams and beyond. Originally beginning his career with a HGV repair and maintenance apprenticeship with IVECO, from there travelling and working in multiple countries moving towards waste processing shredders.

Ben joined the Hoverdale team in September 2024 seeking to apply his extensive knowledge to a new area. His values and ethics fit perfectly within the Hoverdale ethos.

He is happily married to Kristina, with 4 wonderful young children; 14, 11, 8 and 5. We the children he doesn’t get much spare time. He is a family man, who enjoys spending as much time with them as possible.

DAVID BARTER

David is an experienced leader, with a background covering Operations, eCommerce, Finance, Compliance, HR and IT. His career spans Banking, Retail and Engineering, spending the majority of his career working for ALDI as they grew to become 4th largest supermarket in the UK, including seven years on their UK board as Managing Director of IT and eCommerce.

David joined Hoverdale’s Senior Management Team in 2023 to seek a fresh challenge in a completely different industry sector. He has applied his approach to Process Improvement, Efficiency, Customer Service and Teamwork to great effect during Hoverdale’s sustained growth.

Married to Jane, with three adult sons between them, David volunteers on the board of the Nottingham Playhouse theatre as well as his local rugby and football clubs. Any spare time he spends enjoying walks with their Golden Retriever, Buzz, who is also regularly seen in the Hoverdale office.

MATT BEVERLEY

A time served Mechanical engineer Matt’s background includes many high-profile projects within the Automotive Industry: The Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce Cullinan, Spyker Le-Mans racing teams, Bentley, Aston Martin, and Airbus A380. This history and knowledge of complex manufacturing and engineering projects have been transferred and further developed into the bulk material handling sector. Matt has work in Europe, North America, Indonesia, and China

He joined the bulk solids and bulk handling industry in 2019 as Managing Director of Hoverdale UK Ltd and subsequently completed a Management buyout in July 2020. The business has grown yearly, increased employment, its customer base, and worldwide reputation, and disrupted the market with groundbreaking innovative technology. Since Matt took over Hoverdale, the company has filed four patents for innovation; one was granted in 2023 for a design to improve bulk handling. The success had been driven by delivering tailored solutions to the waste recycling sectors that keep material flowing out and money flowing in.

Awards Include

  • 2024 – Shapa company of the Year
  • 2024- Shapa Innovation in Technology
  • 2024- MHEA Engineer of the year
  • 2021 – MHEA Innovation of the year
  • 2021- IMechE Innovation award

Current Positions Include.

  • Group Chairman Hoverdale UK Ltd
  • President (MHEA) Material Handling Engineers Association
  • Vice Chairman: IMechE Bulk Material Handling Committee
  • Council Member: (SHAPA) Solids Handling & Particle Association
  • Member: Chartered Management Institute

Matt has been happily married to Julie for 22 years and has 4 children, 3 of which are involved within the Hoverdale group of companies. He is an RFU level 2 qualified coach and referee having been in several head coaching roles at various age groups from under 6’s to adults for his local team Nuneaton RFC. He believes in the core values that rugby teaches of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, Sportsmanship and try’s to carry this through in his day to day business activities. He is passionate at brining the next generation of young, diverse engineers into the sector through promotion of apprenticeship scheme and further education routes.