Many local authorities are reopening waste and recycling centres, but different councils have different restrictions in place to maintain social distancing.
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Even with waste management being considered as a key industry, some countries have reported a drop in recycling as the spread of the pandemic impacts us all.
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The Environment Secretary has written a letter to the UK’s waste and recycling sector, thanking organisations for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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There are suggestions that new schemes could be introduced to make sure more people make the effort to separate their rubbish and recycle correctly.
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One of the UK’s largest quarrying firms has been given the go-ahead to continue operations at its Cunmont Quarry site on the border of Dundee and Angus until 2042.
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An increasing number of people are risking their lives by sleeping rough in bins, driven by significant rises in the homeless population in the UK.
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Wheelabrator Technologies have announced it will no longer proceed with its plans for the proposed Wheelabrator Harewood waste-to-energy project.
Mid Sussex District Council has given the go-ahead for a trial of household food waste collections.
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It is recognized in the industry that belt scrapers have helped reduce the carry-back problems, however it is well understood that there could be better and more efficient ways of reducing carry back and other associated problem in processing bulk materials.
The “Next Generation” Read More »
A new £500,000 network has been set up to link researchers with those in the industry to tackle the problem head on right across the entire supply chain.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.