The UK’s first plant for making sustainable fuels is set to open in County Derry, Northern Ireland. Derry Now reports that the £9m facility has been developed in collaboration with NASA and will be capable of producing almost two million litres of advanced renewable fuels each year. The plant will be constructed near Garvagh and […]
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The head of a metal recycling firm has called for tougher recycling targets for batteries to boost reuse rates and also to make the recycling process safer for industry employees. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is due to consult on new recycling targets shortly. As an outcome of the consultation, Defra
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Overflowing with Waste: The Aftermath of Holiday Cheer. As the holiday season winds down, Materials Recycling Facilities MRFs face a formidable challenge. The period following Christmas is marked by a significant surge in waste amounts, primarily due to the disposal of festive decorations, packaging materials, and gift residues. This sudden influx often exceeds the processing
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The government has offered reassurance to the wood recycling industry by confirming that it is considering transitional support for waste wood biomass plants. These facilities currently operate under the Renewables Obligation and/or Renewable Heat Incentive subsidies, which are due to end at a date between the mid 2020s and 2038. These subsidies are intended to
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The UK’s water companies have come under intense scrutiny this year, as alarming statistics about the volume of raw sewage that is being discharged into rivers and seas come to light. During 2022, official figures show that over 384,000 episodes of untreated wastewater discharge were reported in England and Wales. This poses a threat to
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Virgin Atlantic have successfully completed the first transatlantic large passenger flight powered only by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Boeing 787 flew from Heathrow Airport in London to JFK Airport in New York, BBC News reports. The flight was partly funded by the UK government, who declared it was “a significant UK aviation achievement”. Shai
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A new startup known as LabCycle has established the first materials recycling facility in the UK that can handle plastic waste from research laboratories. BBC News reports that the innovative company was founded by Bath University graduate Dr Helen Liang. Research institutions around the world produce an estimated 5.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has called for a ‘reuse revolution’ that shifts the focus from recycling plastic packaging to greater levels of reusable and returnable packaging. The Foundation, which works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, has issued a new report calling for the reuse of packaging materials to be urgently upscaled. The
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There are currently trials underway for a potentially groundbreaking new scheme that could turn sewage into energy. Hexham Courant reports that Northumbrian Water is experimenting with technology that is designed to use thermal energy to strip and recover ammonia from wastewater. The recovered anomia product could be used to make fertilisers and green fuels for
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The EU has agreed to ban the export of plastic waste to poorer countries. Materials Recycling World reports that the waste shipment regulations will be updated to prevent ships laden with plastic waste from the EU docking in ports of countries that are outside of the OECD group of richer countries. The new law needs
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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.
