Hoverdale Achieves SafeContractor Accreditation
Hoverdale SafeContractor Accreditation

Hoverdale UK Limited, a global provider of conveyor belt products and equipment, hard metals, and wear-resistant products, has been awarded SafeContractor Accreditation following an annual audit.

Alcumus SafeContractor simplifies compliance processes for more than 50,000 organisations worldwide, ensuring the safety of their workforce, operational integrity, and environmental responsibility. The service assists a network of employers, contractors, and suppliers in achieving and maintaining adherence to critical standards, including health and safety, sustainability, and ethical conduct.

Matthew Beverley, Chairman, Hoverdale said:

Industry-standard SafeContractor accreditation evidences excellence in health and safety. We are delighted to receive the accreditation, which reflects that health and safety is always our top priority. This accreditation is a testament to the hard work of our team in improving sustainable processes and delivering excellence on-site and throughout our operations – time after time.”

Hoverdale’s conveyor belt cleaning and conveyor system products and equipment, including their motorised brush cleaning system, have quickly grown the business over 2-3 years. This year, the company has invested heavily in its people, systems, and processes. It continues strengthening its commercial offering and maintains its position as a market leader in optimising bulk material handling.

They work with some of the most prominent industrial names, including Lafarge Tarmac, Biffa, Viridor, Aggregate Industries & Tata Steel. They have a nationwide reach with offices in the North and Midlands and operations throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

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ENDS.

Notes to Editors:

About Hoverdale UK Limited – 50 years in the making.

Hoverdale manufactures 28 different types of conveyor belt cleaners and scrapers in the UK, providing the right product for each different type of job. We manufacture all of our conveyor belt cleaners and scrapers in the UK, offering our own range of products to do the job perfectly each time.

With a company history that goes back to 1972, Hoverdale has a unique combination of experience and engineering know-how that we can guarantee you won’t find anywhere else.

More recently, the company has continued to expand overseas, developed its approved supplier portfolio to include some of the most prominent industrial names in the UK, and continues to supply products, services, consultancy, and expertise across the globe.

Matthew Beverley – Chairman and owner of Hoverdale UK Limited, is also Vice President of MHEA (Material Handling Engineering Association).

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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.

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.

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.