Morley makes a millennium-worth of recycling energy
Morley Glass says it has now saved a thousand years’ worth of heating an average home its post-consumer glass recycling scheme run in conjunction with Saint-Gobain Glass.
The G23 Award-winning initiative has diverted more than...
Rehau chief Heuer elected VinylPlus Vice-Chair
The General Assembly of VinylPlus has unanimously elected Carsten Heuer, Chief Executive Officer of Rehau Windows Solutions, as the new vice-chairman for the next two years. He takes over the role from Myriam Tryjefaczka,...
Padiham Glass joins Glass Forever
Padiham Glass has joined Glass Forever, the closed loop glass recycling programme from Saint-Gobain Glass.
The sealed unit manufacturer, which is part of the Emplas Group, will return glass from end-of-life windows plus any waste...
‘Unprecedented challenges’ saw VinylPlus recycling drop in ‘23
Recycling within the VinylPlus framework saw its first drop in recent years but the decrease was only slight compared with a significant reduction in PVC demand, delegates heard at the organisation’s 12th annual Sustainability...
Eurocell steps up to 32% recyclate in profiles
Eurocell has increased the recycled PVC in its extrusions to 32% last year, up from 27% in 2021.
The increase means that in that year alone, the company’s closed-loop recycling plants in Selby, North Yorkshire, and Ilkeston,...
John Jones has been appointed plant manager at Rehau’s PVCR polymer recycling site with...
John joined the Rehau Group in October 2022 as a Lean Management Expert and Training Manager before taking on his new role. He previously spent 32 years working in supervisory and management positions for...
Thermoseal aims for zero plastic waste with recycling addition
Thermoseal Group has installed in a new recycling plant that will reduce the amount of manufacturing waste going to landfill.
The unit, at the company’s Wigan factory, can handle all lengths of Thermobar warm edge,...
Dekko teams with Saint-Gobain for glass recycling
Dekko Window Systems has become the latest company to partner with Saint-Gobain in installing an on-site glass recycling unit.
The initiative will enable the fabricator to collect old and unwanted glass units from customers at...
More praise for Morley/ Saint-Gobain glass recycling
The post-consumer glass recycling initiative developed by Morley Glass in conjunction with Saint-Gobain Glass has been shortlisted for the ‘Sustainable Ethical Manufacturer Award’ category of the Made in Yorkshire 2024 Awards.
The accolade comes soon...
In-house recycling leads to recycled reinforcement bars from AT Precision
Hardware supplier AT Precision has introduced Recycled Thermal Reinforcement (RTR) bars made from 100% recycled uPVC, following the recent launch of its own in-house recycling scheme, complete with a factory expansion and £370,000 investment...
