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Cover Story
Southwark Metals started in 1980 in the London Borough of Southwark. As a highly reputable family run company, they offer a wide range of services from scrap metal to office clearances. It’s an intense operation that requires skill and experience with the company boasting a time served, fully trained experienced team to do clearance work and dismantling.
Recently in March the company moved from a site in Ruby Triangle in South Bermondsey, to Trundleys Road in Deptford, London.
Although the company were not required to close in lockdown it was seen as a prime opportunity to move to the new premises while they set up the new operation.
Today the company turn over in excess of 35,000 tons/annum, with scrap metal coming in from all over the South East which is dealt with by a fleet of Sennebogen machines who handle and sort the daily throughput of metals.
Reliable Material Handlers:
Scrap metal processing is highly dependent on material handling machines and previously the company had a variety of different manufacturers machines at the old site.
At the new Deptford site, the company employ an 821E and an 818E Sennebogen Material Handler and have recently invested in a Sennebogen 355E Hi-Rise Handler, all of which have been supplied by Molson Green.
Based in Bristol, Molson Green are the Recycling Industry Machinery Experts and are part of the
Molson Group who are the UK’s largest
independent new and used equipment
dealer.
Operating from 13 locations strategically positioned throughout the UK, a team
of over 70 fully trained service
engineers and millions of pounds
worth of parts ensure that businesses are kept running.
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www.hub-4.com Sept/October 2020 - Issue 64