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Recycling
Plevin invest in a Peterson 2710D Horizontal Grinder
Plevin has recently invested in a Peterson 2710D Horizontal Grinder which has been supplied by the exclusive UK & Ireland dealer for Peterson – Neutron Equipment.
Neutron Equipment who are based at Beenham, near Reading are also the dealer for Hammel Recyclingtechnik GmbH and can offer a wide portfolio of recycling equipment including - Horizontal Grinders, Drum & Disc Chippers, Hammel Primary, Secondary Shredders, Screening and Sorting technologies and Processing Plants.
A specialist in waste wood recycling:
R Plevin & Sons Ltd was established in 1973 by Roy and Maureen Plevin and is now operated by their two sons, Jamie & Simon. The company employs over 200 people across four sites in the UK and has grown to become one of the UK’s leading wood processing and recycling companies.
Sustainability is taken seriously at Plevin. With over 600,000 tonnes of wood collected, processed, and distributed each year to the biomass, animal bedding, and chipboard sectors the company prevent over 200,000 tonnes of waste going to landfill annually; with an additional 3,000 tonnes/year of ferrous and non-ferrous being recycled.
Wood processing duties at Elkesley:
The new machine has now been assigned duties at the Elkesley, Retford site which is a 10-acre site which was acquired by Plevin in 2002. Replacing an existing machine, the 2710D is processing up to 70tph of waste wood (dependant on wood grade and selected screen size).
Jamie Plevin - MD, takes up the story, “We had a similar machine previously, but this time we decided we needed more processing capacity, therefore we trialled a number of machines including the Peterson. We looked at the throughput, the build, and costs and other operational considerations with the Peterson machine coming out on top.
Peterson is a well-established brand, and we were well aware of the quality and processing abilities so after further discussions with Neutron Equipment we chose the 2710D. Neutron in the meantime loaned Plevin a 1710 machine until the 2710D was duly delivered to site in September.
“We always operate a primary and a back-up machine, so a continual replacement programme is in place. Normally the life of a machine in our programme is based on a 3-year cycle. However, the intention is to keep this machine longer because of its robust build quality.”
Peterson machines carry quite a high residual value and surfing the web one can find used machines still commanding high prices which is a good endorsement for the brand.
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www.hub-4.com Nov/Dec 20 - Issue 65