Clearview Midlands August 2014 - Issue 153 | Page 11

INDUSTRYNEWS

VEKA Recycling
acquires second
facility
Plastics recycling firm VEKA Recycling
recently expanded its operations with
the acquisition of Trafford Services
(Midlands) Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
The firm took ownership of
Trafford Services’ Bilston
site in the West Midlands
earlier this month, and will
use the facility to compact
PVC window frame material
before sending it in 24 tonne
loads to Kent where it is
reprocessed.
Acquisition of the site adds
an extra 20,000 square feet of
weighbridge, processing and
storage facilities to VEKA’s
portfolio.
Tony Cattini, managing
director of VEKA Recycling,
explained the benefits that the
second facility would bring to
the company.
He said: “Having this second
centrally-located site means
that local installers, fabricators
and waste management
companies can benefit from
our reliable service with
prompt payment for waste
PVC frames.
“Trafford Services has worked
closely with us since 2007, so
the company is already familiar
with our focus on getting
the infeed quality right and
reducing contamination. This
is vital in maintaining the high

quality of our 100% recycled
PVC-U pellet and micronised
PVC-U (pulver).”
The move follows the reycling
firm’s successful acquisition of
Trafford Services (Midlands)
Ltd, the culmination of ‘yearlong’ negotiations and ‘lessons
learnt’ from a collection pilot
scheme rolled out in Barnsley
last year.
Trafford Services (Midlands)
Ltd, which was set up three
years ago by managing director
Ken Higgins, will continue to
be run by his son Brad under
VEKA Recycling’s ownership.
Meanwhile, Mr Higgins’
sister company, Trafford
Services Ltd in Manchester,
remains privately-owned.
Mr Cattini added: “Having
restructured our business
and launched our pellet sales,
now’s the right time for this
strategic acquisition. It’s also
great news for environmental
sustainability; with our VEKA
model here in the Midlands
we will be ensuring more waste
PVC frames will be diverted
from landfill for recycling back
into new windows and other
PVC-U products.”

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