Jumbo roll-packer brings big benefits
Hills Waste Solutions have increased efficiency at the Warminster Household Recycling Centre, which they operate on behalf of Wiltshire Council, following the installation of a rail-mounted Bergmann jumbo roll-packer, supplied and installed by equipment specialists Kenburn Waste Management.
The roll-packer uses a giant toothed roller mounted on an hydraulic arm to break up and compact material within a standard 40yd2 container, greatly increasing the amount of waste that can be accommodated, thereby reducing the number of vehicles on the road. Although Hills Waste Solutions use static roll-packers at other sites this is the first time the company has used a rail-mounted configuration allowing a single operator to service up to 10 containers from an enclosed control platform.
Before the installation of the roll-packer recyclable materials were compressed using the rear bucket of a JCB digger. Although this gave a reasonable degree of compaction the process was cumbersome and involved the machine being moved around the site to service each container.
Mike Webster, group director of Hills Waste Solutions, said: ‘The roll-packer has made a big difference to the way our site operates. Having the equipment mounted on rails behind the containers means that the operator can move the roller from one container to another without having to disrupt the traffic entering and leaving the site. And because the material is so well compacted we no longer need to have heavy lorries coming and going at weekends to exchange the containers. That’s a lot better for us and for our customers.”
Kenburn installed the rail-mounted roll-packer in October 2009 and also undertook the training of the operatives. Kenburn’s engineers will provide on-site maintenance and support via their nationwide service network.
Kenburn Waste Management Ltd, Kenburn House, Porters Wood, St Albans, Herts AL3 6HX; tel: (01727) 844988.
The roll-packer uses a giant toothed roller mounted on an hydraulic arm to break up and compact material within a standard 40yd2 container, greatly increasing the amount of waste that can be accommodated, thereby reducing the number of vehicles on the road. Although Hills Waste Solutions use static roll-packers at other sites this is the first time the company has used a rail-mounted configuration allowing a single operator to service up to 10 containers from an enclosed control platform.
Before the installation of the roll-packer recyclable materials were compressed using the rear bucket of a JCB digger. Although this gave a reasonable degree of compaction the process was cumbersome and involved the machine being moved around the site to service each container.
Mike Webster, group director of Hills Waste Solutions, said: ‘The roll-packer has made a big difference to the way our site operates. Having the equipment mounted on rails behind the containers means that the operator can move the roller from one container to another without having to disrupt the traffic entering and leaving the site. And because the material is so well compacted we no longer need to have heavy lorries coming and going at weekends to exchange the containers. That’s a lot better for us and for our customers.”
Kenburn installed the rail-mounted roll-packer in October 2009 and also undertook the training of the operatives. Kenburn’s engineers will provide on-site maintenance and support via their nationwide service network.
Kenburn Waste Management Ltd, Kenburn House, Porters Wood, St Albans, Herts AL3 6HX; tel: (01727) 844988.
