Grundon Waste Management have taken delivery of a Lindemann American Baler Bimax 145, 3 x 55 kw, paper baling press, for their plant new plant at Leatherhead in Surrey, UK. Built at Lindemann’s manufacturing facility in Telford, Shropshire, UK, this is now the fourth Lindemann machine being operated by Grundons. The machine will be processing Cardboard, Paper, Plastics (HDPE & PET), and steel and aluminium cans recovered from both trade and commercial waste, as well as domestic recyclables collections.

The family owned company was founded in 1929 by Steven Grundon, and is the largest privately owned waste management group in Britain. The company has developed from a local aggregate supply business into a collective group with national and international interests in waste collection and disposal, incineration, recycling and recovery forming part of their services.

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* Harris Press & Shear

Mars Industries Inc. of Detroit, USA has installed a TG-4024B baler from Harris Press & Shear, Peachtree City, Georgia, USA. This installation, part of the scrap firm’s ongoing expansion efforts, represented a capital investment exceeding US$ 3 million and helped create additional jobs in the Detroit area. Using 1250 short tons of compression force, the new baler can produce ferrous bales with a density up to 190 pounds per cubic foot, Mars says. The machine has a reported cycle time of 81 seconds, enabling it to produce more than 40 bales an hour with an average bale weight of 2200 pounds and dimensions of 24 by 36 by variable inches. The new baler allows Mars to process ferrous scrap for direct shipment to steel mills.

www.harriswaste.com