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Taylor’s latest apppointment is a fan of four wheels
Kirsty Barnes, the latest member to join Taylor, is proving that there is a clear link between cars and bins following her appointment to the role of Customer Service & Sales Office Manager. Since leaving college in 2007, Kirsty has worked in the car industry, having started her career with BCA, the UK’s largest used car business. Working her way up from an administration role to logistics, Kirsty spent 12 years with BCA before dedicating her time to growing an independent car sales business in Dudley. However, it’s the four wheels of Taylor’s iconic bins that have now captured her…
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IEG expands sales team
Impact Environmental Group (IEG), which now owns the Taylor and Duraflex brands, has expanded the remit of Container Components’ Sales Manager Bruce Ashton following the decision to promote him to the role of Area Business Manager for the entire group. Bruce joins the wider IEG stable of brands after three years at Container Components where he was responsible for managing the Rotogal account, which saw him import plastic containers used in salmon farming from Europe. Working with local authorities and private waste contractors, Bruce will now focus on marketing Taylor’s range of galvanised steel bins in UK territories below Manchester…
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Green Rewards Drives sustainable nappy change in Wigan
Green Rewards, a sustainability initiative launched by Taylor, is helping Wigan Council’s residents achieve a mindset change when it comes to nappy changes after the container manufacturer awarded the council £1,136 to promote reusable nappies and reduce the council’s level of nappy-related contamination. Green Rewards enables local authorities throughout the UK to accrue points for every Taylor and Bigbelly product purchased. The points are then converted into money, which the Droitwich firm releases to participating councils on the condition that it is used to fund local sustainability projects. Wigan Council has committed to making the £1,136 available to Birth 2…
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Taylor scoops top manufacturing award
Taylor has won the Best Waste & Recycling Containers Manufacturer Award as part of the SME News-hosted British Made Awards 2022. The awards programme, which aims to reward a vastly diverse range of creative manufacturers from across the UK, includes a panel of judges that evaluate entrants solely on merit. All entrants are assessed based on information available in the public domain, excellence demonstrated within their respective industry, standard of products and commitment to service. On winning the award Mark Jenkins, Taylor’s Sales Director, comments: “This is a huge achievement and one that myself and the team are incredibly proud…
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The apprentice: a day in the life of Rachel Powell, Credit Controller at Egbert Taylor
I generally start my day at 8.15am, when I report into the Finance Director – who also happens to be my Mom, it really is a joy to work at Egbert Taylor. Everyone’s friendly here, and everybody gets on well. Prior to my current role, I was managing invoices in. Now, as credit controller, I get to see more of the business and understand how it all fits together. For example, I now work closely with the sales team to ensure that our customers are getting what they need from us on time, such as invoices and that we’re receiving…
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Scottish council puts a lid on contamination
South Ayrshire Council has cut waste contamination in four problem areas, all of which were suffering from severe fly tipping, by giving its waste strategy an overhaul with the help of Droitwich bin manufacturer Egbert Taylor. Up until this spring, the council had relied on four 240L wheeled bins per flat to manage the general waste and dry recycling of four mixed tenure developments in Ayr and Prestwick. However, the developments’ infrastructure, including the distance from each property to the bin store, meant that residents were not making correct use of the bins. This resulted in 100 per cent of…
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Major UK acquisition for US firm
Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Duraflex, the brand behind Chesterfield-based Container Components Europe. It is the US firm’s second acquisition in the UK since acquiring Egbert H. Taylor & Co Ltd in November 2021. The decision to purchase Duraflex is part of IEG’s global strategy to build a comprehensive waste solutions organisation that caters to a wide spectrum of the waste industry. IEG produces a broad range of products for the waste sector including welded and flat-pack bins, container lids, compactor parts, castors, roll-off container parts, tarps, trash cutes, compactor systems and services. The acquisition of Duraflex will immediately…
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The gentle giant: A day in the life of … Mark Jenkins, Sales Director at Egbert Taylor
As far as longstanding members of the team go, I’m somewhere towards the top of the Egbert Taylor family tree. I joined the business on 16 June 1997, back when I had a full head of hair (it was curly, too). Egbert Taylor – or Taylor, as it was then – was still a family business, and the Taylor brothers were very much in charge. I wasn’t always in waste, though. I used to be a milkman, working for a private company called Derbys Dairy. I really enjoyed the job, and it was during this time that I developed a…
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The shed dweller: A day in the life of… Jamie Roberts, Operations and Technical Manager at Egbert Taylor
I joined the Egbert Taylor family in November 1994 – so quite a while ago. I began working on the shop floor and then spent six years as a welder. When the job for Test and Prototype Engineer came up around the mid 2000s, I couldn’t resist applying. I was heavily into cars and motorbikes back then (still am, in fact), and I think the senior management thought the skills I had developed in rebuilding and refurbishing vehicles would be easily transferable. And they were right. I spent 10 years as a Test and Prototype Engineer before becoming Technical Manager.…
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Getting waste collection down to a T
Over the last two years I’ve turned into somewhat of an evangelist. Not about a particular TV show, trend or latest fad. No, my chosen topic is, sadly, waste. Actually, I’m not sorry. In fact, those who’ve read my recent day in the life piece, which revealed how even on my honeymoon I was taking pictures of bins, will know that I am unapologetically (proudly, even) a waste nerd. And this brings me onto Egbert Taylor’s T-Lock. Whilst I’m not one for using blogs to actively promote a product, I will on this occasion on the basis that it is rapidly becoming…
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Case study: Cannock Chase Council choose Taylor node° to improve residential recycling rates
Background Cannock Chase Council was looking for ways to improve recycling rates at the Moss Road residential estate in Cannock. At the time, recycling rates were almost non-existent, with multi-occupancy dwellings making collection a logistical challenge. The council had previously worked with Egbert Taylor to improve recycling and waste collection in the town centre, so it was aware of Taylor’s Urban Solutions range – and how it has been shown to dramatically improve recycling rates. Two Taylor node 360° mini recycling centres were installed after a consultation period with Moss Road residents. Within a matter of weeks, recycling rates had…
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The plate spinner: A day in the life of… Darren Rossiter, Purchase and Supply Chain Manager at Egbert Taylor
Unlike many of Egbert Taylor’s long timers, I’m relatively new. Well, six years in – but still, compared to some people here I’m a newbie. I joined the business from Doves Farm Foods in Hungerford. It was great, but not when you’re commuting 210 miles each day. It wasn’t always that way, though. I moved from Kidderminster to Oxford, which is where I got the job – but then moved back to Kidderminster, where I live now, and kept the role. In my first year I drove 92,000 miles! Now, my commute to Oak Park is seven minutes – door…
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Egbert Taylor builds UK team
Egbert Taylor, the 60-year-old Worcester-based container manufacturer, has its sights set on growing its presence in the South East of England after appointing waste veteran Frank Adie, who joins the business as Area Business Manager for London. Frank, who has worked in the waste sector for over two decades, joins Egbert Taylor from Viridor where he sold waste management services to the UK’s local authorities and private sector for 11 years. Prior to that he worked with Johnston Sweepers and Munitech, where he specialised in selling aftermarket parts and waste services. Whilst majoring on London, Frank will also work closely…
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The Durham dynamo: A day in the life of … Kevin Docherty, Area Business Manager at Egbert Taylor
I started at Egbert Taylor back in June 2010, having joined from the fireplace industry. I had worked at a North East-based British fireplace manufacturer for 14 years and by the time I left I was the firm’s national key accounts manager. I left the role because the firm couldn’t compete with cheap Chinese imports, which is sadly something we’re now seeing in the waste container manufacturing sector, too. This is changing in a post-Covid world, though. People have started to realise that it doesn’t matter how cheap a product or material is if you can’t even get it into…
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The man who can: A day in the life of … Sukhy Sangray, Customer Service and Export Manager at Egbert Taylor
I’ve been with Egbert Taylor for two and a half years now. In that time, I’ve managed to move around the business and gain knowledge within different departments, which is great for my experience. I’m currently heading up Customer Services, working on Export and providing support to all the Business Managers in the field. It most definitely keeps my job interesting! I commute in from Wolverhampton, which is about 45 minutes away from the Oak Park facility – a perfect amount of time to decompress from the morning mayhem that you might expect comes with having two boys, Arjan, 6,…
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