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  • STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL

    STREET SMART UPGRADE FOR EAST ENGLAND COUNCIL

    Huntingdonshire District Council has taken steps to make its waste collection budget work harder after converting 360 of its traditional 110 litre litter bins into smart bins using the latest fill sensor technology. The decision will see almost a third of the council’s 1,200 public litterbins fitted with fill level sensors, which have been supplied […]

  • Bin Brief – Spring 2021

    Bin Brief – Spring 2021

    As spring begins to make its presence felt and the shadow of Covid starts to subside, we thought this would be a perfect time to share with you some of our customers’ recycling successes and the positive steps that many local authorities are currently taking to reduce contamination.

  • Cost effective bin procurement in a post-Covid world

    Cost effective bin procurement in a post-Covid world

    By Mark Jenkins, Sales Director at Egbert Taylor By now, there can’t be many people under the illusion that things are going to be easy over the coming weeks, months and even years. The government has implemented a number of commendable measures since March, with the furlough scheme being particularly notable. However, what goes up […]

  • EGBERT TAYLOR NAMED NATIONAL RECYCLING AWARDS FINALIST

    EGBERT TAYLOR NAMED NATIONAL RECYCLING AWARDS FINALIST

    Egbert Taylor and South Ayrshire Council will join illustrious businesses and organisations at the National Recycling Awards 2020, which takes place on 15 December, after both organisations were today announced as joint finalists for the Partnership Excellence – Public/Private Sector Award. Both organisations were shortlisted following a successful partnership initiative that delivered huge recycling gains […]

  • Win while you’re binning: the case for smart waste collection

    Win while you’re binning: the case for smart waste collection

    by Emmett Reidy, Business Development Director at Egbert Taylor I’ve been working in the disruptive waste technology market for over a decade now, and during that time the bin and market has changed – considerably, I am glad to say. With the advancement in cellular and battery technology, as well as Local Authorities’ openness to […]

  • EGBERT TAYLOR REPORTS GROWTH

    EGBERT TAYLOR REPORTS GROWTH

    24th March 2020 Worcester-based container manufacturer, Egbert Taylor, has revealed business growth of 4.4 per cent after the firm boosted revenue from £12.8m in 2018 to £13.4m in 2019 and reported an EBITDA of £753,000. These positive results were achieved by focusing on ‘growing turnover, sustained gross margins and tight controls over operating costs and […]

  • EGBERT TAYLOR APPOINTS CHAIRMAN

    EGBERT TAYLOR APPOINTS CHAIRMAN

    Worcester container manufacturer, Egbert Taylor, has appointed longstanding waste industry specialist and former Dennis Eagle CEO, Mike Molesworth, as Chairman. The move supports the firm’s ambitious growth plans and is expected to help reaffirm Egbert Taylor’s position as the UK’s primary producer of premium steel containers. Mike, a prominent figure within the waste sector, led […]

  • Bin Brief – 2019

    Bin Brief – 2019

    Our UK customers are responsible for so much positive waste and recycling activity that we thought we would share their successes (and ours) with a waste and recycling briefing. And don’t worry, we will keep it brief.

  • Scottish success prompts team expansion

    Scottish success prompts team expansion

    Worcester-based container manufacturer and waste solutions provider, Egbert Taylor, has announced plans to grow its presence in Scotland following the appointment of Adam Ramsay, who joins the team this month as Area Business Manager. The move follows a string of successes in Fife and South Ayrshire, which has seen the large-scale rollout of many of […]

  • Egbert Taylor scoops national recycling award

    Egbert Taylor scoops national recycling award

    Egbert Taylor has won the Smarter Systems (Efficiency) Award at this year’s National Recycling Awards, which took place at London Hilton, Park Lane, on 27 June, beating 10 other companies that had been shortlisted for the coveted category. Over 600 of the recycling sector’s prominent figures came together to celebrate the waste industry’s achievements, many […]

  • Dundee Bins are pretty as a picture after school competition winners revealed

    Dundee Bins are pretty as a picture after school competition winners revealed

    Egbert Taylor and Dundee City Council have announced the names of schoolchildren whose art will now adorn bins located on the streets of Dundee after they won a Dundee-wide school competition. The creative competition, which called for budding artists to design a recycling-themed piece of art asking the public to correctly dispose of their waste, […]

  • Egbert Taylor Holdings set for continued overseas growth following promising sales quarter

    Egbert Taylor Holdings set for continued overseas growth following promising sales quarter

    Egbert Taylor Holdings is continuing to grow its presence in the Middle East following a successful Q2, which has seen sales grow by 90 per cent compared with the same period in 2017. Since the beginning of 2018 Egbert Taylor has shipped 12 containers of product to the Middle East each month and orders for […]

  • Derbyshire Dales Council cuts Bin empties by 95 per cent

    Derbyshire Dales Council cuts Bin empties by 95 per cent

    Overflowing bins, vermin risks and shrinking resources are what prompted Derbyshire Dales Council to replace 115 litterbins with only 42 Bigbelly units – a decision that has since reduced unnecessary bin empties by up to 95 per cent within some parts of the local authority. Matlock Bath in Derbyshire has reduced empties using traditional litterbins […]

  • Egbert Taylor Expands UK Sales Team

    Egbert Taylor welcomes new Area Sales Managers in South East England Droitwich container manufacturer and waste solutions provider, Egbert Taylor, has bolstered its UK sales team following the recruitment of seasoned waste industry figures Karen Yeates and Laura Lindley. Karen Yeates Karen, who joins as Area Sales Manager for South East England, has established a […]

  • IFAT 2018

    We are Exhibiting at IFAT 2018, Hall A5, Stand 217 Meet the leaders in the next generation of waste management solutions at Hall A5, Stand 217 to see what we have to offer. Messe München, 14-18 May 2018 Visit us at Hall A5, Stand 217.   Tell us if you’re attending