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Editor’s comment
MOBILE EQUIPMENT Storm battered Europe recovery begins
Reports that manufacturers are starting to bring production back to the UK is a major boost for the economy and the bulk handling market.
The key fi ndings of the EEF Manufacturers’ Organisation report ’Backing Britain - a manufacturing base for the future’ are all very positive. The main things to take away from the report are that one in six companies reshored producing in-house in the last three years, and the same number reshored sourcing to a UK based supplier. The survey also shows that the trend is set to continue with 6% of companies planning to reshore production in the next three years.
Other than the obvious fact that costs of labour and materials in the emerging countries are inevitably rising, companies said the main reasons for reshoring was quality, closely followed by delivery issues and logistics costs.
The UK’s competitive advantage clearly is in its quality, and while customer satisfaction rules the roost, this is something that cannot be compromised, so bringing manufacturing closer to home means that quality can be monitored.
So, with manufacturers returning to UK shores, what will this mean for the bulk handling industry? Well, at some point in the production line raw materials would have been delivered and handled, and with an increase in UK manufacturing, this looks set to be a busy year for bulk handlers.
Another positive effect of reshoring is the creation of new jobs, and while the report suggests the increase is not massive, they are positions worth having as they are highly skilled, and well paid.
A full copy of the report can be downloaded on their website:
www.eef.org.uk.
This is a busy issue, with features on Food & Drink, Quarrying & Mining, Hoppers & Silos, Weighing and more. And to whet your appetite between issues, don’t forget that you can catch up with the latest news on our website: www.
solidsandbulk.co.uk
I hope you enjoy the issue, and would love to hear your thoughts on the articles featured this month. Next month’s issue carries our Hillhead preview, so if you are planning to visit the show, our guide should help you decide who to see. n
Kelly Rose, Editor
0207 017 7105
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4 March 2014 Solids and Bulk Handling
www.solidsandbulk.co.uk HOPPERS & SILOS Substantial silos to Northern Storage
Some of the UK’s largest aluminium storage silos have been manufactured by Barton Fabrications for the Leeds based Northern Storage company. The two 300 tonne, high capacity vessels are 24m high with a diameter of 4.2m. Under complete project management by Barton, the high
Barton’s silos
installed at Northern Storage
quality aluminium silos are the largest that can be transported on UK roads. The challenges faced due to the size of the vessels were met by the silo specialists with both vessels, installed in under four hours. Commenting on the installation, Charles Durrans, managing director of Northern Storage said: “Our storage service, which
uses the Barton’s silos, gives our customers security of supply and better timing control as they can purchase plastic feedstock at a time to suit them, when commodity prices are favourable. “We have seen an increase in the demand for storage capacity and, as we were delighted by the quality of the Barton silos we purchased in 2010, we appointed them to supply the two new silos.” Barton’s silos will be used by
Northern Storage to house plastic granules including Polypropylene, Polyethylene or Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The vessels are equipped with anti-honking rings: this design reduces noise and potential failure problems associated with resonant vibration which can arise when storing and handling PET granules. A further two Barton silos have been ordered and will be supplied to Northern Storage later in 2014. n
Preston beach, UK
A wide range of new Holland machines from large excavators to small compact machines, have been hard at works in towns in cities across Europe as
they repair and clean-up towns and cities affected by the recent storms and floods. It’s not only the UK which has been affected by the extreme
weather, other countries including Spain and Italy have had their coastlines battered by high winds, and many cities have been fl ooded due to exceptional rainfall. In the UK, the south coast has experienced some of the most ferocious storms, with high waves causing serious damage to many sea fronts. As part of the clean-up and repair of the sea defences in Weymouth, Dorchester based G Crook, plant sales and hire, has supplied a New Holland E385 excavator to the Environment Agency, which has been working for the past two weeks to reinstate the shingle sea defences at Preston beach. n
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