Reaching the 100% holy grail For Mick, the recent opening of its latest MRF in Enfield, towards the end of 2015, is all part of the businesses strategy to localise facilities based on customer demand, with the aim of reducing waste miles for a more sustainable offering.


Mick: “When I first took the decision to develop the site at Old Oak Sidings, I knew that we had the opportunity to really change how waste was processed in the capital. My ambition even then was for Powerday to reach the holy grail of diverting 100% of waste from landfill, by turning everything we processed into reusable products or refuse derived fuel.


From transactional sale to performance led partnership “When we first kitted out our Old Oak Sidings facility, we made our needs very clear in the tender process for both fixed and mobile plant. We wanted suppliers to come on the journey with us, but at the same time, needed the best price and the highest possible uptime for our equipment, so it was very much a transactional approach.


“At that time in 2006, Finning came up with what


was a very practical and innovative way of working, to support both our fixed and mobile plant, by suggesting the use of Cat engines in other OEM equipment. This was a compelling proposition, that when wrapped up into a service support package, secured the first contract.


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Powerday has the capacity to handle over 2 million tonnes of construction, municipal, commercial and industrial waste per year.


“Since that time, we have built up our relationships with a whole range of individuals in the Finning business, particularly the engineers that have serviced our equipment for years. These individuals recognise the importance of reducing downtime and when on the rare occasion we call them out of hours, their response time is excellent.


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