INDUSTRY NEWS Further changes for scrap metal dealers
they operate in, and all persons/ businesses involved in the purchase or collection of scrap metal are required to keep robust records to ensure material traceability. It is also mandatory for any
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person delivering scrap metal to identify themselves; be they delivering their own material, on behalf of their employer or a driver employed by a haulage contractor. West Midlands Police regional co-ordinator of the metal theft task force, Insp Jamie Checkland, said: “These laws should see the rogue collectors eradicated from our streets. No one can simply hand over their items for scrap without also giving the collector their details. The laws mean we should be able to trace the origin of everything that is taken as scrap meaning that thefts and illicit dealings should be a thing of the past.” The Scrap Metal Dealers
ll dealers including mobile collectors, now require Licences issued by the councils
Act 2013 has already seen last Decembers cash ban extended to all collectors and industries such as Motor Vehicle dismantlers. Ian Hetherington, director general of the British Metals Recycling Association, commented: “It is imperative that the new Scrap Metal Dealers’ Act is enforced with vigour. It will be a challenge for local authorities and police due to pressures on resources and a decline in the focus on metal theft. However, the BMRA will work closely with both the police and councils to ensure that it is implemented properly.” West Midlands IT company Ice BlueMarketing and Design was asked to design a software package to meet the challenges of the scrap metal reform program by Mason Metals Ltd. MD Andrew Jones said “we chose Ice Blue as they had expertise in tax software and handling sensitive data. The law now requires us to store personal ID from customers and in some cases the employees of customers. We didn’t take this lightly and Ice blue were able
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to prove they already had the knowledge and ISO registered servers capable of doing the job to the highest standard. We are also registered with the Information Commissioners Office.” The Metaltrack system was
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launched last November to provide scrap metal merchants with the ability to pay electronically and be future proof to meet the new ID capture needed in the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013. Metaltrack is now used nationally by a community of compliant scrap metal dealers who have processed over £28 million worth
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Haiyan Typhoon hit South East Asia dramatically last November, leaving a trail of destruction along its route. Despite this tragedy, life is still going on, and local companies are still growing
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at a pace unthinkable just a few years ago. This is certainly the case for
a young company active in the fields of energy and offshore. who have just bought a brand
new plate roll DAVI 3000 x 120 mm for the construction of boilers, pressure vessels and offshore platforms. The huge production demands after the disaster made it necessary to
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start using the plate roll even before the building that houses the shed where the machine is now located!
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of transactions serving more than 45000 suppliers. “Without Metaltrack I think we would be struggling to cope with the extent of the changes to our industry; it fulfils all the legal requirements and allows us to process customers in seconds. It also professionalises the look and feel of our business which in turn gives our customers confidence” summates Andrew Jones.
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