DESSO AWARDED FOR IMPRESSIVE RECYCLING LEVELS
Desso, a Tarkett company, has been recognised for its impressive contribution to recycling and presented with a Recycler of the Year Award at this year’s Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) Annual Conference on 29th June.
F. BALL IN GOOD HANDS FOR THE
FUTURE Mark Hughes has been appointed Managing Director of F. Ball and Co Ltd. as James Igoe, who held the post since 2003, takes over as Chairman.
Mark Hughes was previously Managing Director of Caswell Adhesives, a wholly owned subsidiary of F. Ball and Co. Ltd. The company remains under the continued ownership of Mr G W Ball, who stepped down as Chairman at the end of 2015.
Mark brings a wealth of experience to his new role as MD of F. Ball and Co. Ltd., having been involved in the manufacturing of specialist adhesives for a range of industries. Having been a part of the F. Ball group since 2005, he has an extensive knowledge of the flooring industry, and will be focused on maintaining and building on F. Ball’s leading position in the flooring market.
James Igoe served as Managing Director from 2003 to 2016, overseeing a period of significant growth for the company. He has spent his entire professional career in the construction industry, and has considerable expertise within the adhesives industry, particularly with regard to the flooring sector. He is a long- serving representative for F. Ball within the British Adhesives and Sealants Association (BASA), and was at one point the organisation’s Chairman. His wealth of experience, success as MD, and wide-ranging knowledge of the industry makes him well-placed to guide F. Ball into the future.
Commenting on his appointment as Managing Director, Mark Hughes said: “I am relishing the chance to take on
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In the UK last year, approximately 1.3million carpet tiles were recycled and Desso made a significant contribution to the activity, recycling over 38% of the total – more than 500,000 tiles.
The awards, which are open to all CRUK members, champion organisations like Desso that have developed, and are continuing to develop, new systems and processes to recycle fibres from carpet waste.
Each year, 400,000 tonnes of carpet waste arises and 70% of that is buried in UK landfill – a substantial amount, but the figure would have been higher without CRUK’s activity. Since the organisation was established in 2008, it has managed to successfully divert 567,000 tonnes of carpet from landfill to recycling or energy recovery.
Desso, a founding member of the not-for-profit recycling organisation,
has been at the forefront of developing a number of sustainability initiatives as part of a shift towards the Circular Economy and Cradle to Cradle principles. This includes the Desso TakeBack programme, ReStart, which is a closed-loop recycling system for used carpet materials. The business also offers an end-of-life international collection service for all types and brands of carpet and carpet tiles.
Keith Hall, Technical Manager at Desso, commented: “Significant progress has been made since CRUK was launched eight years ago, with diversion of carpet from landfill following an upward trend. We’re proud to be part of the on-going success story and it’s great to be recognised with an award this year.”
Laurance Bird, Director of CRUK, added: “It’s great to see that Desso recovered more than 38% of the tiles last year – an impressive achievement by any standards and the award is well-deserved. Increasingly, carpet is regarded as a valuable resource that can be re-used in a variety of innovative applications and recycling at these levels is vital going forward.”
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the challenges that come with being MD of a company as established and successful as F. Ball and Co. Ltd.
“I will be working to maintain and build on James’ many successes, with a continuing focus on customer
satisfaction and product innovation. Those are the things that keep F. Ball at the forefront of floor preparation and adhesive technology, and I intend to ensure that they remain our priority.”
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Mark Hughes with James Igoe
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