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Carpet Crusher Installation for Arighi Bianchi
Established in 1854, the furniture store Arighi Bianchi in Macclesfield is a fourth generation family-run business with one of the largest carpet departments in the UK.
Due to the high volumes of floorcoverings they install all over the UK it’s inevitable that they’ll also generate large volumes of post-consumer carpet and underlay waste.
Arighi Bianchi’s Neville Hinchliffe commented: “As members of Carpet Recycling UK we’ve been recycling our new carpet off cuts for quite a while sending the recyclable waste to Anglo Recycling.
“The wool offcuts are processed into Anglo’s range of underlay products and the manmade offcuts are shredded for use as equestrian flooring.
“We’ve also been looking at a variety of disposal options for post-consumer waste and having read about the successes Kenburn have been making with their Carpet Crusher we arranged a meeting with the company, which is also a member of CRUK.
Kenburn Carpet Crusher
“It was immediately apparent we were talking to a company that not only supplied the ideal compaction machine for carpet/underlay waste they also provided the logistic advice that enabled us to dispose of our waste post- consumer carpet and underlay in the most environmentally friendly method using waste to energy.
“Our post-consumer waste is now used as a fuel to power concrete kilns. In addition to diverting hundreds of tonnes a year of recyclable waste from landfill, we’ve significantly reduced our waste management costs so it’s a win-win scenario.
“Our customers have also been extremely enthusiastic regarding our recycling initiatives and are more than happy to pay a premium cost to have their carpet and underlay waste recycled”.
Simon Wells Kenburn’s Northern Sales Manager added: “Kenburn can visit your premises anywhere in the UK and with a brief waste survey can offer free impartial advice on the financial and environmental benefits of installing a Kenburn Carpet Crusher.
www.kenburn.co.uk
With 30 tonnes of compaction force, a kenburn Carpet Crusher can compact waste }on a 4:1 compaction ration.
Success for SYLKA at Luxury Lifestyle Awards
SYLKA, innovators of the globally acclaimed NuSilk carpet, has been named National Brand of the United Arab Emirates at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards in Dubai.
SYLKA, which has offices in London, America and the Middle East, was selected by an international panel of judges to receive the title, which recognises the best brands in the luxury sector.
The award was presented to SYLKA’s founder and Managing Director, Steve Farrell, during a gala ceremony held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dubai in May.
Speaking after receiving the award, Steve Farrell said: “We are all delighted to be taking home this amazing honour. Now, SYLKA is taking the traffic of a million feet in the Mall of Emirates in flagship stores of the biggest global luxury brands in the world. All of this makes me
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