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WASTE RECYCLING


More than 1400 visitors attend EGGER Hexham multi-day show


OVER one thousand people attended a series of open days at EGGER Hexham - Northumberland’s largest manufacturing employer. The leading wood-based materials manufacturer opened their doors for the local community to fi nd out more about their operations.


The family-friendly open days, held on September 15th and 16th, were organised with health and safety as a top priority at the plant - which employs over 600 people and where production lines run 24/7 every day of the year.


Visitors were able to take part in a behind- the-scenes walking tour of the factory to see exactly what goes on at one of Europe’s most technologically advanced chipboard sites, or hop on a land train for a child-friendly overview of the site. Bob Livesey, commercial director at EGGER in Western Europe, said: “We were pleased to have so many of the local community to our Hexham site for an insight into what we do here, along with our forestry and wood recycling subsidiaries, and enjoy a host of fantastic family activities.”


Tobias Zimmermann, Plant Director technical/production, EGGER Hexham, said: “EGGER knows how important it is to continue to build strong relationships with the local community and this was the perfect opportunity for us to do this. Clare Ball, Human Resources Country Manager, EGGER UK, said: “The Open Day weekend was a great way to showcase our plant; the diverse processes we have alongside the varied work we carry out at EGGER.


“The recruitment stand was extremely popular with visitors keen to fi nd out more about careers at EGGER and our current opportunities, including


 VISITORS were invited to go on a behind the scenes factory tour to learn more about the plant.


information about our upcoming Apprentice Open Day on 8th November.” Mark Hayton, director of Timberpak Ltd, said: “EGGER takes its environmental and sustainability responsibilities seriously and that’s why Timberpak was set up - to source waste wood as a part of EGGER’s manufacturing process.


“The Open Day weekend was a brilliant opportunity to show the local community the EGGER ‘Eco Cycle’, how Timberpak fi ts into it and why recycled material is so important.” EGGER employs around 800 people in the United Kingdom and their manufacturing plants at Hexham, Northumberland and Auchinleck, Ayrshire produce chipboard. At the Hexham site, the chipboard is further upgraded (Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) into products for the furniture and interior design markets and tongue and groove fl ooring for the building market.


In 30-plus years of manufacturing in the


UK, EGGER has created 8.5 million tonnes of EGGER chipboard. Typically, two out of every three kitchens in the UK have EGGER products in them.


 MARK Hayton, director of Timberpak Ltd (left) and Gavin Ball, customer relationship manager at Timberpak Ltd (right) were on hand to talk about recycled materials and how important they are for EGGER.


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