FEATURE BY SAMUEL McKEOWN
Riverside Waste Machinery set benchmark for innovation
IN 2011, Riverside Waste Machinery’s shredding business was bought by Austrian-based shredder manufacturer, UNTHA. Riverside, which was formed in 1997, broke off to enhance the the company’s baling business and in two decades has been transformed into an industry giant.
Now the material recovery company, which is based in Roecliff e, North Yorkshire, have responded to the growing baling and drum press market and introduced a number of highly innovative baler machines to meet the specifi c needs of companies.
Riverside Waste Machinery Managing Director, Jonathan Oldfi eld said: “It’s important to adapt to changes in legislation, or something that imposes change has to happen.
“For example, with our RWM Drum Press machine, a client wanted to compress materials in barrels, which was a cost-saving exercise. So, an innovation was required – we modifi ed the multi-head adaption press plate, which allowed a client to compress the material in the drum itself.
“There was a Manchester-based client that specialised in silicon, and they were paying £26 for a plastic pale to be sent to mainland Europe to be recycled. For the same price, a 205-litre drum containing ten compressed plastic pales could be destroyed – so with a slight modifi cation to the press plate, we improved material handling, storage, and saved £240.
“We also designed our Drum Press to fi t the specifi cations for another client taking on oil-soaked waste, rags, textiles and other contaminants. This company had an industrial washing machine, which cleansed these contaminants so they would be safe for landfi ll.
“We transferred this concept and presented them with a Drum Press and drum with several drainage holes, allowing them to extract the water out of these rags and contaminants.”
Riverside’s innovative ‘hole press’ technique eases transport costs, as material no longer has additional weight in the form of moisture.
Although Riverside have discovered a recent need to innovate their Drum Press series, the baler machines are as popular as ever nationally. A few miles away from Riverside’s main offi ce resides Techbuyer, Harrogate, who have bought a RWM 500 baler – one of Riverside’s largest mill size machines. The 500 has two doors:
Techbuyer QC Manager, Tez Exley (Left) with Jonathan Oldfi eld (Right)
the top door is for loading, and the bottom accsesses the bale chamber, compressing and containing bulky amounts of waste through a multi-head adaption plate.
Jonathan added: “With Brexit, the cost of equipment has gone up marginally, but we have seen a slight rise in non-domestic enquires and purchases.”
Ever-increasing regulations imposed by the Environmental Agency, could bring further benefi ts to Riverside.
Jonathan concluded: “There was a time when companies wouldn’t pre-treat any material. Any increased regulations imposed by the government for companies to pre-treat waste can only be benefi cial to us.
“If a customer is paying for a skip to collect loose cardboard, that customer can generally buy a Riverside machine for less money than the skip. Recovering that material – 7/10 times – can lead to making a revenue to then be paid on top of the recovered material, which fi nally puts a positive spin on that customer’s credentials.”
Riverside Waste Machinery are also looking to increase their range of products and their nationwide reach – along with improving support services for their large customer base.
IM-PRESS-IVE: Modifi cations can be made to the drum press plate 52 SHM November, 2017
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