METAL RECYCLING BY SAMUEL McKEOWN
MISS World Belinda Green, and Henry Taroni in 1961 (LEFT). Two Sennebogen 830s are used at the fi rm’s second site to deal with the high intake of scrap metal and waste (BELOW).
Metal mania pays off for Second City family dynasty
BIRMINGHAM is well known as one of the UK’s busiest areas for manufacturing and commercial waste.
And at the heart of the city in Aston resides H.W. Taroni Metals, a three generation family-run company which has been making all the right noises since just after WW2.
The family fi rm’s recycling yard, which welcomes site visitors with their signature white limo at the entrance, off ers effi cient, economic, and environmentally-integrated waste management solutions for the industrial, construction, commercial, and public sectors.
Six huge articulated lorries, cramped with crushed metal, leave the yard each day. The fi rm, which also tackles household waste, has a 90% recycling rate.
Currently keeping the metal dealership at the forefront of the industry are Hayley Taroni, 35, along with her two brothers, Richard, 31, and Harry, 22.
Working alongside Managing Directors Russell and Suzan Taroni, both 57, the three Taroni siblings are making huge strides for the company in becoming one of the UK’s biggest scrap collectors, while expanding through the growth of recycling, skip hire, and non-ferrous and ferrous metal removal.
Main Site Manager Hayley Taroni said: “We’re up there as one of the longest established metal recyclers in the UK and we currently employ 35 staff across four sites, with three of the sites within a half-mile radius.
“The company’s strategic fourth site is next to Birmingham’s famous Spaghetti Junction; allowing us quick access to the M6 interchange.
“Our turnover for 2017 was £18 million, and we’re predicted to beat that this year by reaching £20 million.
“We’re not just metal recyclers, the company also specialise in industrial, construction and demolition recycling. We invest heavily to keep machine processers up to date.”
Managing ferrous materials
The company’s bread and butter is mainly car reclamation strip- outs, removing non-ferrous materials such as copper, brass and lead, while also managing ferrous materials.
Hayley continued: “As a result of car processing on a large scale, we handle an abundance of catalytic converters and batteries – in fact we’re arguably the biggest buyers of catalytic converters and car batteries in the West Midlands.”
To remove excess waste from magnetic metals, Taroni have a hi-tech picking process to separate excess waste, which liberates diff erent elements of metals and waste from vehicles and small domestic appliances.
THROUGH the generations: Patricia Taroni (LEFT) with granddaughter and main site manager, Hayley Taroni (RIGHT).
50 SHM May, 2018
The H.W. Taroni view for the future is to look at new recycling avenues, to alleviate the level of waste being sent to landfi ll. The
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