REVIEW OF 2018 AND LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019
UNTHA UK refl ects on growth which saw 50% rise in turnover
2018 was “the year of the customer”, believes UNTHA UK’s Managing Director Marcus Brew, and the industry’s evolution over the last 12 months will signifi cantly shape the company’s path in 2019. The team saw the waste and recycling market undergo ongoing change, which led to rising demands from customers. UNTHA UK has therefore had to adapt too, Marcus elaborated.
innovations always refl ect the challenges our customers face, and we centre every project on their requirements.
considered ourselves very in-tune with customer needs. In fact, our engineering
He said: “We’ve always
UNTHA UK’s Managing Director Marcus Brew (left) and Service Manager, Andy Nadin
“However, 2018 has seen us consolidate how we engage with our client base. We’ve developed a more educative approach to working with them, to help them better consider how their waste and recycling strategies can unlock growth. “Internally, we’ve invested heavily in our business management systems too, to ensure our processes and procedures fully
support our client-centred ethos. “I think we have this ethos to thank for our 2018 growth, with many companies choosing UNTHA products not only because of our drive to reduce operational costs through our technology, but because we strive to always put them fi rst.” Despite challenging trading conditions, UNTHA UK’s turnover rose by 50% during 2018. Now, with over 9,000 shredders installed worldwide and more than 400 units in operation in the UK, the business
is preparing for additional growth in 2019. Marcus added: “The new QR shredder was a big hit for us this year, and the evolution of the XR series has meant we’ve been able to engage with more customers, shredding diffi cult applications such as pulper ropes, mattresses and carpets. “We’ve of course continued to help clients in our traditional Waste-to-Energy and alternative fuel markets, to maximise their revenues too, and we’ve expanded in wood thanks to the XR’s ability to produce high volume, low fi ne P63 and board spec materials, with ease. “I suppose a key 2018 theme for clients has been fl exibility. In the face of mounting economic pressures, they want to be able to shred varied material streams with a single robust, high- performance shredder. “This theme will undoubtedly continue into 2019 – and beyond – and will certainly be the driver for more shredder lines next year,” concluded Marcus. Going into the New Year, UNTHA UK has expanded on the engineering support products it off ers, and these solutions will come to the fore even more, as the next 12 months unfold.
Extraordinary year for
SELIGO.pro revolutionising the waste industry
CHANGE: sometimes it comes in a fl ash, sometimes it creeps up on you. Following
SELIGO.pro’s incorporation in 2016, steady progress through 2017 and the launch of their website that same autumn, 2018 has been a year of accelerated growth and development.
SELIGO.pro has become the UK’s ground- breaking platform and app dedicated to streamlining the relationship between waste collectors and processing centres. Passion yields results, and the company’s dedication to getting waste processed as quickly and easily as possible has led to a busy and exciting 12 months. A free resource for waste collectors,
SELIGO.pro fi nds processing centres near you with capacity; you just select the centre which best suits your needs and budget. Treatment sites use the platform to share their current capacity and get themselves seen by waste collectors, including small operators seeking to process that last tricky tonne.
SELIGO.pro Director/co-founder, Thomas Paris said: “Having launched as a web-
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only platform in autumn 2017, 2018 was the year
SELIGO.pro arrived in the customer’s pocket. “With the launch of both Android and iOS apps, we’re now able to off er the mobile functionality required by on-the-go waste collectors and busy treatment centres. “
SELIGO.pro charges a percentage fee on transactions once they have happened, eliminating fi nancial risk to both parties and doing away with costly time- consuming validation procedures or long- term contracts. Invoicing is child’s play: just a few taps on your smart phone and payment is sorted.” It’s been a busy year of listening to, and talking with users to develop the service. In July,
SELIGO.pro were proud to be an exhibitor at WASTE’18, which gave the company a fantastic opportunity to spread the word about SELIGO’s smart waste management for the digital age to key stakeholders. Then in September the company exhibited at the Recycling and Waste Management Conference in Birmingham
(RWM), and were thrilled at the recognition
SELIGO.pro achieved by winning the fi rst major industry accolade: the SME Innovation Award. In addition,
SELIGO.pro came second for the Product of the Year Award at RWM – a fantastic result for the company’s dedicated team. Thomas concluded: “We’ve no intention of slowing down in 2019. You’ll have to watch this space to hear about our latest innovations, but we’ll be introducing more features including the ‘We Buy’ function, which will allow treatment sites to advertise a buying price for specifi c waste streams including metals, paper, cardboard and plastics. “These and other innovations in the pipeline come from listening to suggestions from our early adopters, allied with our several decades of experience in the sector. We’re passionate about making
SELIGO.pro the best possible resource it can be, to facilitate more waste management and more recycling to the benefi t of all sides of the industry - as well as the environment.”
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