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(Above) A 27m3 Jack Allen Big Bite industrial rear end loader unit mounted onto a Volvo FL7 8x4 30 tonne chassis complete with the series four skip and S&M trunnion container handling equipment.
(Page 42) A Leyland Constructor T45 30-25 8x4 30 tonne chassis fitted with a Reynolds Boughton 8.30 Super 'C' hook loader system shown carrying a 35 cubic yard compactor container.
In 1991, BFI renewed their waste collection contract with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. There, BFI trialled the first Dennis Delta 4x2 crew cabbed 17 tonne 4x2 Phoenix Twinpack open back collection unit built in the UK for the selective collection of municipal waste and dry recyclables. The trial proved successful and BFI ordered a fleet of nine of them along with three narrow tracked Dennis Elite (1) series 4x2 17-tonne chassis fitted with Phoenix 2M12 series rear loading units, and Beta multi-purpose bin lifting equipment. These vehicles were used to collect waste from flats, apartment blocks and trade waste customers. The new fleet was delivered to Kensington and Chelsea in 1993.
Again in the 1990’s, BFI acquired Drinkwater Sabey Ltd from Attwoods PLC, a subsidiary of British Car Auctions. This business was originally an amalgamation between waste management companies H. Sabey and Co Ltd of West Drayton and W.W. Drinkwater of Willesden. This helped BFI strengthen its operating base
in the south east and the south west of the UK. Drinkwater Sabey operated a large dry and liquid waste collection vehicle fleet, waste transfer stations and controlled landfill sites. Furthermore, Drinkwater Sabey operated a number of national municipal waste collection and street cleansing contracts.
After the acquisition, BFI dropped the ‘Wastecare’ name across the UK and rebranded to their global corporate identity: BFI Waste Systems. BFI’S vehicle livery also changed to a two-tone navy blue and white colour scheme.
In 1998, BFI’S non-American waste assets were sold to French Waste Management giant SITA. This ended BFI’s operating tenure in the UK. In the States in 1999, BFI was sold to Allied Industries and private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Apollo Management thus ending BFI’S tenure of operating across North America as well.
In conclusion, BFI Wastecare and, latterly, BFI Waste Systems, built up a successful
A Volvo FL7 8x4 30 tonne chassis fitted with a 27m3
industrial rear end loader unit. A 22m3
Trucking down memory lane Jack Allen Heil Powerlink fitted with a series four
Eurohoist bin lifting equipment and mounted onto a Seddon Atkinson Pacer M26.240 6x4 26 tonne chassis. The vehicle was built by Jack Allen (Sales and Service) Ltd and supplied to the City of Glasgow in 1995.
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After the acquisition, BFI dropped the ‘Wastecare’ name across the UK and rebranded to their global corporate identity: BFI Waste Systems
UK business during the 1980’s and the 1990’s. This was based on both private sector acquisitions and municipal waste collection contract wins. BFI delivered sustainable waste management systems across the UK to both the private and public sectors during this period. It is a pity that BFI’S tenure in the UK didn’t last longer so that, the company could have adopted more of its North American practices in sustainable waste management such as sanitary landfill site expertise.
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