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Recycling Lives have just completed the installation of new waste separation facility at their Lightfoot Lane depot. The innovative solution costing £250,000 assists with the separation of heavy organic materials from mainstream waste supply such as soil and bricks, prior to manual separation taking place.
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In times where every organisation is feeling the effects of the global economic slowdown, Recycling Lives is doing everything in its power to ensure its survival. Teamwork is the answer.
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The finish line is slowly coming into view as the first Recycling Lives building reaches the final stages of construction. The massive development stands proudly in the middle of the St Georges ward in Preston and the planned opening in early December is now more of a possibility than ever.
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Recycling Lives is currently experiencing significant numbers of CRT’s (Cathode Ray Tubes) coming through its doors for recycling and the numbers over the past few months have seen a steady and marked increase.
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We are currently experiencing what the media have named as the global credit crunch. This global credit crunch is affecting metal prices worldwide and has a direct effect on all metal recycling companies in the UK including Recycling Lives. The majority of commodity metals have all seen massive reductions in their value over the past month, resulting in diminished stocks across the country as metal traders have all cashed in before the price reductions. The prices currently been experienced are nowhere near all time lows but sellers feel they are too low after being spoilt by such good prices over the first 2 quarters of 2008.
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Recycling Lives has over the past month been busy moving its CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) processing operations from its original location at Redscar Business Park, Preston to its new home on Roman Way Industrial Estate, Preston adjacent to the new administrative head offices.
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The concept of recycling lives is unique and getting the message across to interested parties is essential. To assist our team in achieving this we decided to create a presentation to help, it walks the viewer through the idea and gives some detail to what Recycling Lives is about. The creation of such a presentation can only fall into the hands of experienced professionals. It is for this reason we have chosen digital agency JP74 to handle the creation of the presentation.
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Across Recycling Lives we now have an additional 12 members of staff who are fully qualified in first aid. The employees spanning the companies various departments participated in a 4 day first aid course conducted by ‘The Professional First Aid Service’. The certificate of competence which all successful candidates now possess is issued in accordance with The Health and Safety Regulations 1981.
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Recycling Lives is constantly developing to stay ahead of legislation, stay ahead of its competition and to strive to ensure it provides its customers with unparalleled levels of service. Development can take place in the form of buying a new building our investing in new equipment to process a material in a better or more efficient manner. We feel the most important measure of development is in the people we employ and they are without doubt our most valuable asset. We strive to employ individuals who have career aspirations and who want to develop themselves on a personal level. We aim to provide our employees with all the tools they need to effectively carry out their job to the best of their ability and we will provide, where necessary and beneficial, training to compliment their position.
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Recycling Lives has moved its headquarters to new premises at Roman Way Industrial Estate in Preston and the offices have all been bustling with activity over the past 5 months. The offices have even expanded with over 30 staff now working from the site. The office staff are split into 5 areas, directors, business development, sales, accounts and operations management. The operations management department has been slowly preparing the adjoining warehouse for operations to be carried out which are moving from other facilities.
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For many years now metals have been a commodity, they are bought and sold based on the London Metal Exchange’s (LME) prices. Over recent years the price of scrap metals has steadily increased and never more so than over the last few months. We have seen astronomical increases in the price of light iron in particular, generally considered to be of the lowest value of all metals, soar to figures around the £200.00 per tonne mark. Less than 2 years ago the price was a lowly £80 per tonne maximum.
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Recycling Lives is an exciting project which is constantly being developed to best achieve its overall mission of reducing homelessness, worklessness and actively encouraging and promoting social entrepreneurialism.
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Recycling Lives has hit the 1000 mark. 10 months after the European legislation WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) regulations became full UK legislation Recycling Lives has issued the 1000th evidence note in the UK.
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Recycling Lives has invested in the installation of full tracking and planning software and equipment for all its vehicles.
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Good work should never go unnoticed so we would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the employees who sat their IOSH exams last week.
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Showers have now been built at our new administrative headquarters in an effort to improve the company facilities at the work place and give employees the opportunity to cycle or run to work.
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“There has to be a business case behind every charity – at the end of the day, charities are businesses and to pretend otherwise would merely ensure that Recycling Lives goes the way of other failed charities and I am determined that it won’t happen on my watch,” so says finance advisor, Michael Crowe. As the Finance Director to Recycling Lives founder and local entrepreneur Steve Jackson, Michael has relished the opportunity to work alongside the RL team in managing the finances at this early juncture of the project.
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