Burton upon Trent –
Golding Skip Hire contract
In any business, getting back up and running quickly after a breakdown is important to maintaining the workflow. In Golding Skip Hire’s trade, with a continuous flow of waste being deposited on their Burton upon Trent site, it is crucial. Golding is a long term customer of Pirtek’s Burton franchise, having worked with them for more than a decade. The firm provides everything from two
some household waste, which could be anything from someone having a garage clear-out to having a new bathroom fitted.” Detailing the process of reclamation and preparation for recycling, he says, “The drivers tip out the skips on site, where the lads take out the larger fractions – big pieces of wood, metal and so on. put through a trommel screen, which separates them according to size, ready for further sorting. From there, they travel on a conveyor through a picking station, where the lads sort different recyclables and drop them into various bins to be sent off for processing.” The company has a variety of machines that Pirtek may be called upon to service, says Pete. “Pirtek could be called upon “The smaller pieces are then
at any time to change a hose on a JCB, a CAT digger or anything on our trucks, grabber or crusher. “They get a call, turn up quickly and find out what we’re asking them to do. They come when they say they’re going to and get on with the job.” The skip hire company operates on the basis that in normal circumstances it has sufficient backup if a machine should fail. It is able to do this because it is safe in the knowledge that should there be issues with multiple machines, Pirtek will be available to repair hydraulics at short notice.
yard mini skips through to the 40 yard roll-on- roll-off variety and among its customers, Golding counts the Pirtek Burton
‘The fact that Pirtek turn up when they say they will helps us keep the yard running smoothly’
franchise, at times when it requires waste management services. As well as providing empty skips for hire, Golding processes the waste on return to its Burton site, just around the corner from Pirtek’s own depot. Pete Williams, manager at Golding (above right) describes what happens when the skips return. “A lot of it’s industrial, construction or demolition waste from building sites. There’s also
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