Abbey Logistics Magazine Spring Edition 2021

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decarbonisation strategy, which will see the company reach net zero by 2040. The facility expects to produce c. 60,000 tonnes of recycled polymers per year using locally sourced, recyclable plastic, which will create high-quality recycled polymer granules that can be directly substituted for virgin material in the manufacturing of many new plastic products and packaging. Abbey’s role in the new site is to provide all transport services for the recycled polymers. This includes moving the products in bulk bags for storage and reformatting into road tankers at our warehousing facility on the Wirral, and loading dedicated road tankers at Viridor’s site in Avonmouth for onward delivery to customers throughout the UK and Europe. The volume of products to be transported, stored, and reformatted is a significant

increase on the previous volumes for Viridor and Abbey says it is “a fantastic endorsement for this technically challenging and niche service.” FRESH INVESTMENT To support the new contract, Abbey has invested in several new conveyor and debagging machines at its site on the Wirral to minimise manual handling during the decanting process and greatly reduce processing time. Thanks to the success and rapid growth of our bag to bulk service, we are also looking to increase capacity at the Wirral site with additional warehouse space that could double the amount of stock that can be held for customers.

demonstrated our ability to support them and their customers. “This latest contract signals our commitment to the recycled polymers market and supporting customers with bespoke design, build and operate contracts, constructed with pace and a deep knowledge of the products handled.” “The facilities we have on the Wirral, together with the expertise of our teams working in our bag to bulk operations, has enabled us to grow this area of the business very quickly. “Our customers enjoy the benefit of a UK based reformatting solution that seamlessly combines storage, reformatting and a reliable bulk transport solution as a single service, which enables them to serve their customers more effectively and at a lower cost” .

John Abbott, operations manager, abbey logistics said:

“Since we began working with Viridor, we have built a great working relationship and

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