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David Hobson, Engineering Lead on the new Manchester shredder project
S. Norton Group makes huge £20m investment in first-of-its-kind new facility to drive future growth and boost productivity.
S. Norton Group has announced a significant £20m investment that is set to drive growth, bolster the firm’s sustainability credentials, and increase shredding capacity by more than 50%.
Leaders in innovative recycling and a global exporter, S. Norton Group has made the ambitious investment to design, build and commission a new world class metals shredder facility at its Manchester site. This major upgrade increases the Group’s capacity to shred waste metals with a much greater throughput, producing higher quality ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals and significantly increasing its capacity for processing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Managed by S. Norton’s in-house engineering team, the new installation demonstrates the company’s commitment to innovation. Utilising the latest technology, the new 3000 hp Lindemann shredder is one of the most efficient in the world and the first-of-its-kind in the world with its sophisticated drive system. It also includes a bespoke and fully automated fire detection and suppression system, ensuring world class safety standards.
In addition to increased productivity, the new installation with its Venti Oelde downstream system has been purposefully designed to ensure environmental benefits such as improved dust abatement, reduced emissions to atmosphere and lower energy consumption.
Tony Hayer, Managing Director, said:
“We are committed to continually improving and investing in our operations to ensure that we remain at the forefront of recycling. Our engineering team has done an excellent job of designing and managing this major capital expenditure project, maintaining focus on optimising efficiency and improving the process. We are working to ensure that the company is in a position to grow, offering responsible recycling solutions for all forms of scrap metal and WEEE.”
David Hobson, Engineering Lead, said:
“The new shredder plant at Manchester is a world class installation that utilises the very latest and innovative technology options. The design sets the business up for the future and wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of everyone involved within the business and the collaborative effort with our suppliers.”
Oonagh Kavanagh, Group Commercial Manager, said:
“This latest investment in advanced processing technology demonstrates S. Norton’s expertise and innovation in providing sustainable solutions in a complex and challenging market. The company remains focused on providing the highest level of service to which our customers are accustomed and we look forward to this new chapter in our history as we deliver ambitious investments in recycling technology to support the drive to a resource efficient economy.”
This latest investment again demonstrates the company’s commitment to realising its vision of living in a world where nothing goes to waste, by providing technology for the processing of a range of materials including waste electrical goods (WEEE) and end of life vehicles.
Gabe’s Law
We at S. Norton are supporting Johnny Santer and his campaign to bring in the Multi-Storey Car Parks Safety Bill on behalf of his son, Gabriel Jack Santer, or Gabe as he was more commonly known.
Johnny is campaigning to increase the minimum required height of guarding in multi-storey car parks after his son fell from the top of an open-roofed, multi-storey car park on October 3, 2020. He was just 15 years old. Johnny is also campaigning to make provisions about increasing the height of guarding in existing multi-storey car parks and for them to require 24-hour staffing.
A popular, friendly, and lively young boy, Gabe’s death was as preventable as it was senseless. Johnny is determined to ensure that his son’s death will not be in vain, and wants to guarantee that no other person finds it so easy to fall or jump from an open-roofed, multi-storey car park.
S. Norton wants to help Johnny achieve that aim and will therefore be supporting his future endeavours in lobbying the Government to bring about these important changes.
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Tony Hayer, Managing Director, S. Norton Group
Restructure and new MD steer S. Norton Group into exciting period of growth
Leaders in innovative recycling and global exporter, S. Norton Group has revealed its vision for growth following a restructure of the Group and the appointment of new managing director, Tony Hayer.
Founded in 1962, the company has long established metals recycling operations across the UK in Liverpool, Manchester, London and Southampton.
Compared with using raw materials to manufacture metals and plastics, recycling saves energy and helps protect the environment. S. Norton Group supports a circular economy nationally and internationally by collecting, processing and distributing approx. 1.5m tonnes of recycled metals each year. The company recycles 95% of all materials it processes, with a target of sending zero waste to landfill; an objective it constantly strives towards. This is all part of the company’s vision to work together towards a world where nothing goes to waste.
Among the many actions implemented to take the successful business into the future is a restructuring to fully integrate the work of subsidiary, Axion Polymers, which was acquired in 2018. This has enabled the company to provide integrated end to end solutions for its customers for both metals and plastics.
Heading up this new era at S. Norton Group, Tony Hayer brings a wealth of experience, drawing on 20 years’ of working on large scale projects and business management. Together with the board, a restructured management team and the recent appointment of a new non-executive director, he has implemented new structures and systems to enable the company to focus on growth, increase its market share and support the delivery of sustainability goals for metal and plastic production.
Setting out his vision, Tony Hayer, Managing Director, S. Norton Group, said:
“Now in its 60th anniversary year, S. Norton Group is a hugely respected company in the industry. We are positioning the company for the future, building on its position as leaders in metals recycling innovation. We are committed to delivering a circular economy for waste metals, ensuring valuable raw materials are responsibly recycled and diverted from landfill. That commitment is at the heart of our vision for the company, as we continue to improve our processes and push toward measurable outcomes that demonstrate sustainability, ethical business practices and social responsibility from grass roots up.
“Having been at the company since 2019, we have delved deep into the values that have made this family business an outstanding employer for the past six decades. Our company values demonstrate our way of working and provide a framework for all our activities. We are actively encouraging all of our employees to work to these values and behaviours. We pledge to take S. Norton Group to the next level, while still keeping our people and our culture – which is the driving force of the business – at the forefront of our operations.”
Graham Donohue, Finance Director, S. Norton Group, added:
“Tony understands the S. Norton Group, the sector and the importance of growing the company from within while managing workflow and investment. I look forward to working with him as we drive the company into a really exciting period of growth.”
At the heart of this innovation agenda, the company has undertaken a number of projects to implement or improve recycling processes with the likes of Warwick Manufacturing Group, where it was part of a consortium to establish a new automotive battery pack manufacturing research centre, and Jaguar Land Rover, to carry out an R&D project to refine the process of turning aluminium derived from end-of-life vehicles, into new raw materials for use in the automotive sector.
A family-run business, S. Norton employs people across the UK, almost half of which are employed in the Liverpool City Region, and it promotes working with local suppliers in the communities it operates. As a responsible recycler it has achieved and upheld ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001 for its quality, environmental and health and safety management systems.
S. Norton launches new Liverpool website
We are very excited to announce the launch of our newly designed liverpool local website. Visit the new site at www.s-norton-liverpool.com. We wanted to make the new liverpool website speedy, easier to navigate and user-friendly.
Our goal with this new website is to provide our suppliers a simple way to learn about S. NORTON’s services and site information. The new website gives easy access to sections including Sell to us, What We Buy, About Us, Find Us.
Our current and prospective clients will find useful information about our services as well as practical information such as site PPE requirements and information on payment options.
S Norton & Co prioritises investment and customer service
S Norton has prioritised investment in new materials handling equipment and supporting its independent customer base after reporting a healthy return to profitability in its latest published accounts for 2016.
New cranes are arriving at Barking as part of a £10 million overall investment programme in efficiency and capacity at their London site. Similar investments are also planned over the coming months across the Group’s Liverpool, Manchester and Southampton sites.
Robust performance over the past 12 months has put the Group into an ‘excellent position’ to push forward with their five-year plan aimed at driving future growth and enhancing service to its independent scrap producer partners, according to Chairman John Norton.
He says: “As a strong and forward-looking company, we are investing for the long term by making each of our four sites even more efficient and productive, enabling us to offer our valued suppliers competitive prices and fast payment terms.”
“Having built long-standing relationships based on trust with independent scrap merchants and industrial scrap producers across the UK, we are maintaining our focus on supporting and strengthening these partnerships as we move forward,” continued John.
Charlie Norton, Purchasing Director, commented: “Our business is built on the trust shown and received from independent suppliers around the country. We value their loyalty and this is a key attribute upon which we will always strive to build and maintain in the interests of all parties.”
Charlie continued: “‘We are seeing increasing numbers of suppliers being attracted to our Barking and Southampton sites, where we can offer rapid turnaround and competitive prices because we are able to export direct from these sites by sea. In the Midlands we are offering road collection services direct from supplier yards to our Liverpool export site.”
He added: “In supporting the independent operators with prompt payment and friendly customer service, they in turn can thrive and prosper.”
S. Norton Group makes huge £20m investment in first-of-its-kind new facility to drive future growth and boost productivity.
S. Norton Group has designed, built and commissioned a new world class metals shredder facility at its Manchester site. This major upgrade increases the Group’s capacity to shred waste metals, producing higher quality ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals and significantly increasing its capacity for processing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Gabe’s Law
We at S. Norton are supporting Johnny Santer and his campaign to bring in the Multi-Storey Car Parks Safety Bill on behalf of his son, Gabriel Jack Santer, or Gabe as he was more commonly [...]
Restructure and new MD steer S. Norton Group into exciting period of growth
Leaders in innovative recycling and global exporter, S. Norton Group has revealed its vision for growth following a restructure of the Group and the appointment of new managing director, Tony Hayer. Founded in 1962, the [...]
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