Day Aggregates ramp up recycled glass operations with high volume VL1000 Barge Loader.

Tesab Engineering and Finlay Group have helped increase Recycled Glass Operations with the installation of a high-volume loader/unloader at Day Group’s glass-recycling operation. The Trackstack VL1000 is delivering recycled glass directly from tipper trucks on to Thames barges via its 13.5m discharge conveyor.

Supplied by Finlay Plant South East – part of the Finlay Group of companies – the machine is based at Day Group’s Murphy’s Wharf recycling depot, in Charlton, London, one of the UK’s largest recycling centres.

Day Group have been supplying natural and recycled aggregates to the construction and civil engineering industry since 1974. The glass recycling business has been operating for the last 12 years and exports more than 30,000 tonne a year.

Adam Day, of Day Group, said: ‘The machine is working brilliantly. We previously used a long-reach excavator, but it could not deliver the volumes we can now achieve. As well as speeding up the process we save on the cost of an excavator, and the fuel and labour, by operating this system.
‘The VL1000 is currently running at 600 tonnes/h, although there is the potential to run at up to 900 tonnes/h if required. As well as sending out recycled glass, it has also been running with recycled aggregate.’

The sheer price of fuel for operating machinery to move material and labour costs, makes a compelling case for the introduction of the Trackstack bulk-handling system in this type of environment. As well as glass, this versatile machine can handle a broad range of materials and it is highly mobile and quick to set up.

The VL1000 can be fed by wheel loader, excavator or tipper truck and can be used to load barges and trains, as well as for stockpiling. It can also integrate with the Tesab range of crushers and screeners