Envar Composting invest in a Peterson 2710D track-mounted horizontal grinder.

Part of Heathcote Holdings, Envar Composting Ltd is an organic waste and biomass recycling operator specialising in the sustainable and cost-effective processing of waste streams on behalf of local authorities, commercial customers’, and industrial customers across the UK.

Envar process the following waste streams:

• Green waste
  • Food waste
  • Mixed food and green waste
  • Specific organic waste
  • Virgin woodchip for biomass

Green waste, food waste and specific organic waste (including biodegradable packaging) is processed through both in-vessel technology and windrow composting to produce a PAS100 compost and CQP-certified soil conditioner.

Both technologies produce PAS100 QP certified compost. The resulting product is put to good use by a range of end-users including farmers, soil blenders, commercial gardeners, sports and amenity sector, and house builders.

With the Head Offices in Pluckley, Kent the company operates biomass operations alongside the composting operations with the flagship Cambridgeshire site processing virgin woodchip from tree surgeons and gardeners to produce a chip which is used in a variety of sources including large scale biomass.

Recently the company have invested in a Peterson 2710D track-mounted horizontal grinder which has been supplied by the UK dealer, Neutron Equipment Ltd who are based in Reading, Berkshire.

Neil Hodson – Operations Manager, takes up the story,  “After a couple of on-site demonstrations, we found that the Peterson was the right choice for us.

“One big feature which stood out was the ease of operation for changing knives and screens, we have found it very maintenance friendly which is particularly good for our operators.  

“Throughput is extremely high at 60-70tph, it is a real beast and makes the operator sweat as they must keep up with it!”

Increased processing efficiency
The new Peterson 2710D is ideally suited to site clearances for biomass production and can process a wide range of materials including green waste, waste wood, logs, roots, stumps, and many types of vegetation. All of which is ideal to be fed into the Envar biomass operation and offers the ability to take the machine to their sister sites.

With faster processing this has equated to reduced operating hours which has allowed Envar to hire the machine out (with a skilled operator).

Neil, continued, “Hiring the machine is a massive opportunity for us. Within the Heathcote group of companies, we can offer both the hire, onward haulage of materials and placement of the products that are processed.”

Peterson 2710D Track Mounted Horizontal Grinder:
Weighing in at 31 tonnes the 2710D is powered by a Caterpillar C18 Tier IV, 755 hp engine. Featuring the Peterson Impact Release System (IRS) your investment is fully protected. The 2710D features an adaptive feed system, a 20-bit drum rotor, pinned 18 bits and 4 Grates, 180 ,with an area of 1.95m². A high production rate of 80tph for green waste and 60tph for wood waste completes the specification of this tough shredding machine.

Neil concluded, “Since purchasing the machine from Neutron Equipment Ltd our relationship has been excellent, they have been very supportive, and their back up service is very good – a first class team!”