Newtown Waste Solutions choose CASE

Scotland-based Newtown Waste Solutions required a new machine that would deliver reliability, impressive fuel efficiency and productivity, while handling a variety of materials at its waste recycling plant in Motherwell, Lanarkshire.

Newtown Waste Solutions employs 55 staff and operates from two sites, with the head office and recycling centre in Motherwell, where it processes a variety of materials, including soil and stones, aggregate, wood, plastic packing, biodegradable waste, bricks and waste plastic.

The company needed a robust, fuel efficient machine that would be able to handle the tough task of loading abrasive materials – broken bricks, stones and contaminated soils – as well as other waste materials, into its onsite Trommel (a revolving cylindrical ‘sieve’ that helps sort the waste), crusher hopper and the trucks it operates.

Started in 2007 the company has enjoyed considerable growth of between 30 and 40 % year-on-year. Investment in new and efficient technologies is at the heart of its expansion and it recently installed a new "MRF" - Material Recovery Facility at its Albert Street site in Motherwell, which helps it recycle over 90% of the waste it receives. In recognition of its busines success in this sector the company has also just recently picked up an award for Environmental Haulier of the Year, from the Scottish Hauliers Association.

Newtown Waste Solutions already run two CASE machines a SV300 skid steer loader, and a C Series excavator at its other site, which handles mostly waste from UPVC and plastics. Due to expansion it needed another machine to share the increased workload at its head office site. After careful evaluation of all available options it chose a CASE F Series 721F XT.

Work to be performed
The main task of the company’s new CASE F Series 721F XT wheeled loader, which was supplied by local CASE dealer Hodge Plant, is to load the crusher, Trommel and trucks at Newtown Waste Solutions’ main Motherwell site.

“Having seen the 721F at Intermat in 2015 we liked the look of it compared to other machines available from other leading manufactures in this class,” explains Newtown Waste Solutions director, Martin Mclindon “So when we decided to purchase a new machine we approached Alistair at Hodge Plant as we were already running other CASE machines, and we had dealt with Alistair for many years. “But to be honest we were a little concerned that as the site is quite tight it would be too big. However, after talking to Alistair about our concerns it was suggested we take the machine on a demo, which we did for several weeks. This worked - being able to see how it performed in a live environment was a great advantage. The outcome was, we were extremely impressed with the way it handled and manoeuvred around the site, sight lines from the cab are very good and it’s very efficient – more than we expected it to be and fuel consumption is also proving to be very good.

CASE 721F XT
The F Series’ engine was developed and manufactured by CASE’s award winning sister company FPT Industrial, which produces over 500,000 engines per year. The in-house design leverages advanced technologies developed for commercial vehicles and agriculture, and introduces specific tailored solutions for off-road applications.

The engine is designed to offer both fuel efficiency and reliability with plenty of power available. The air intake flow is increased by a turbocharger with air-to-air cooling, while the multiple injection delivers “best-in-class” high torque performance at low rpms. With no EGR valve used 100% fresh air is taken for combustion without a particulate filter (DPF) and no extra cooling system is needed.

With HI-eSCR after-treatment, FPT’s technology meets EU Stage IV (Tier 4 Final) emissions standards, a big step towards cleaner air. With this system, fewer components are involved, engine oil quality is not compromised and there is no need for DPF, or additional cooling. This allows for a very compact engine compartment, resulting in excellent rear visibility. In addition, the maximum temperature reached by HIeSCR is 500°C, 200°C below the maximum temperature of a particulate filter.

Fitted with CASE’s highly efficient ProShift transmission the F Series offers, on average, 1.5 litre/hour fuel savings and up to 20% faster cycle time thanks to its 5-speed transmission, Torque Converter Lock-up, and Power Inch.

For increased reliability in harsh, dusty environments the F Series includes the CASE cooling cube. The unique design, with five radiators mounted to form a cube instead of overlapping, ensures a constant flow of fresh and clean air from the sides and from the top, to maintain constant fluid temperatures.

The cube structure provides easy access to radiators for a more effective cleaning and serviceability: additional cleaning can also be easily done manually, with separate access to each radiator. To prevent clogging during operation the F Series also features CASE’s Heavy Duty Cooling option, which includes an extra thin inlet grille that traps bigger particles, sealed radiator covers that guarantee cooling air is 100% filtered, while wide core radiators increase self-cleaning using a reversible fan to avoid clogging.

Thoughts from the Cab
For operator Gary Liddell the machine has a host of features that he likes. The comfortable, level P2, ROPS/FOPS cab, which at 2.06m high and 1.64m wide is the widest in the industry, and includes 17 air-vents, an air suspended seat featuring a high back design and lumbar adjustment as well as seat heaters, which warm up cold winter mornings, make it a joy to uperate.

“The cab layout is good, with all the controls easily available and very smooth during operation. The seat and general working environment are very comfortable too. It has great visibility, which is very important when it comes to site safety especially on such a busy and compact site,” says Gary.

Client opinon
Martins sums by by saying: “Overall we very happy with the performance and efficiency from this machine and how reliable it is, something that is a major requirement for us. With such a busy site we just cannot afford to have machines out of action. We would certinaly look at further CASE purchases when the need arises. We have a good relationship with Hodge Plant, who provide us with a great service and they are always available if we need them, which is exactly what you want from a dealer.”