‘One place for your hazardous waste’ as RE:Group launches unique vehicles

Waste collection specialist RE:Group has boosted its fleet with two unique trucks to simplify waste collection in the garage sector. The bespoke vehicles have been developed for one-stop collections of hazardous materials and will bring environmental benefits as well as enabling garages to dispose of waste easily and efficiently.

The Hull-based company has developed the units over the last nine months, working with vehicle body designers, and is providing the service through its RE:Claim division. The vehicles, which carry the slogan One Place for Your Hazardous Waste, have been fitted with two-decker platforms at the rear of 15,000-litre capacity tankers, allowing the carriage of both liquid and solid waste streams.

The firm is offering to collect waste oil in quantities from thousands of litres down to 20 litres, along with other hazardous waste, such as brake fluid, batteries, fluorescent lighting, antifreeze, oily rags, latex gloves and grease tubes.

New tail-lift tanker will take it all

Re:Group managing director Paul Waine said one-stop collection was the future for the industry and would bring environmental benefits through reducing road miles as the result of making fewer journeys, as well as simplifying compliance with complex waste disposal tracking and reporting legislation.

“While we have always made a point of ensuring liquid and solid waste collections are timely, we have often had to send two vehicles to a site to complete the job,” he said.

“These innovative new vehicles are very versatile as they can carry different combinations of bulk containers, bins and drums in addition to their three compartment bulk tank, making it very efficient and straightforward for businesses to get hazardous waste off their premises.”

Mr Waine added: “We are providing one place for all hazardous waste and giving customers certainty that it will be dealt with safely and responsibly.”

The service is aimed at all garages, from large chains to one-person operations, and is first available to existing customers in the Yorkshire and Humber region, with the aim of expanding to other areas later this year.

Oil waste undergoes a recovery process at RE:Claim’s facility on the east bank of the River Hull. Ultimately, the materials are either recycled back to base oil for reuse or blended into a fuel to recover the energy value and displace the burning of fossil fuels.

RE:Group also deals with waste from the marine and industrial sectors. It has UKAS accredited laboratories at its Air Street headquarters, provides a range of heating fuel for industry and employs more than 50 staff.

Congratulations to Kira on the birth of baby boy

The staff at RE:Group would like to congratulate Lab Manager Kira Allen and her husband Tim on the birth of their first child.

Benjamin was born on July 21st and both him and his mum are doing well.

We wish Kira all the best during her maternity leave.

Starting at the top

Congratulations to Sarah Atkinson, Mark Hudson and Ross Vinegrad on taking part in a major fund-raising effort in aid of Hull Minster.
Parts of the recently rededicated church are more than 700 years old and the building is full of hidden corners. But Sarah, Mark and Ross can claim to know it from top to bottom after abseiling 80ft from the bell ringing chamber into the nave in celebration of the granting of Minster status.
Their effort, and that of others, has contributed to the Minster moving towards its funding target of a further £200,000 by the end of the summer on top of the £3.2m already raised.
Formerly Holy Trinity, it achieved lasting fame as being England’s largest parish church.
Now as Hull Minster it is becoming a community hub for the modern age, including a large space in the nave for many different uses.

Three new staff to welcome to our team

We would like to welcome three newcomers to the RE:Group team: process technician Chris Moore, driver Mike Sawyers and yard operative Sam Tyson.
Following his electrician’s apprenticeship, Chris trained as a process operator at HCF Stallingborough and then joined road fuel suppliers Greenergy at Immingham. He has latterly been working as a helipad assistant on offshore rigs.
Mike has joined us from Hutchinson Transport having previously worked for Colt Industrial Services and ClearTech Environmental.
Sam was on the production line at food company Greencore before joining Asda for six years, firstly as a cleaner and then working in the café.

Chloe joins our admin team

We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new member of our admin team. Chloe James joined us in September last year as part of an apprenticeship scheme from YH Training Services in Hull. Chloe’s administrative apprenticeship will last 12 months, and once qualified she will continue to develop her skills with advanced training in Business Administration within our commercial department. Chloe is proving an enthusiastic apprentice keen to learn and we look forward to assisting her career development in the years ahead with RE:Group.

Chloe is the second apprentice to join our team after Ross Vinegrad joined us as an engineering apprentice, December 2015.

Jan retires after 15 years at RE:Group

In December we said goodbye to Janice Prescott, our credit controller, as she retired after 15 years of working at RE:Group. As a farewell to Jan we had a party at our office in Hull that was attended by staff, their partners and some of Jan’s family.

We would like to thank Jan for all of her hard work and we wish her a very happy retirement!

She will be dearly missed by all the staff at RE:Group.

Apprentice receives certificate from HETA

Congratulations to our engineering apprentice, Ross Vinegrad, on receiving his certificate from HETA last week. Ross joined us earlier this year after spending four months with the training organisation.

We would like to wish him all the best for the rest of his apprenticeship with us.

Read about our managing directors support for GAIN and Matthew Good foundation

For those of you who know me you may be aware that in 2008 I suffered a rare illness, Guillain Barre Syndrome – an acute condition affecting the peripheral nerves, in which the body’s immune system attacks the myelin sheath (insulating coating of the nerves). This leads to the short-circuting of the nerve signals which causes sudden weakness resulting in paralysis and loss of sensation, often but not always with severe pain. This left me paralysed and in hospital for a total of fourteen weeks. After months of rehabilitation, in the summer 2010 I participated in the London Triathlon and with the kindness and generosity of many people raised in excess of £23,000 for GAIN (Guillain Barre & Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies), who provide information and assistance, fund research and raise awareness of this illness (www.gaincharity.org.uk). 2016 marks the centenary of the first diagnosis of GBS and as part of this I, with Sam Havler and Mark Eggleston (who both got me through the Triathlon) as well as Mark’s brother, Richard, are running the Hull Marathon on 18th September. We are raising funds for GAIN and Matthew Good Foundation.

Matthew died five years ago whilst running the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. Matthew, along with his father, was a member of the Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club and both Mark and I had competed in sailing competitions with Matthew in Bridlington Bay. As joint MD of John Good & Sons Ltd, Matthew was well known within the local industry. The Matthew Good Foundation, set up in his memory, has spearheaded a project called the International Institute of Race Medicine (www.racemedicine.org). The goal is to improve safety standards in marathons, medical best practice and safety awareness among runners.

They have funded research with Loughborough University into the issues surrounding his death. The route of the Marathon passes over the Humber Bridge and we thought this a fitting time and way to remember Matthew.

We have an additional fund raiser in Mark’s daughter Lucy (the hare among the tortoises!) who, along with Mark, is participating in the Great North Run a week before the Hull Marathon. As Lucy is under 18 she is unable to join us in the Marathon.

For those of you that don’t know me, I will say that I don’t by any stretch of the imagination possess the physique of Mo Farah, so it is going to be a challenge.

Finally and most importantly the reason of course for this letter is to ask for your support in raising funds for two little known but extremely worthwhile causes. We are hoping to raise in excess of £25,000 and any donation no matter how small (or large!) is greatly appreciated.

If you would like to donate please visit our Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Four-tortoisesandahare (please remember to gift aid), we will of course keep you updated on our progress.

Thank you for all your support.

Kind Regards,
Paul Waine