Shredding firm ploughs £250,000 investment into UK test centre

Industrial shredding specialist UNTHA UK has kick-started its new financial year, with a £250,000 investment in its North Yorkshire test centre.

The business has refurbished its on-site trials facility and acquired four new demonstration machines, allowing organisations from across the country to see what the shredders are capable of, and test them with their own materials.

20 stock shredders are also available for immediate dispatch on a rolling stock basis.

In addition to enquiries from waste contractors, recycling specialists and energy firms, Boroughbridge-headquartered UNTHA UK says it has experienced rising demand from manufacturers, engineering companies, retailers, and other producers of waste who have previously passed their materials onto a third party to be managed.

UNTHA UK managing director, Marcus Brew, said the £250,000 investment comes in response to the market’s desire for greater flexibility.

“While we read dozens of daily headlines about the economic squeeze, we must remember that environmental pressures are mounting too,” he said.

“As a society, we’re producing more waste than ever before, yet our climate change conscience is also getting stronger.

“Our industry is therefore working hard to transform ‘waste’ materials into valuable resources that can be reused, recycled, and utilised for energy recovery.

“We’re pushing new boundaries – with the help of engineering innovations – and that whets people’s appetite as to what more could be done.”

UNTHA UK, part of the global UNTHA shredding brand, achieved a 38% revenue uplift in 2022. Turnover exceeded £16m – the firm’s highest-performing year to date – as the team continued to expand, and an equivalent target of £20m has now been set for 2023.

Brew added: “It’s taken years of effort to get us to the point where we can rely on the processes, technology, and automation we’ve implemented, to scale at pace, and adapt to market changes with agility.

“That’s why we set bold growth targets for this year, but it’s the people in the team who have delivered on those.

“We don’t recruit for the sake of it, but now, as we push ahead with our 2023 plans, we know the additional colleagues we’ll welcome into the team will ensure our ongoing success.”