Four Case loading machine models are playing a key role in the continued success of Yorkshire Aggregates’ Armthorpe Recycling Centre facility in northern England.
Two 821F wheeled loaders have been working at the site near Doncaster for the past 18 months. They were joined 14 months ago by a C-Series CX 210 excavator, with the quartet of
“The Case wheeled loaders have been very reliable. They give us versatility in terms of how they fill wagons and how they move materials around the site. We particularly enjoy the 1021’s size and how it’s two shovels in one at times. It can move big stockpiles quickly,” says Mark Jones, YA’s Managing Director.
Of the CX 210 excavator’s qualities, Daren Bekisz, YA’s Finance Director, says: “It means we can excavate sand without having to use a shovel. With these four Case models, no one machine does just one job. The machines can work all day. We do our servicing and maintenance through Warwick Ward (Ltd). It’s been good.”
Creating around 100,000tonnes/year of quality 10mm, 20mm, 40mm, and 75mm grade aggregates by washing and recycling inert construction waste, and while also selling grit and fill sand, and three grades of topsoil made from compost, YA’s diversified business offer also sees them act as a buyer and conveyor of virgin aggregates from other quarries for customers in quick need of construction materials. One recent major local infrastructure works involving YA saw them supply 150,000tonnes of limestone to the Farrs Link Road Project. Due for completion in April 2015, the project is creating a new bypass to the M18 motorway and Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport.
The positive impact of the Case loader models on their business means Mark and Daren are considering buying more for potential new quarrying-based projects. “We’ve got two or three projects that we’re reviewing. Some or all of them are likely to take place which will give us a requirement for four or five more excavators.”
Of the working relationship with YA over the past 18 months, Phil Marshall, Case Business Manager for the UK and Republic of Ireland, says: “We’re based in Doncaster and it’s good to see local companies like Yorkshire Aggregates growing and developing.
We want to go forward with them and offer them the right products to make them more efficient. It’s good to see we are doing something right as they have been investing in our machines. It’s also good to hear that we’ve the right local dealer in Warwick Ward Ltd.”
YA uses hired jaw crushers at Armthorpe Recycling Centre that work alongside a McCloskey S190 screen and a
“We’re looking into introducing a flocculent solution into the washing plant’s lagoons. That would allow us to create clean water which can be put back into the washing process. All these things show our commitment to recycling.”
The aggregates buying side of YA coupled with its strong recycling offer means it can act as what Bekisz refers to as a “onestop shop” for customers. “On the aggregates buying side, our customers get a timely delivery of different materials after making just one phone call to us.”
“We have a mantra within this company that we always get back to people within four hours if we are unable to answer their initial call,” Jones adds. “There’s nothing worse than ringing somewhere and not being able to get anywhere.”
The past year has seen an increase in aggregate demand within the UK, partly fuelled by new investment in homebuilding and transport infrastructure. “It’s well known that it’s been difficult in our sector since 2007. I feel that for the first time in a long time it’s picking up. From a local perspective, there seems quite a lot of construction-related activity in the area.”
“As a sector, recycling is going to gather pace,” adds Bekisz. “It’s not just in our sector. It’s in all parts of our lives.”
