One of Britain’s biggest regeneration companies has drastically reduced the amount of wood it wastes, by recycling 840 tons of wood and converting it into everything from fence panels, patio furniture to bird boxes. Rotherham based Bramall Construction, part of the Keepmoat group, passes van loads of excess wood onto Rotherham enterprise, TP Trading, every month where it is either reused or converted into furniture. The aim is to boost Bramall’s recycling rates and help reduce carbon emissions. The majority of recycled wood goes on to make items of furniture such as sheds, bird boxes or picnic tables. The wood can also be used to make lower grade chipboard, recycled timber or to repair wooden pallets which can be rolled out to the construction market. They began working with TP Trading in January last year and is currently recycling excess wood on nine of its sites including construction schemes across Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield. Their close working relationship with Bramall has enabled them to double their number of employees to eight who come up through the Government’s New Deal scheme. Ian Stacey, Bramall Construction’s Chief Planner, said: "Environmental issues are one of the top priorities for Bramall Construction and I think our strong relations with TP Trading clearly reflects this and helps us meet our timber recycling targets." Nic Marshall, the Managing director for TP Trading, said: "We have been working with Bramall Construction for 18 months and it’s fair to say that they take environmental issues very seriously. "We have now got eight employees working for us through the New Deal scheme but we’d have to let them go if it wasn’t for our ongoing contracts with Bramall Construction, our biggest client."
One of Britain’s biggest regeneration companies has drastically reduced the amount of wood it wastes, by recycling 840 tons of wood and converting it into everything from fence panels, patio furniture to bird boxes. Rotherham based Bramall Construction, part of the Keepmoat group, passes van loads of excess wood onto Rotherham enterprise, TP Trading, every month where it is either reused or converted into furniture. The aim is to boost Bramall’s recycling rates and help reduce carbon emissions. The majority of recycled wood goes on to make items of furniture such as sheds, bird boxes or picnic tables. The wood can also be used to make lower grade chipboard, recycled timber or to repair wooden pallets which can be rolled out to the construction market. They began working with TP Trading in January last year and is currently recycling excess wood on nine of its sites including construction schemes across Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield. Their close working relationship with Bramall has enabled them to double their number of employees to eight who come up through the Government’s New Deal scheme. Ian Stacey, Bramall Construction’s Chief Planner, said: "Environmental issues are one of the top priorities for Bramall Construction and I think our strong relations with TP Trading clearly reflects this and helps us meet our timber recycling targets." Nic Marshall, the Managing director for TP Trading, said: "We have been working with Bramall Construction for 18 months and it’s fair to say that they take environmental issues very seriously. "We have now got eight employees working for us through the New Deal scheme but we’d have to let them go if it wasn’t for our ongoing contracts with Bramall Construction, our biggest client."
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