News: Rotherham companies on top at the Sheffield Business Awards

Rotherham company, ESCO Hydra UK picked up the outstanding Business of the Year Award at the recent Sheffield Business Awards.

Organised by Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, the awards celebrate and reward the achievements of businesses throughout the Sheffield City Region.

In addition to the top award, ESCO Hydra UK also scooped the Excellence in International Trade Award.

One of Rotherham's most profitable businesses, Hydra Mining Tools International, was acquired by the American ESCO Corporation for an undisclosed sum last year. They employ 139 people with headquarters at Kimberworth, Rotherham, where carbide, mineral cutting tools, toolholders, cutting chains, conveyor rollers and related components are produced.

Their Doncaster factory specialises in fabrication work, producing shearer drums, cutting heads and discs, jibs for cutting chains, and conveyor structure.

Sales were £11.8m in 2010 and the firm saw exports climb to £8.7m, up 65% a year compared to 2008. This was boosted by its Chinese and American subsidiaries and they now win 26.5% of sales from China, compared with 2% in 2008.

Fellow Rotherham company, Sizer Pelleting was also recognised on the night, when their managing director, Roger Pearson, was named as Business Person of the Year.

Templeborough-based Sizer, which is part of the Newburgh group, is an expert in providing pelleting solutions for a wide range of different materials.

The simple process turns difficult to handle materials into individual pellets that, depending on the waste material, can be used for anything from animal feed and fertiliser to biomass fuel for heating homes.

Eastwood manufacturer, CMD Ltd was runner up for Next Big Thing Award for their Footprint system that reduces energy use in the workplace.

Rotherham recruitment specialist, Elevation Recruitment, were headline sponsors for the awards.

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News: New appointment for expanding Sizer

Pelleting solutions company Sizer Limited have appointed Emma Nottingham to its expanding Rotherham team.


Miss Nottingham, has joined Sizer to take responsibility for the day to day administration of the company and will work alongside the management team to deliver a range of business projects for the team.

Emma Nottingham's appointment brings the total number of Sizer employees to six since the company was launched in April 2010.

Roger Pearson, Managing Director at Sizer said: "We are delighted to welcome Emma to our team and look forward to developing the business further with her support and experience.

"We have put a great deal of consideration into creating the right team of people here at Sizer, with the right skills and adaptability to grow alongside our business. We have every confidence that Emma is a perfect fit in our focused and dynamic team."

Sizer are currently working with companies across Yorkshire and the UK to explore the possibilities of pelleting within their organisations. The simple process turns difficult to handle materials into individual pellets that, depending on the waste material, can be used for anything from animal feed and fertiliser to biomass fuel for heating homes.


To date, Sizer has successfully pelleted materials ranging from horse manure to cocoa husks and worked with companies to turn plaster board and cement into fertiliser pellets, shredded waste paper from offices into pellets suitable for fuel, and plastic/PVC powder has been pelleted to reduce handling difficulties and transportation costs.

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News: Sizer success at Great Yorkshire Show

Rotherham pelleting company Sizer has been making good use of some of the 25 tonnes of manure produced every year at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, England's largest agricultural show.

Sizer Ltd, has demonstrated to some of the thousands of guests how their pelleting solutions can turn waste materials, such as manure, into a renewable energy source for businesses.

And as official sponsors of the show's "mucking out" points in the equestrian and livestock areas, Sizer had plenty of waste to work with.

Sizer engineers could be found in the "renewable energy area" of the show demonstrating how the Sizer S pelleting machine works, offering special discounts plus tips and advice for existing pelleting machine owners.

Roger Pearson, Managing Director of Sizer Ltd, said: "Our live pelleting demonstrations of turning dried horse manure into pellets went really well and attracted quite a crowd.

"Many businesses generate waste in a variety of forms and getting rid of it usually involved a cost to the environment. We want to encourage people to take a closer look at the benefits of pelleting.

"We hope that our presence at the Great Yorkshire Show inspired more businesses to get involved in pelleting and it was the perfect opportunity for people to consider what they can do with their waste materials. We have had a great deal of interest, particularly from farmers and equestrian centre owners."

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News: Sizer at the Great Yorkshire Show

Rotherham company, Sizer, will demonstrate how waste generated at the 152nd Great Yorkshire Show can be turned into an income stream.

Every year at Yorkshire's largest agricultural show 25 tonnes of horse manure is produced within the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate.

This year, Sizer Ltd, will demonstrate to visitors how their pelleting solutions can turn waste materials, such as manure, into cash and a renewable energy source for businesses. And as official sponsors of the show's "mucking out" points in the equestrian and livestock areas, Sizer will have plenty of waste to work with.

Roger Pearson, Managing Director of Sizer, said: "Many businesses generate waste in a variety of forms and getting rid of it usually involves a cost to the environment.

"We hope that our presence at the Great Yorkshire Show will inspire more businesses to get involved in pelleting. To date, we have successfully pelleted everything from horse manure to cocoa husks. We have turned plaster board and cement into fertilizer pellets and shredded waste paper from offices into pellets suitable for fuel.

"The Great Yorkshire Show is the perfect opportunity for local businesses and also farmers, to consider what they can do for the environment.

"Pelleting may be something visitors have never considered, or even heard of, before. We want to open people's minds to what can be created from waste materials, such as manure and discarded paper, usually destined for landfill."

Sizer engineers can be found in the "renewable energy area" of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society show held on Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 July 2010.

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News: Sizer supports World Environment Day

Rotherham company, Sizer Ltd is helping businesses reduce the impact they have on the environment and are working with customers to explore alternative, more environmentally friendly and profitable methods of dealing with waste materials.

Established by Newburgh Engineering, Sizer is helping a range of businesses across the region reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill and turn this into new income streams via their pelleting solutions.

Roger Pearson, Managing Director of Sizer, hopes World Environment Day will inspire businesses to get involved in pelleting, he said: ""World Environment Day is the perfect opportunity for businesses to consider the impact they have on the environment.

"Many businesses generate waste and getting rid of it can involve a cost to both the company and the environment. Turning waste materials into cash sounds like a dream for most businesses but using our pelleting solutions this can be a reality."

Pelleting is a simple process that turns difficult to handle materials into individual pellets that reduce transportation costs and can be used as a renewable energy source. Depending on the waste material utilised these pellets can be used for anything from animal feed and fertiliser to biomass fuel for heating homes.

Businesses that are interested in learning more about the pelleting process can visit the Sizer team at this year's Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, held from July 13 July 15 2010.

Sizer engineers will be located in the renewable energy area of Yorkshire's largest agricultural show, demonstrating the versatility of the Sizer pelleting machines. The team will offer tips about how to generate extra income from waste products and new customers can take advantage of discounts on Sizer products.

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News: Sizer launch in Rotherham

Over 30 delegates from the world of animal feed, recycling and waste management, along with a number of local VIPs, attended a special event held at Sizer in Rotherham recently to mark the official launch of the organisation to potential new markets.

The company, which is part of the Newburgh group, was keen to demonstrate its expertise in providing pelleting solutions for a wide range of different materials, including paper, wood, distilling by-products, pet food, bedding, flour milling, fertiliser and animal feed.

Delegates were welcomed by Newburgh chairman Vincent Middleton and heard from managing director Roger Pearson who provided details of Sizer's exciting plans, which includes the design and manufacture of a new bespoke range of pelleting presses suitable for a wide variety of materials, from domestic to large scale factory usage.

He also outlined how the company is currently carrying out pelleting trials on behalf of customers, as part of improving handling for waste product and providing a more carbon neutral way to heat factories and buildings.

Roger Pearson said: "This was a great opportunity to show potential customers from many different industries just how efficient and versatile our presses are. There are huge opportunities to reduce material transport costs through pelleting, which provides a much more uniform product that is easier to handle and saves on storage space.

"Customers are looking to make better use of by-products and for an easier method of handling their materials and our pelleting presses can provide huge cost savings and environmental benefits to a business.

"Businesses are realizing, too, that their waste can first be turned into a pelleted product which makes handling and storage easy, and then can be used to provide energy efficient fuel for either heating their premises or resale to other parties.

"We have exciting plans over the coming months to release a new range of presses that will be suitable for the animal feed and bedding, biomass, fertilizer and waste transport market."

Within its team, Sizer has over 60 years' experience of meeting customers' requirements for pelleting presses or component parts and with the backing of parent company Newburgh, direct links to the very best in high precision engineering.

Sizer operates on an international scale, with spare parts distribution centres in the UK and Holland, providing customers with the highest levels of service, while also partnering with worldwide distributors in countries such as Canada, Japan and Australia.

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News: Sizer expands into biomass and recycling industries

Rotherham-based Sizer Ltd is working with experts at Sheffield Hallam University in order to realise its ambitions and move into energy-saving markets across the world.

Sizer manufactures bespoke pelleting machines which can be found in a wide range of industries including animal feed and food and drink processes.

Hallam Energy, part of Sheffield Hallam's Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI), helped Sizer reduce the production cost and improve the quality of wood pellets for use in combustion.

It means the company, established by Newburgh Engineering at Templeborough, can enter the expanding biomass and recycling industries.

Wood pellets are one of the less-polluting heating options available as they offer combustion efficiencies of more than 90% and produce emissions that are very low in comparison to other forms of combustion heating.

The company used an Innovation Voucher and support from Sheffield Hallam's Innovation Futures team to develop a new Sizer S compact pellet press to help diversify the business.

Dr Abhishek Asthana from Hallam Energy, said: "Hallam Energy is focused on applying the skills and expertise developed through our research to real world problems, which is why we were able to help Sizer."

"Through this work, Hallam Energy has been able to increase energy efficiency and to adopt a sustainable approach to its future business development."

Roger Pearson, from Sizer, said: "Hallam Energy's engineering and biomass expertise helped us greatly in understanding the mechanics behind biomass pelleting as we expand our business into both domestic and key international markets."

Students from Sheffield Hallam University have also been helping Sizer to build international links in the Far East.

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News: Sizer builds international links

Sizer, the pelleting company launched by Newburgh Engineering in Rotherham, is building international links in the Far East with the help of students on the Masters in International Business Management course at Sheffield Hallam University.

Four students were given the task of sourcing information on agents within Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, as part of its ambitious global expansion plans supplying pelleting equipment and spare parts.

Roger Pearson, managing director of Sizer, said: "We are delighted with the results of the research carried out by the students, who are all native speakers of the local languages.

"There are many opportunities for us to expand our business in the Far East and it is very important that we can find suitable agents here. The project has given us some excellent information and contacts and we are confident that this will help us to develop new business opportunities in these countries."

The company already has a customer base in many countries outside Europe, including Canada, Australia and Japan and the project was part of its plan to expand its distribution network of component parts for pelleting machines.

Dr Andrew Johnston, project supervisor for Sheffield Hallam University, said: "As part of their Masters Degree, all students have to carry out a research project with a business and this one was particularly relevant and valuable. This was a great opportunity for our students to be able to assist a local company, whilst giving them direct experience of the world of international business."

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