LKM Summer 19 Newsletter

INVESTMENT - NEW skip lorry NICK PASKtistploensorship

Due to the outstanding success of the 1st 6 months of LKM’s new skip hire service, we LKM Recycling have recently supported employee Nick Pask to raise money for the Ronald Mc
have now invested in a new skip hire lorry to serve our domestic customers. We have grown Donald house Charity. Nick decided to take on the Wacky Rally Challenge which meant driving
our customer base in the last 6 months by drawing from our experience in the commercial
market and offering skip hire with an outstanding service level and amazing value for money. Johnny eppstJroitehltneirementtitlean old banger from England to Barcelona across 4 days and nights. This fantastic rally takes

LKM’s plans to disrupt the skip hire market in Kent by changing the perception of you across 5 countries, across the Alps, rolling hills of Italy , the French Riviera and into Spain
what a skip hire company should be by offering amazing value, easy to deal with and Barcelona.
and a promise of a zero to landfill policy that diverts as much waste as possible
away from landfill. To book a skip go to lkm.org.uk/skip LKcMonsteunptported Nick by suppling the car from our end of life vehicle service. The Saab came
to us as an end of life vehicle and was destined for the big scrap heap in the sky before Nick
rescued the vehicle for one final fling across Europe and to raise some money for a great
charity. Nick and the boys have managed to raise £1281.15 so far

The Ronald Mc Donald House Charity supports families of sick children by giving them
somewhere to stay whilst a sick child is in long term care in hospitals around the country. This
is a fantastic charity and one you can support everytime you have a big mac by putting your
change in the collection boxes in every branch of Mc Donalds.

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nEW starters at lkm recycling FOCUS ON - Daniel longstaff NEWSLETTER EDITION summer 19

LKM Recycling have seen a few changes in personel over the last 6 months but have added Our new starter Daniel Longstaff was TOTAL
some key personel to help to grow the business and drive the correct behaviours and influence brought into the business as he has WASTE
the business at different levels. We welcome Lance who is taken the role of yard supervisor. He years of experience in the Health and MANAGEMENT
is ensuring the yard is running smoothly and efficiently. Naomi joins the transport operation Saftey sector. Daniel has already shown SOLUTIONS
supporting Graham to ensure that we are running at our optimum capacity. Daniel joins us as he has a great work ethic and has
a health and saftey expert to support Luke and ensure the safe running of LKM and to protect supported the team with some great WWW.LKM.ORG.UK
our employees. work over his first few months.

NEW SKIPS ARRIVING LKM Recycling
Brooker House, Symmonds Drive
LKM’s Skip Hire service has outstripped all
expectations over the last 6 months. We Eurolink Industrial Estate
have already had to invest in more skips to Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3SY
keep up with the demand. Our new skips are
already running low and more will be on the 01795 439393
way soon. www.lkm.org.uk
Our pricing combined with our outstanding
service has led to our success and we will Check out our website - www.lkm.org.uk
continue to add more skips over the next 6 Email : [email protected]
months.

CHAIRMAN foreword LKM Sponsor kent press awards Material Reclamation facility - (MRF)

Its been a busy & productive summer for the team at LKM Kent’s media gathered for the fifth Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony where more LKM have recently opened a MRF ( Material Reclamation
Recycling along with now running in all the investments we than 30 awards were presented to recognise work in broadcast, digital and print journalism. Facility) in Sittingbourne that is the backbone of the newly
have made over the last 12 months. As well as strengthening The ceremony, which took place at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury, on Friday 12 formed skip hire service currently in operation across Kent.
our health & safety team we have invested in our plant, July is a celebration of local journalism. The MRF is a facility that enables LKM to seperate the
machinery & transport infrastructure to create a strong, well LKM Recycling support local journalism due to its importance in not only holding organisations waste that comes in from skips and other waste streams
trained team with the latest & most efficient equipment on the & individuals to account but also to spread positive news. Congratulations to KentOnLine who that come into our waste transfer yard. We currently
market. We are also proud to have sponsored the Kent Press won the category with Kent Live highly commended. Last years winners, The Isle of Thanet operate 5 days a week seperating waste streams such as
& Broadcast Awards for a second year to support the counties News were also excellent runners up. metal, plastics , wood and paper. This helps us to divert
journalistic talent. Finally, a big thank you to our customers as much waste from Landfill as possible and goes a
for supporting us during our busy investment period – we NEW JCB at LKM long way to helping us achieve our zero to Landfill policy.
couldn’t do it without you!
Everyone loves a JCB and Without this facility our skip hire service just wouldn’t be
-Gary Eastwood - Chairman our MRF facility has just possible. The investment in the MRF helps us to continue
been treated to a new JCB to our push to be leaders in the waste management sector
LOCAL ADVERTISING machine to help move and with the increased capacity we can support local
material and make the businesses to seperate their waste and divert from Landfill.
LKM Recycling have recently placed some local advertising for our 2 domestic services in the operation a lot slicker.
local press. Our 2 adverts have helped to raise awareness and drive the numbers for our scrap MOBILE SHREDDER INVESTMENT
car service and our skip hire service. You may have also heard our scrap car advert playing The JCB 427 is a versitile
over the summer on KMFM. tool that can move LKM Recycling continue to improve their operational excellence by investing in the Arjes
materials from the bays or Impaktor 250 from Doyle Machinery Ltd. LKM bought the Arjes to shred a range of materials
help to load vehicles. such as aluminium, uPVC & other bulky waste following a scoping exercise done on several
shredders currently on the market. The Arjes stood out by offering durability, mobility &
flexibility in day to day use. Not only has it increased production & improved on the already
good quality product, it has enhanced the range types of materials shredded. The operational
flexibility of the Arjes 250 allows for fine processing on UPVC windows, wood & green waste.
With a quick cassette shaft exchange system,

LKM now also able to shred aluminium profiles, aluminium wheel rims, copper boilers,
concrete & hardcore, concrete rail sleeps, & asphalt. The Arjes 250 has clearly proved to be
excellent value for money, providing a multi -platform shredding solution to the cutting -edge
business strategy employed by LKM. Doyle Machinery being the sole Arjes Partner Dealer in
the UK provided LKM with the solution they needed with speedy delivery, reliable technical
expertise, & technology. The Arjes 250 is at the forefront of cutting-edge technology for a
cutting-edge company!

NEW FUCHS CRANE SINGLE USE PLASTICS

LKM Recycling have recently LKM Recycling are always looking at environmental issues and support any cause
purchased a new Fuchs 350 crane to that can help to save our planet. Single use plastics are a big issue that has had a lot
help rhe efficiency of the main yard of coverage lately in mainstream media. New changes in the law will see single use
in Sittingbourne. The new crane is a plastics banned from the UK by 2021 which is a great thing and will stop tonnes of
great addition to the fleet and LKM plastic entering our envionment every year.
have used Fuchs machines over
the last few years thanks to their A recent survey has stated that the UK population want 100% of all food packaging to be
reliability. reuseable or recyclable by 2025. All we ask is that everyone plays their part and helps to
stop single use plastics. For updates on environmental issues please follow our social
The new Fuchs has been put to work media pages.
feeding material to the shear and
loading the trucks with material.

The new machine greatly increases
the capacity and throughput of the
yard and makes the operation more
efficient.