NZG

NZG EXTENDS REFURBISHMENT ACTIVITY

Nottingham Zinc Group has increased its commitment to recycling and refurbishment by recently commissioning a new high temperature burn-off oven.  The investment in the specially-designed oven, along with  the associated material handling equipment, significantly increases NZG's existing in-house capacity to recycle and refurbish supermarket trollies.

The oven, which operates in excess of 500ºC, is designed to remove residual coatings on batches of zinc plated shopping trollies prior to stripping, cleaning, washdown and replating.

Blayne Flint, Nottingham Zinc Group's Managing Director,  has clear views on the benefits.  "This investment increases our capacity to refurbish steel shopping carts by over 300 units per day and improves our profile in this competitive market.  It helps us to keep costs and quality under control and our customers benefit from faster turnaround and improved quality assurance."

The burn-off oven is part of a longer term strategic investment in new plant and processes at all the company's UK premises.