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Composting company scaling new heights - Greenview launches new name and systems at RWM

Leading organic recycling firm Greenview Environmental is setting its sights high at RWM 2009 with a huge outdoor display that celebrates the launch of several innovative products to help the UK waste management sector meet recycling targets – including its high-rise Alfawall building system; an in-ground aeration solution; and the ultra-efficient Greenview Tolle shredding system.

In addition, the company will unveil Greenview Systems as the new name for its established building systems business. The Greenview Systems name will replace that of Covered Systems with immediate effect. Although the identity is new, Greenview Systems will continue Covered Systems’ legacy of developing innovative solutions for composting and waste management.

Alfawall* building system
To coincide with the launch of its new brand at RWM, Greenview is unveiling Alfawall as a rising star in its building solutions portfolio. Developed in conjunction with leading pre-cast concrete manufacturer Poundfield Products, Alfawall is a modular, concrete construction system that offers dramatic time and cost savings, both for new builds and the expansion of existing facilities.

A series of prefabricated concrete blocks, Alfawall is available in units of 4.6 and 6 metres in height. Easy to assemble, the A-shape structures can be lifted into place and secured to one another to quickly create in-vessel composting (IVC), airtight units or maturation bays of any shape or size.
The simplicity of the building system means that composting plants can be built and ready to receive waste in as little as 26 weeks – approximately eight to ten weeks less than standard build time.

The Alfawall design has superior stress and load-bearing properties, while the use of concrete removes any risk of corrosion and enables aeration equipment to be located on the roof. The units are portable, modular and have very few components, making the system flexible, highly scalable and easy to maintain. The Alfawall system is integral to the design of Greenview’s state-of-the-art Corby site, a 40,000 tonne per annum composting facility, which opened in August 2009.

In-ground aeration systems
Greenview Systems is also making its bespoke In-ground negative aeration system commercially available to composting companies and large waste management companies with multiple sites. To comply with Environment Agency requirements to manage odour, there is growing demand for a proven solution that can deliver high-quality compost, accredited to PAS 100 standard.

By using negative aeration methods to suck rather than blow air through composting material, Greenview has perfected a viable and highly effective solution with many advantages over traditional aeration. Benefits include reduced installation time; less downtime required between filling in-vessel composting bays and maturation bays and starting aeration; and because the technology is built into the floor, it is highly durable.

Greenview Tolle shredding system
The Greenview Tolle heavyweight shredding system can dramatically speed up large-scale composting, reduce operating costs and is much quieter than standard solutions. It can handle up to 60 tonnes of unsorted green bin, civic amenity and catering waste an hour. By efficiently pulverising organic material into consistently small 12mm output particles, it reduces the volume of waste by a four to one ratio.

Capable of dealing with virtually any foreign object thrown at it, the Greenview Tolle is easy to maintain – a full set of hammers can be replaced in as little as an hour. When used in conjunction with a number of other Greenview solutions, it can halve standard composting from twelve weeks to just under six.

John Jardine, CEO of Greenview Environmental said, “Our business is expanding rapidly, and with growth in mind, the new name Greenview Systems is a better fit for the technology arm of our business. In response to rising customer demand, we are especially pleased to have some very exciting additions to our product range on display at this year’s RWM show. To meet recycling and compliance targets, organic recycling operators need high quality systems that can be up and running quickly with the promise of reliability, cost savings and performance benefits. Our new product developments will help them achieve this.”

For more information about the complete range of building, infrastructure and technology solutions from Greenview Systems please contact Steve Bailey on 0845 2903617 or at steve.bailey@greenviewgroup.co.uk. Alternatively, visit the team at RWM at Stand numbers 1152 and OA188; or go to www.greenviewgroup.co.uk.

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* Patent pending

About Greenview Environmental / Greenview Systems
Greenview Environmental provides organic waste management services to the public and private sector and is the largest organisation of its kind in the UK. Founded by Suffolk farmer John Jardine in 1985, the company processes 300,000 tonnes of biodegradable waste each year, creating high quality compost for agriculture and horticulture.

Greenview has developed a complete range of proprietary technologies to manage every stage of compost manufacture from building systems to shredding and aeration solutions. The range includes the Mistral system, a unique forced aeration solution that creates the warm, moist conditions needed to create compost quickly and efficiently. When used as part of an in-vessel composting system, Mistral can produce premium soil improver from green, kerbside collected waste in just six weeks – less than half the industry standard.

The company also provides technology and consultancy services to waste management companies, local authorities and farmers. Greenview has a specialist technology systems division (Greenview Systems, formerly Covered Systems) and is also the name behind County Mulch, the retail brand of high-grade composts, soil improvers and mulches for farmers and gardeners. For more information about Greenview go to: www.greenviewgroup.co.uk