Only three months since the official opening of Fortress Recycling and Resource Management’s new £5m facility in Warwick, the team had successfully processed 6250 tonnes of ‘waste’, thanks to an UNTHA XR3000C shredder at the front-end of a sophisticated processing line.

Fortress’ Dry Mixed Recyclables plant – designed and supplied by Blue Southern – hit the headlines when it was first unveiled. It was clear that significant investment and some clever thinking had brought this site to life.

Constructed in a building measuring just 730sqm and 6.5m high at the eaves, the facility had some challenging objectives to meet from the outset, if it was to effectively tackle the paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and aluminium cans passing through.