Just Trays Ltd of Farnley, Leeds (JT) purchased a new casting machine that will enable them to double output of their low profile shower trays. Their previous casting machine included an integral bulk bag unloading hopper. The bag was loaded into place and supported during discharge by an overhead hoist. When difficulty was experienced in discharging calcium carbonate from compacted or otherwise problematic bags, the hoist had to be used to raise and lower the bag to promote flow.

Dekura - formerly Polypro Ltd, based in Telford, Shropshire, is the UK's leading PVC-U recycler, collecting waste form more than 1,000 window and door fabricators nationwide. They are not only able to recycle waste generated in the fabrication process but also post-consumer waste generated from old early generation PVC-U windows, doors, roofline and rainwater goods.

Tetley is Britain's favourite cuppa. Their entire range of teas are blended and packed at their Eaglescliffe, Teeside factory where output is running at 50 million tea bags per week!

A company located in Baxley, Georgia, USA needed to discharge an explosive powder from Bulk Bags.

Colin Stewart Minchem, soon to change their name to AMCOL Minerals Europe to better reflect their business activities, won a contract that involved the mixing of minerals with chemicals.

Waste Recycling Group (WRG) is one of the leading waste management services companies in the UK. Each year they receive, recycle and dispose of more than 15 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste.

Nynas Bitumen UK, part of the Swedish AB Nynas Petroleum company, unlike other oil companies, is a bitumen specialist.

Innospec is a global chemicals company with 1,000 employees in 23 countries. They divide their operations into three distinct business areas: Fuel Specialties, Active Chemicals, and Octane Additives. The Active Chemicals business includes companies, one of which is at Ellesmere Port, UK, that produce chemicals used in the manufacture of personal care products.

An increasing amount of powdered material is being handled in the pulp and paper industry because:

The ingredients handling system at fish food manufacturer Skretting of Longridge, Lancashire, UK was installed over 8 years ago by a specialist contractor who had included a simple bulk bag unloading arrangement which feed ingredients into a ‘Spiroflow’ Aero-Mechanical Conveyor.