Case STUDY
Versatility Is Key For Tudor
Griffiths Group's New Plant From
Finlay Central
A new Terex Finlay 683 Supertrak is proving a
versatile addition at Tudor Griffiths Group’s head
office site in Shropshire.
Supplied by Finlay Central, the machine is
opening up new markets for the Group by
processing woodchip material.
It is also able to move around their Wood Lane
site on tracks to carry out other work, including the
dry screening of building sands and gravel, sizing
aggregate and producing recycled aggregates.
to support Tudor Griffiths Group’s waste material
recycling rate at Wood Lane, currently in excess
of 80 per cent, and helps reduce the amount of
products going to landfill.
Tony Williams of Tudor Griffiths Group, said: “We
have identified woodchip as a potential, saleable
product and we wanted a machine that was
versatile in terms of separating wood into various
sizes, whilst still being able to be used on site for
the processing of aggregates and recycled stone.
Situated within 200 acres
on the edge of Ellesmere,
near to the Welsh border,
Wood Lane has been an
important quarry site since
the beginning of the 20th
Century.
Today - as well as
continuing to operate as a
high quality sand and gravel
pit - it is the headquarters
of Tudor Griffiths Group,
which was established
in 1864 and is a leading
supplier of construction
materials, building supplies,
ready mixed concrete,
waste management and
recycling.
Also located on the site is a
Material Recycling Facility,
a landfill and a concrete mixing plant.
Renowned for its rich mineral deposits, Wood
Lane has gained recognition as an important
conservation area for flora and fauna.
The machine is the second 683 supplied by
Finlay Central to Tudor Griffiths Group and
is an upgraded replacement - specified with
environmental performance at the fore. It is able
“Since its introduction, we have found the 683
to be very adaptable and user-friendly – with the
flexibility to produce a clean, saleable product.”
The Terex Finlay 683 is producing three sized
products in processing wood chip, minus 5mm,
5 –16mm, and plus 16mm.
The woodchip comes to the 683 for processing
from Tudor Griffiths’ onsite Material Recycling
Facility, and the end product is used for biomass
and chip board manufacturing, as well as other
recycled timber applications.
The new 683 is the eighth Terex Finlay machine
supplied by Finlay Central to Tudor Griffiths
Group.
Neil Bailey of Finlay Central, part of the Finlay
Group of companies, said: “The 683 is not just a
three-way split for recycling gravel, it does much
more.
“It is easy for the operatives to change meshes,
enabling the 683 to go from one job to
another
quickly
and
efficiently.
This process is
supported
by
features such as
hydraulic bottom
deck
tensioning
to make the mesh
changes easier.
“The machine also
has a double deck
vibrating
grid,
which has the
versatility of a sized
third product off a
three-way split.
“Tudor
Griffiths
Group also chose
the
optional
overboard magnet,
which recovers a
substantial amount
of metals from
the wood waste as it is processed – as well as
crush material – providing an additional revenue
stream.”
A video of the plant in action at Tudor Griffiths
Group
can
be
seen
at
http://youtu.be/
jLXkf6KxTTM
Finlay Group
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