Waste Management & Recycling

Industrial door specialist Stertil Stokvis has been chosen to supply more than 250 doors and shutters to two landmark waste management projects in a contract worth nearly £1.5 million.

Waste 2 Resources, in partnership with waste processing specialist Global Renewables, is currently constructing two waste treatment facilities in Leyland and Thornton in Lancashire in a contract for Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council.

Global Renewables’ patented UR-3R process harnesses new technology to maximise re-use, recycling and redistribution of waste. The sites will generate their own power and will sort, redistribute or compost the vast majority of the waste received.

Stertil Stokvis will supply external doors and shutters to the sites, including its Ultra Tough M & I Doors, Insulated Roller Shutters and Personnel Doors.

The Ultra Tough M & I Door features heavy-duty side frames, a thick rubber curtain and the patented Windlok design, which combine to form a near-airtight seal and can resist wind pressures up to hurricane force.

The Windlok system features a rubber profile incorporated into each vertical edge of the door curtain. When the front channel is closed, the Windlok is tightly secured and, as wind pressure is put on the door area, the door panel locks into place.

“Stertil’s doors needed to meet extremely high specifications of wind resistance and noise reduction – an important consideration at these sites,” said Mark Fisher, senior quantity surveyor of the projects’ main contractor, Bovis Lend Lease. “We were also impressed by their high speed operation and their reputation for quality, reliability and durability.”

www.stertiluk.com