Kent based Compact & Bale has been appointed UK distributor for top German manufacturer Strautmann’s full range of automated baling machinery.

Compact & Bale is a well-established total waste and recycling company offering nationwide coverage. “Our innovative approach to waste and recycling helps systemise our customers’ waste management operations, reduce costs and maximise recycling revenues,” says their MD, Steve Burnett, “we already provide a wide range of expertise, products and services to clients in sectors including manufacturing, retail, distribution and recycling. With Strautmann’s intelligent, ‘automate to save’ systems, we now offer truly automated waste solutions that will bring our clients real savings.” Founded in 1930, Strautmann launched its first baling press in 1993 and is now represented in 32 countries worldwide. Recognised for high quality, intelligent machinery, Strautmann is a company that is not afraid to change the norm. Their waste processing machinery is constantly evolving and developing to revolutionise materials re-processing. Existing Strautmann customers in the UK include Ocado, GlaxoSmithkline and a number of sites for a well-known Swedish furniture company. With Compact & Bale’s strong client base and reputation for innovative, equipment led, waste and recycling solutions, the synergy between the two companies was clear right from the start. “Strautmann’s vision, mission and values closely match our own” continues Burnett, “known for our integrity, honesty, excellence and quality, we aim to become preferred supplier of automated baling solutions to the UK’s leading companies. Compact & Bale and Strautmann is a perfect partnership!” “We are delighted with how our new business with Compact & Bale has started. They have sold 6 new Strautmann balers in their first month which is a fantastic start!” enthuses Thomas Gruschwitz, Export Manager at Strautmann. Compact & Bale now offer the following patented machines along with Stautmann’s standard baler range; -The BaleTainer® is a fully automatic baling press for the compaction of cardboard, polythene film and PET-bottles. With its massive infeed system, swing plate and rotor, the BaleTainer® easily compacts even cardboard pallets, furniture boxes and octabins into 450kg mill size bales that are automatically tied and ejected from the machine. -The LiquiDrainer® empties filled PET bottles, TetraPak® cartons and beverage cans. As entire multi-packs of product can be automatically loaded and processed at up to 21,000 units per hour (depending on size), high-cost manual opening of waste product packs is no longer necessary. -The Strautmann StyroPress® compacts EPS (Styropor®) into briquettes with a volume reduction of up to 97%. Using a unique prefill hopper it can be filled and left to run automatically for up to 8 hours with no operator. -The AutoLoadBaler is a self-loading vertical baler. Cardboard boxes are collected in the salesroom, storeroom, production area, etc. using special 1,000 litre bins that come with the machine. When full, each bin is pushed into the side of the baler which automatically raises the bin floor, forcing the material within up into a set of rotors that feed the material into the bale chamber where it is compacted into 450kg mill size bales. To find out more about Compact & Bale and Strautmann machines please log onto www.compact-and-bale.com, email info@compactandbale.com or call 01732 852244.

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