S. Norton Group Presented The New Shredder at its Manchester Facility
British metal recycling business S. Norton Group hosted a tour of its latest investment of 20 million British Pound Sterling (converted to more than 25 Million US-Dollar) for 17 senior leaders in the European metals recycling industry to showcase its success in boosting operational and energy-saving efficiencies.
Their Manchester-based facility for the February visit by CEOs from some of Europe and North America’s largest metal recycling companies was chosen by manufacturer Lindemann to highlight the installation’s innovative approach to processing waste metals.
According to S. Norton Group, the 3000hp Lindemann ZZ Power Zerdirator is one of the most efficient in the world. “Its sophisticated variable speed drive system, combined with a pre-shredder and shredder drive assistant, gives best-in-class energy efficiencies,” commended the metal recycling company. “Early tests indicate that it requires up to 20 percent less energy than a 3000hp shredder with a standard drive train and compared with the previous installation at Manchester, the new shredder delivers around 50 percent greater throughput.” The installation of the shredder was managed by Group Capital Projects Manager, Dave Hobson who praised the extensive design, building and commissioning collaboration between S. Norton and Lindemann engineers.
According to Lindemann CEO Carl Gustaf Gӧransson, the event held in Manchester “served as a valuable forum for collaboration and innovation between us and our customers. It was a highlight to be able to showcase the first-rate installation of our best-in-class shredder machinery. Feedback from attendees was excellent and they valued the opportunity to see and discuss S. Norton’s shredder operation first-hand.”
Intensification of business
As a leader in innovative recycling and a global exporter, S. Norton Group made the major upgrade to increase their capacity to shred waste metals, mostly light iron and end-of-life vehicles (ELV), and produce higher quality ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals. As the only shredder in the Greater Manchester area, the new facility serves the whole region for processing and recycling waste metals. “We were delighted to host this valuable opportunity for senior leaders in the industry to see our technologically advanced shredder and understand how it is able to produce high-quality shredded material, liberating more metal than older, less efficient models,” S. Norton Managing Director, Tony Hayer, was quoted. “The shredder was custom-built to replace an aging asset and is an integral part of our plans for growth and ongoing investment in operational quality and capacity at all our six UK sites, including Liverpool. We acquired a new site in Glasgow in December 2023 and another site in Birmingham is currently under development.”
s-norton.com, lindemann-metalrecycling.com
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 1/2025, Page 14, Photo: S. Norton Group)
