SITA UK CREATES NEW JOBS WITH THE LAUNCH OF SCRAP METAL BUSINESS IN THE NORTH EAST

Leading resource management company SITA UK is taking even greater steps to protect the environment by launching its own scrap metal recycling business in the north east.

Six new jobs have been created with the formation of the business at North Tyneside Transfer Station in North Shields.

The company purchases both ferrous and non ferrous metals, which are then processed and dispatched to consumers around the world.

Andrew Hughes, SITA UK’s Regional Manager for Tyne and Wear, said the company expected to recycle a significant amount of metals at the North Tyneside site during the next year.

“We are sourcing and collecting metals from a range of industrial sources and scrap merchants across the region, but are very much available to individuals, as well,” said Mr Hughes.

“Anyone can come to our site with their scrap metal, such as a plumber who may have off-cuts of pipe, or a builder. We will be comparing prices every day, so people are assured that we will pay competitive prices at all times.”

SITA UK is one of the largest metal recyclers in the UK, processing and trading approximately 500,000 tonnes of material each year, supplying consumers around the world from its facilities across the country.

Its recycled metal products conform to internationally-recognised Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) specifications.

For more information about recycling scrap metal, call the North Tyneside Transfer Station on 0191 258 8262.

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