Veka Recycling (Wellingborough / UK; www.veka-recycling.com), a subsidiary of German PVC profiles producer Veka (Sendenhorst; www.veka.com), said it has invested GBP 150,000 (EUR 170,000) in six new silos at its Wellingborough-based recycling plant. The silos – two 20 m³ and four 10 m³ units – are the final elements in a three-year GBP 15m (EUR 15m) investment programme. The group has also obtained planning permission for additional 20m³ silos at the plant, although it said it has no immediate plans to install them.

Simon Scholes, managing director at Veka Recycling, said, “This latest investment not only increases our storage capacity in order to streamline our own operations but further illustrates the commitment of our organisation to increase the capacity for PVC-U recycling in the UK.”

Veka’s reclaim work in the UK is complemented by Veka Umwelttechnik, the group’s founding recycling company in Germany, along with French recycling operation Veka Recyclage. The three subsidiaries process over 100,000 t/y of PVC-U windows and virgin offcuts.