Posted on: 22/11/2022
Forge are celebrating our work with some brilliant Leeds Beckett University students.
We collaborated with Daniel, Joe and George to produce a fantastic video celebrating recycling and our work with The Ridings Centre, in Wakefield.
The talented students helped with filming and sound for the video, thank you again!
Head to our Case Study section to watch the Ridings Centre video.
Posted on: 12/10/2022
Team Forge were excited to be invited to Outwood Grange Academy’s Sustainability Day, July 2022. Forge organised a stall at the event, which included recycling activities, quizzes and lots of information relating to the work pupils were doing in class. We have been collecting the school’s waste and recycling since 2016.
Elizabeth Howcroft, at Outwood Academy, said:
‘Forge’s input was fantastic, so many students have been repeating the conversations they had with Forge. Both students and staff are looking forward to being back in September to start work on not only next year's event but also possible future projects with Forge'
Thank you to Outwood Grange Academy for having us, and for being so interested in sustainability! We look forward to continuing to work with you.
Posted on: 26/07/2022
Forge Recycling are excited to be working with Victoria Leeds, a great shopping district and leisure area in central Leeds.
Victoria Leeds are currently making the most of our flexible and reliable 7 Day Service in Leeds City Centre! We are currently servicing their General Waste, Dry Mixed Recycling, Glass Bottles and Card Bales.
They are also enjoying the ease of communication with our local, family-run business, whilst knowing that their collections are Carbon Neutral, through our several Carbon Offsetting schemes.
Pictured below, Forge Sales Rep Dan Stanley, Environmental Services Manager Craig Brady and Forge Key Account Manager Kiera Bourne
Posted on: 02/03/2022
We are delighted to announce that after a year's hard work and dedication, Forge Recycling has received certification for the UKAS accreditation for ISO 45001.
Thank you to our team for their commitment towards this, especially our SHEQ Manager, Richard Russell.
Proud to be a part of #TeamForge more achievements to come!
Posted on: 02/03/2022
Another shiny addition to the skip fleet has just rolled in. This will support our ever-increasing demand for skips in and around the Leeds area.
With thanks to Bob Bosco at Evans Halshaw Daf and Dek Butler at HIAB.
Please contact forgeskiphire.co.uk or sales@forgerecycling.co.uk for all skip inquiries.
Posted on: 02/03/2022
We are proud to sponsor and support our Forge champion ⭐
Our very own Operations Assistant, Ellah Weedon, will be participating in a charity boxing event, raising money for the great cause of Cancer Research UK.
Ellah is participating under the training and organisation of Ultra White Collar Boxing Ultra Events on the 19th of March 2022 at The Royal Armouries, Leeds, and has so far raised £355!
Good luck Ellah! Click here to see more and get behind the great cause
Posted on: 13/01/2022
We are proud to be sharing this news of our plans to accelerate our growth and develop our waste processing facility after the challenges of the pandemic.
Our future plans forecast a further 30% growth by September 2022, on top of 2021’s 26% growth in turnover for the year.
We are all excited to be kicking off this new year with high aspirations and spirits.
Read more about this upcoming chapter in our business on Business Live here.
Posted on: 06/01/2022
Things we have found in our Forge Skips...
Meet Coco the Cat!
He was rescued by our Managing Director Harvey Mills from our skips in Leeds and has settled in well to his new, loving home.
Check out the before and after below:
Posted on: 15/12/2021
Check out this new addition to our Forge Waste and Recycling fleet, which has grown by six vehicles in 2021!
We are already planning for expansion next year, as four more vehicles have been pre-ordered for 2022.
See more photos over on the new Forge Recycling Instagram page.
Posted on: 02/12/2021
Get a bird's eye view of the newly developed embedded weighbridge, which is fit for articulated vehicles, fresh concrete, and a brand new steel compound that shelters the tipping of recyclable materials.
These developments have allowed us to maximise our space to operate efficiently and effectively, expanding space to accommodate our different waste bays and a shiny new fleet of vehicles.
Watch the video below to see a one-of-a-kind view of these exciting new updates.
Posted on: 23/11/2021
On Friday 19 November 2021, Team Forge took part in Cancer Research UK's Football Shirt Friday event, which saw the team turn up to work in tops representing their favourite football teams.
The team wore their shirts to raise money for Cancer Research UK, which will go towards life-saving bowel cancer research.
You can donate here.
Posted on: 23/11/2021
Members of Team Forge recently joined the Grounds Team at York St John University on a campus-wide litter pick.
Arranged by the university's student union, the litter pick took place as part of the university's wider commitment to sustainability and biodiversity — and, in particular, its commitment to being an officially Hedgehog Friendly Campus.
You can learn more about the university's efforts regarding wild hedgehogs here.
The litter pick was a great success and the campus is looking spotless once again.
Posted on: 06/10/2021
Members of the Forge team were very excited to be attending Leeds Beckett University’s Freshers’ Fair this year — especially as it coincided perfectly with Recycle Now’s flagship annual event, Recycle Week.
Our stand featured a wealth of useful recycling information and prizes for students who took part in our much-loved recycling game.
One happy student — pictured below with two of our key account managers, Kiera Bourne and Sheryle Isaac — won one of our reusable coffee cups, which was manufactured from the paper cups we collect and recycle from businesses in the area!
We spent the day engaging with students from all year groups — in particular, emphasising the importance of segregating waste using the university’s new recycling pods, which can be seen in the above picture.
These pods have been placed around the Leeds Beckett campuses to provide more efficient and effective recycling options, as they separate cans and plastic bottles, paper and card, general waste, and food waste.
The Freshers’ Fair was thoroughly enjoyed by Team Forge and we look forward to working closely with staff and students at the university over the academic year to continue to reduce, reuse and recycle as much of the university’s waste as possible.
Posted on: 08/09/2021
We are proud to share that four of our team members ran the Leeds Half Marathon on Sunday 5 September 2021 — an annual event that raises money for charities such as the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, Age UK Leeds, Alzheimer's Society, Candle Lighters, Macmillan Cancer Support, Children's Air Ambulance, Leeds Cares, Martin House, and Sue Ryder.
The first Leeds Half Marathon took place back in 2003 and the event is one of the oldest major road races in the UK — attracting thousands of runners and spectators each year.
The race started and finished in Leeds city centre, with its circular route taking in the suburbs of Meanwood, Weetwood, Hawksworth, and Kirkstall.
The ruins of Kirkstall Abbey were a welcome sight to runners on the home stretch, offering a flat section of road on which to recuperate or give that final push to the finish line.
Congratulations to our team members and everyone who took part on Sunday.
Photo: (left-right) Greg Coaker, Richard Hudson, Sam Goodall, Harvey Mills.
Posted on: 05/11/2020
With the UK now in its second national lockdown due to the ongoing pandemic, we want to reassure our customers that we are still operating as normal.
If you are a business customer experiencing issues regarding the new national lockdown which will impact on your waste management requirements, we urge you to please get in touch via email on info@forgerecycling.co.uk only as, due to the large volume of calls we are currently experiencing, an email will lead to you receiving support quicker.
Stay safe, Yorkshire.
Posted on: 13/10/2020
We are delighted to announce that we are now working with London North Eastern Railway (LNER) to recycle disposable cups used by train passengers.
Disposable cup recycling stands have been installed across LNER's managed stations to collect used cups and their lids. The cups and lids are then regularly collected, sorted and baled by us before being delivered to a specialist paper mill that is able to strip the plastic from the cups and send zero waste to landfill.
Prior to the pandemic, many train passengers had made the move to reusable cups; however, COVID-19 has caused many refill services in the UK to be paused.
With 2.5 billion single-use cups being thrown away in the UK annually, we hope to make a difference to this figure with our LNER cup collections.
Sam Goodall, Operations Director at Forge Recycling, said:
"Forge Recycling is excited to be working with LNER on the introduction of their new cup recycling scheme in stations across the route. With the added support we've received from Hubbub and Starbucks as part of The Cup Fund, we're thrilled to be able to recycle more cups per year and to do our part in supporting LNER's environmental goals.”
Thomas Miles, Environmental Partnership Manager at LNER, said:
“At our larger stations, we can see more than 2,000 disposable cups thrown away each day. As part of our commitment to being a responsible business, we’re pleased to introduce our new recycling stands, helping customers to recycle when travelling through our stations. More than ever before, people are focused on the impact they are having on the world around them, so we hope that these new cup recycling stands will be a success.”
Posted on: 07/04/2020
We are delighted to share that Forge Recycling & Forge Skip Hire's Charlie Moore is now officially a 'Skip Hunk'.
Charlie featured on the pages of Skip Hire & Waste Magazine in March 2020 and you can enjoy his full interview here.
Posted on: 20/03/2020
To celebrate Global Recycling Day 2020, we launched a brand new offer: £15 off skip hire.
Until further notice, we are offering £15 off any skip if you give us a call on 0345 5050 905 and quote the code 'SpringClean 15'.
With many people now remotely working from their homes, we are finding a surge in demand for skips as everyone clears out their clutter and creates a more organised home workspace.
So, if you'd like to spring clean your home, give us a call today.
Posted on: 16/03/2020
At Forge HQ, we felt it was time to plan a spring clean — but this year, it's a facial hair spring clean we have in mind.
Five members of Team Forge are currently enjoying their beards and will continue growing them until Thursday 14 May 2020 when the Forge Spring Clean Beard Shave will take place and the beards will be removed — leaving our lads feeling rather naked and probably a bit chilly, too!
We are doing our Spring Clean Beard Shave to raise money for a wonderful local charity — Leeds Children's Charity. The charity works hard to create happy childhood memories for disadvantaged and socially excluded children in Leeds by providing free residential short breaks/respite. They work with kids who have been abused or neglected, as well as those who live in poverty or are young carers; giving the children a break from their daily lives and enabling them to relax and take part in fun activities.
You can donate here to support our Beard Shave for Leeds Children's Charity.
Follow our fundraising progress on our social channels.
Posted on: 16/03/2020
On Monday 9 March 2020, Forge Recycling attended the 12th annual Yorkshire Evening Post Oliver Awards at Elland Road.
The Oliver Awards celebrates and highlights the best food and drink venues that Leeds has to offer.
We were thrilled to be sponsoring the Overall Restaurant of the Year category, and the award was won by El Gato Negro — a tapas restaurant located in Park Row, Leeds.
Posted on: 24/02/2020
We are delighted to announce that we are now sponsoring Katie Handley, who plays for Farsley Ladies FC (left, in above photo). This is a 12-month sponsorship and we can't wait to follow Katie's progress over the next year and beyond. Go Katie!
Posted on: 07/02/2020
To help us achieve this goal, we partnered with Forest Carbon, and we are working hard at reducing our carbon footprint while offsetting the carbon used in our waste collections.
We currently empty more than 9,000 bins per week. None of this waste is sent to landfill; 60 per cent is recycled into new materials, and 40 per cent is used to create energy.
Forge Recycling’s carbon footprint, therefore, consists mainly of modern waste collection vehicles, staff travel in company cars, and the energy used in our office and depot.
By partnering with Forest Carbon in 2019, we started to plant our very own forest at Thrimby Pasture, Lowther. The area was formerly high-intensity arable land, and this has now been converted into a sustainable forest of over 6,000 trees!
At the time of writing, Forge Recycling has created:
The trees we have planted are a mix of species, including birch, hazel, sycamore, hawthorn and sitka spruce.
Alongside carbon capture, there are a few additional benefits to the Forge Forest. The trees provide a new habitat for wildlife, improve water quality, and help with flood mitigation.
Sam Goodall, Forge Recycling's Operations Director, said:
"Our decision to invest in this woodland scheme is testament to our core values and one of our ISO 14001 (environmental) objectives. It shows that we are accountable for our actions and committed to being one of the front runners in sustainable waste management. I’m sure that our customers, partners and staff will also be proud knowing that this woodland exists. As Forge continues to thrive and grow, so too will our Forge Forest."
Last month, we had a new truck designed to promote our carbon footprint journey so far and to encourage others to follow suit. This truck is used for our food and glass collections in Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wakefield, York and many other areas in West and North Yorkshire, so make sure to look out for it on its travels!
Posted on: 20/12/2019
Due to our ongoing commitment to training and driver safety, we are delighted to share that three members of Team Forge recently passed the RoSPA Driver Assessor Course. This means that we are now able to assess our drivers quickly and efficiently in-house, identifying professional training needs and providing the tools and support needed for improvements to be made.
Our Transport Manager, Dean, and Driver Supervisors, Steve and Andy, learned the following key skills from the RoSPA course:
A huge well done to Dean, Steve and Andy for passing the course!
Posted on: 07/11/2019
Last night, we attended the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards for 2019 at the Emerald Stadium in Headingley, Leeds.
Forge Recycling was nominated for two awards: Companies Turning Over 10m (sponsored by Yorkshire Bank) and the Apprenticeship Award.
We are delighted to announce that we won the Apprenticeship Award 2019.
The Apprenticeship Award is given to businesses who place apprenticeships at the heart of their growth plans. We are proud to run an effective apprenticeship programme and we support our apprentices as they grow to become future captains of industry for Yorkshire.
Harvey Mills, Managing Director at Forge Recycling said:
"I am extremely proud of the team, particularly the apprentices. Winning the Apprenticeship Award was well deserved in recognition for all the hard work they have put in. We had a brilliant night at a fantastic new venue. It was great meeting and hearing about all the other exciting Yorkshire businesses nominated."
The business editor of The Yorkshire Post, Mark Casci, said of the awards:
"What an absolutely fantastic night for the region. Yorkshire has one of the most diverse, innovative and forward-thinking economies in the world. All of the shortlisted companies can be extremely proud of themselves. Thanks to everyone who was involved. Next year, we will be even bigger."
Posted on: 12/09/2019
The Cup Fund is the UK’s largest grant fund to bolster and scale paper cup recycling.
Financed by Starbucks' 5p single-use cup charge, which started in 2018, The Cup Fund came about through the wider partnership between Starbucks and Hubbub.
The Cup Fund is gifting grants to 12 ambitious projects across the UK. There was a three-month application and selection process for applicants and the winners were announced yesterday.
We are delighted to announce that Forge Recycling is one of them, and will be offering city-wide cup recycling in York.
Sam Goodall, Operations Director at Forge Recycling said:
“Forge are delighted to have been chosen as one of 12 winners of The Cup Fund. We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to offer The City of York a high end paper cup recycling service. We are also looking forward to working with established partners such as Pret a Manger and new and potential; such as LNER, York St John University, The University of York and York Designer Outlet, to name but a few. Although paper cup recycling works best in these large ‘closed loop’ environments; we are also confident of being able to roll out ‘on street’ cup recycling in the coming months (using lessons learnt from the #Leedsbyexample scheme). However, we know this will be a challenge in York and require us to further engage with our partner York BID, using their connections and hopefully the ambitions of City of York Council. The opportunity is really there for us to make a difference and we couldn’t be prouder to drive forward this important environmental agenda.”
Posted on: 16/07/2019
Forge Recycling is pleased to announce the expansion of its glass collection rounds in both North and West Yorkshire following a deal with Sculler Recycling.
The deal involved us taking over some of Schuller's collection rounds, meaning we can now offer our glass recycling service to more of Yorkshire.
The decision, instigated by Schuller Recycling, allows them to expand in alternative areas.
Schuller Recycling remains a major glass recycling company; collecting and transporting glass across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
We continue to work closely with Schuller's to ensure we provide our customers with a premium service for an excellent price.
Posted on: 30/04/2019
We are delighted to announce that Forge Recycling has won the tender to work in partnership with York BID, meaning we are now able to offer greater recycling opportunities to businesses in York. We can't wait to get started!
Posted on: 13/02/2019
We've had a film crew at Forge HQ in Leeds again this afternoon!
BBC Look North are running a piece on plastic and cup recycling next week and Luxmy Gopal interviewed Forge's Sam Goodall today for the piece, alongside Gavin Ellis of Hubbub and Councillor Rafique.
The photo above is of Forge's Sam Goodall with presenter, Luxmy Gopal, and our most recent paper cup bale before it heads off for recycling.
Posted on: 07/12/2018
Back in 2016, Hugh's War on Waste, led by High Fearnley-Whittingstall, took the country by storm as it lifted the lid on the coffee cup crisis happening across the UK. Now, a new series of the popular BBC programme is returning, with its title currently unconfirmed, and Forge Waste & Recycling's paper cup recycling scheme will feature in it!
Filming took place at Forge HQ yesterday and the series will air in spring 2019. We are absolutely delighted to be featured on such an important and informative show.
Posted on: 10/10/2018
Forge Waste & Recycling is proud to announce that it is now offering a paper cup collection service in Leeds, Bradford and beyond.
Paper cups have been in the news a lot in recent times, mainly due to the fact we get through 7 million of them per day in the UK alone, and recycling facilities for them are not common. This means that most of those coffee and drink cups end up getting sent to landfill, which is terrible news for the environment in many ways.
We have teamed up with local facilities which are able to separate the plastic lining of each cup from the paper itself, allowing both parts to be recycled successfully. We are delighted to have formed this partnership that will allow paper cups across Yorkshire to be recycled with ease.
The service is simple — we provide your site with our pink ‘Cup Recycling Bags’. These are then collected by us on a scheduled collection service once they are full. The bags are for cups only — no lids, sleeves, liquids, or other waste.
Each cup we collect will be recycled and turned into high quality paper fibres, which can then be used to create all manner of other products.
Posted on: 10/10/2018
Forge Waste & Recycling is proud to announce that it has partnered with Hubbub and Leeds City Council amongst others for a six-month recycling initiative in Leeds city centre, known as #LeedsByExample.
Interestingly, Leeds By Example featured on Look North on 9th October, as did several Forge Recycling staff members!
The scheme involves 22 new bright yellow recycling bins placed across the city centre, which are being emptied twice a day, seven days a week by Forge. These bins are intended to boost the recycling rates of food and drink packaging — something which is currently generated at a quick rate in Leeds city centre, and which often gets tossed into a regular bin with little thought for where it will end up.
This recycling is part of a bigger challenge, which has a strong focus on 16-24-year-olds. 57 per cent of the city centre population falls into this age group, and people around this age are also most likely to buy food on-the-go. Millennials are also statistically less likely to recycle, meaning all that food packaging from the on-the-go food is likely to end up in landfill. Of course, older and younger members of society are also guilty of this.
An app has been launched for this initiative, appealing to those younger members of society. There’s also currently a shipping container on Briggate, highlighting the fact that just three days’ worth of the waste collected in Leeds city centre can fill a shipping container. Recycling reward machines are popping up across the city, and there’s even more in the pipeline too.
There are also orange bins around the city centre, which are for empty coffee cups only.
Gavin Ellis, Director and Co-Founder of Hubbub, said of Leeds By Example:
“We know that the public want to do the right thing and recycle as much as they can, but are often confused as to how to do this or simply don’t have access to the recycling facilities they need while they’re out and about. It’s fantastic to have the backing of this broad group of businesses to help make this possible. There is also an important role to play for local businesses. We’ll be providing subsidised recycling bins, communications support and advice and would love to hear from any Leeds businesses interested in getting involved.”
Samuel Goodall, Operations Director at Forge Waste & Recycling, said:
“Forge are excited to be working with the Charity Team from Hubbub on their new recycling campaign Leeds By Example. Based in Leeds City Centre, the aim is to encourage ‘recycling on the go’. This will be by promoting and enabling the public to access one of the 22 big yellow bins (for both plastic bottle and can recycling) spread out around the city centre. We will also be working closely with Leeds City Council to develop and monitor the operation, which will include emptying the bins twice a day, 7 days a week. The recycled materials (once collected and of enough volume) will continue on their journey to H. W. Martin’s DMR Facility in Leeds, for further processing. Forge will monitor the results and manage the information closely with Hubbub and LCC over the 6-month initial project duration.”
Posted on: 09/04/2018
Forge Recycling is delighted to announce that we are now working with the Merrion Centre in Leeds city centre, where we will be providing a bespoke daily total waste management service.
The Forge team are very excited to be working with one of the most iconic shopping centres in Yorkshire, and, in fact, the first ever shopping centre to be built in England. First established in 1964, the centre provides retail, office and leisure facilities, and is frequented by over 11 and a half million visitors annually.
We will work in tandem with the Merrion Centre management team to cut costs and improve environmental performance in the upcoming months. This will be achieved by improved single stream segregation including general waste, plastics/tins, paper, baled cardboard, and food & glass collected on a daily basis.
Regular reporting alongside open communication and close working relationships will be pivotal in increasing the Centre’s recycling percentages and reducing their general waste collections. Forge Recycling’s Leeds-based operations team and depot is based around 1 mile from the Merrion Centre.
A national broker was utilised by the Merrion Centre in previous years and waste collection was viewed as a broad-brush approach. Here at Forge, we offer a more personal approach, providing flexibility to meet the waste needs of the Merrion Centre.
More recently, Forge has teamed up with Leeds BID to provide an improved commercial waste and recycling service for the city centre. The Merrion Centre has benefitted greatly, securing preferential rates and bespoke services including a designated man-in-a-van and skip service, along with improved confidential shredding options with Forge Recycling.
The team will endeavour to ensure the service delivered goes above and beyond expectations.
Stephanie McCann, Facilities Manager at the Merrion centre, said:
“Following Forge Recycling successfully winning the Leeds Bid tender, the Merrion Centre entered into discussions on what they as a service partner could bring to our business.
We were not only impressed by the level of service available but at the value for money and the friendly personal service. It is clear Forge’s work ethic compliments the Merrion Centre’s values.
The Merrion Centre aims to send zero waste to landfill and the introduction to Forge’s services is another big leap to us achieving our objective”.
Posted on: 31/01/2018
We have recently been assessed and are delighted to announce that we are now ISO 9001 and ISO 140001 accredited. This means that Forge Recycling has been checked to ensure we meet the needs of our customers, adhere to statutory and regulatory requirements for waste management, and have an approved environmental management system.
Posted on: 14/12/2017
We are proud to announce that, following a successful tender, Forge Waste & Recycling has partnered with Leeds BID, to supply our first class waste management services to Leeds BID members across the city. We are delighted to be working with Leeds BID in their goal to transform Leeds city centre.
This new partnership will see us working together to increase the recycling performance and reduce the waste collection costs for Leeds BID customers, as well as reducing vehicle movements in the city centre.
Within our Leeds BID service we are implementing the scheduled collection of bagged waste in timed zones, the automatic collection of excess bagged waste, collections made 7 days a week, and additional bin lifts upon request.
We have also set up a dedicated telephone line and email address for all Leeds BID customers, where customers can talk directly to our Leeds-based customer service team.
Posted on: 05/09/2017
We are pleased to announce we are supporting local charity, Simon on the Streets this month by supplying bins for their annual #sleepwithsimon fundraising event. Simon on the Streets is an independent Yorkshire-based charity offering emotional and practical support on a outreach basis to rough sleepers or those at risk of rough sleeping. #sleepwithsimon takes place on Thursday September 28 this year, and its aim is for participants to gain understanding about the issues that the homeless face and a deeper sense of empathy for those who live that experience every day.
Posted on: 04/09/2017
Forge Recycling sponsored Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2017 last weekend: the festival's 20th year, and what a weekend it was!
The local festival features live music, street food, family activities, and much more. Alongside providing free waste management for the festival, we also had lots of fun with our stall.
We ran a recycling sorting game for kids, and also a 'guess how many crushed cans are in the bin' game, which proved very popular and even led to people trying to work it out mathematically with their calculators!
It was a brilliant weekend, a wonderful community event, and we loved every minute. We hope you enjoy the snaps we've shared from the festival and our activity stall.
Posted on: 04/09/2017
We are delighted to announce that Forge Recycling is now a proud sponsor of FC Armley.
FC Armley was set up just one season ago by Harley Hirst, and they played their first ever game on Sunday September 4 2016 against Northern Star at Armley Park. A year on, they have built a loyal following, and have just kicked their season off well in the Leeds Combination Association Football League with a 3-3 draw with Old Crooked Clock. Go FC Armley!
Posted on: 06/06/2017
For spring and summer 2017, Forge are offering free litter-picking kits to community groups, charities and schools within our area of cover.
Here are some photos of our participants in action, collecting litter and cleaning up their local areas.
A big Forge thank you to everyone who has taken part or signed up so far.
Beecroft Primary School, Kirkstall
Posted on: 17/05/2017
Here at Forge Waste & Recycling we are pleased to announce that we have just added a new truck to our fleet, the second vehicle of Forge’s which has been supplied by FAUN Zoeller.
The truck will help us to maintain service levels for current Forge customers and our ever-increasing customer base, as we take on new clients and expand our service area.
The new truck is a Mercedes Antos with a Euro 6 engine and rear steer. It is fitted with a Faun Variopress smooth-sided refuse collection body.
We have added the following technology to the new truck, to help improve the data it can gather, as well as to boost its Health and Safety standards while it’s on the road:
We look forward to sharing the truck with you over the next week, and the coming years!
Posted on: 08/12/2016
St. Margaret's C of E primary school in Horsforth recently held a Christmas auction to raise money for charity. The school engages in many fundraising events all year round, and this year they have managed to support all of the below:
Forge Recycling donated a skip hire to be sold in the auction, and the winning bid was £120, with all proceeds going straight to charity.
Featured image credit: Dr Neil Clifton
Posted on: 07/11/2016
Some of the Forge team took part in the Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash this weekend - a flat 10K race through the streets of Leeds, which raises money to support older people in Leeds and across the UK. You may notice that Greg (far right in the image above) looks particularly happy, and that's because he beat the rest of the team with a personal best of 43 minutes. Go Greg!
Posted on: 17/10/2016
Team Forge supported the local Royal British Legion Major Series event again this year, which took place on 15th and 16th October at Bramham Park in Leeds. Forge supplied skips for all of the weekend's waste, and eight members of the team took part in the race itself. A great time was had by all, and the #nomudnoglory hashtag feels very appropriate for the photo above! Roll on next year.
Posted on: 06/10/2016
We are delighted to announce that Forge Waste & Recycling has recently acquired a Front End Loader (FEL) truck and a collection of FEL bins, in two sizes. Our lockable steel FEL bins are ideal for commercial or industrial environments which produce large amounts of light, bulky waste. Available in 8yd and 10yd containers, these bins will be the ideal waste management solution for many businesses, and will be considered when we carry out our free initial waste audits. These static bins are easy to load, and are emptied onsite using our specialist vehicles.
Posted on: 29/03/2016
On Sunday 20th March, Forge Recycling provided waste management services at a fantastic event called The Royal British Legion Major Series. The run took place at Bramham Park in Leeds, and it was great fun.
This event features 5k and 10k courses, full of obstacles such as hills, woods, mud, rivers, and bogs. It was exciting to witness all of this, however we went a step further than that, and some team members signed up to join in with the event. As you can see in the photo below, they were very muddy and happy by the end of the race!
Posted on: 04/11/2015
We are delighted to announce that Forge Recycling have been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for our commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.
Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors.
Our application for Safecontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
Our Transport Manager, Adam Bailey said, “Forge Recycling are delighted with the accreditation. We are committed to Health and Safety and always strive to improve our practices and policies”
John Kinge, technical director of Safecontractor said, "Major organisations simply cannot afford to run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies in place."
"More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Forge Recycling has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector."
Posted on: 30/10/2015
Team Forge are participating in the Leeds Abbey Dash 2015 on Sunday 15th November, raising money for Age UK. If you are going, we'll see you there!
Sponsorship details to follow.
Posted on: 09/06/2015
As part of our Cross Green Skips acquisition, we took on their old skip truck. We have since 'recycled' it, by giving it a transformational makeover and getting it back on the road in the Forge colours with its brand new Forge number plate (R8 FGE). Check out the before and after below. Now you will know when we are arriving! We are currently in the process of giving all 160 skips a makeover too... watch this space.
Posted on: 02/06/2015
We are excited to announce that we have recently acquired Cross Green Skips from T. Shea Ltd., and have therefore added skip hire to our selection of comprehensive waste management options. Cross Green Skips was a well-established and popular skip hire service in the Leeds area for 15 years, and we are excited to be continuing this service for both CGS’s loyal customers and new ones alike.
Posted on: 31/10/2014
We have a new website: www.forgerecycling.co.uk. We have been working with Rejevenate Productions in Headingley, and we are really proud of the new site they have created for us. It looks professional and is now very easy to navigate. The new site is fully responsive, so it also looks and works great on mobiles and tablets. We can now also offer online payments through the site, making it even easier to a pay invoices: https://www.forgerecycling.co.uk/online-payment/
Posted on: 22/10/2014
We are delighted to announce that we are now working with the famous Murgatroyds Fish and Chip Restaurant in Yeadon. Forge Recycling are collecting General Waste and Mixed Recycling in 16 x 1100 litre bins, and Glass Bottles in 240 litre bins. We have also supplied a baler for the cardboard produced on site.
Managing Director Andy Chad commented that, “not only have we managed to save money with Forge, but we are also now getting a rebate on the cardboard bales we produce”.
Posted on: 19/09/2014
Team Forge have entered the Leeds Abbey Dash. Harvey, Fraser, Matthew, Mark and Greg will be training ready for the 10km run on 16th November 2014. We are raising money for Age UK so if you are feeling generous and want to keep us motivated, you can donate at: https://www.justgiving.com/Forge-Recycling/
Posted on: 28/07/2014
We are happy to announce the appointment of Chris Hale, who has just been employed as our new Area Sales Consultant. Chris has a lot of experience in the Waste Industry, having previous worked for Veolia and Re-Food.
We are looking forward to working with Chris who says he cant wait to get out and about and start selling our Total Waste Management services.
Posted on: 12/07/2014
We have just taken delivery of our new Mercedes Econic Bin Wagon, with the new registration R7 FGE. We will "waste" no time getting it out to work, collecting General Waste and Mixed Recycling around West Yorkshire!