http://uk.simsmm.com2010-03-04T00:00:00umbraco The latest news stories from Sims Metal Management enhttp://uk.simsmm.com/css-sims/common-images/logo-MetalManagement.gifhttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/04-march-2010-avonmouth-18001Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/04-march-2010-avonmouth-18001Sims Metal Management’s shredder and dockside facility at Avonmouth has achieved recommendation for registration to the health and safety management system standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007 for the scope of the processing and recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/01-march-2010-global-100-sustainable-corporationMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/01-march-2010-global-100-sustainable-corporationSims Metal Management has been listed as one of the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for the second year running. The list, compiled by sustainable business publication Corporate Knights, was announced at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/12-feb-2010-recycler-of-the-decadeFri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/12-feb-2010-recycler-of-the-decadeSims Metal Management has been named Best Recycler of the Decade by the UK’s leading recycling magazine, Materials Recycling Week (MRW). The announcement was made in MRW’s ‘review of the noughties’ which identified the UK’s top performing companies in the materials recycling and waste management sector between 2000 and 2009.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/27-jan-10-exeter-rail-link-reopeningWed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/27-jan-10-exeter-rail-link-reopeningA train carrying recycled steel has departed from Sims Metal Management’s Exeter recycling facility for the first time in eight years. The EWS locomotive arrived at the site in Marsh Barton Trading Estate at 7.30 am on Thursday morning to be loaded up with recycled steel destined for the company’s dockside facility in Newport, Gwent.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/22-jan-10-hartlepool-developmentsFri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/22-jan-10-hartlepool-developmentsVisitors to the former C Herring and Son metals recycling centre in Longhill Industrial Estate, Hartlepool, will have noticed a vast difference in the site since it was taken over by the world’s largest metals and electronics recycling company, Sims Metal Management, just over a year ago. Sims Metal Management acquired the facility – the company’s first in the North East - in February 2009 and wasted no time in transforming the site’s infrastructure in order to increase its range of recycling services available to businesses in Teeside.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/23-nov-09-hull-docks-iso-9001Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/23-nov-09-hull-docks-iso-9001Sims Metal Management's Hull dock terminal has been recommended for registration under the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Vessels. Hull joins the company’s other two deep water docks at Newport and Avonmouth in achieving the standard, meaning that all three UK deep water docks now hold the certification.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/05-nov-09-camborne-fire-service-thanksThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/05-nov-09-camborne-fire-service-thanksStaff at Sims Metal Management’s authorised treatment facility for the depollution of end of life vehicles (ELVs) in Camborne have received a letter of thanks from Cornwall Fire and Rescue service for their support in providing training facilities for fire fighters who have to deal with the aftermath of road traffic accidents.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/30-oct-09-yateley-18001-firstFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/30-oct-09-yateley-18001-firstSims Metal Management’s metals shredder site at Yateley in Hampshire is the first facility of its kind in the UK to achieve certification to the health and safety management system standard, BS OHSAS 18001:2007. The scope of the certification covers the recovery and processing of ferrous and non ferrous materials. The certification was granted after the company successfully demonstrated to British Standards Institute inspectors that all facets of health and safety culture at the Yateley site are of the very highest calibre.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/23-oct-09-newport-bbcFri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/23-oct-09-newport-bbcSims Metal Management‟s metals recycling facility in Newport has been featured in a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the history and evolution of the scrap metal industry.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/19-oct-09-skewen-ea-dayMon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/19-oct-09-skewen-ea-daySims Metal Management’s Skewen recycling facility in South Wales hosted a training day in September in end of life vehicle (ELV) depollution for the Environment Agency Wales. The training was carried out as part of a national campaign by the Environment Agency on improving ELV compliance.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/01-oct-09-service-finder-toolThu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/01-oct-09-service-finder-toolVisitors to the Sims Metal Management UK website can now more easily identify local scrap metal recycling services thanks to a new service finder tool.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/24-sep-09-skewen-top-gear-pianoThu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/24-sep-09-skewen-top-gear-pianoFollowing a stunt on BBC Television's Top Gear, a 1970's Ford Cortina crushed by a piano was recovered by Sims Metal Management Skewen for recycling.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/13-mar-09-newport-is0-9001Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/13-mar-09-newport-is0-9001Staff at Newport Dock facility have received confirmation from auditors that they have successfully fulfilled the necessary requirements to be recommended for registration to ISO 9001:2008, quality standard; the scope of registration being: “Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Vessels”http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/17-feb-09-amr-acquisitionTue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/17-feb-09-amr-acquisitionSims Metal Management Limited has announced that it has completed the acquisition of West Midlands based metals recycler, All Metal Recovery Limited (“AMR”). Founded in 1986, AMR was one of the fastest growing independent metals recyclers in the UK, employing over 60 people.http://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/04-feb-09-new-scrap-yard-hartlepoolWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsmm.com/news-and-resources/sims-news/04-feb-09-new-scrap-yard-hartlepoolThe world’s largest metals recycling company, Sims Metal Management, has arrived in Teeside and is throwing open the doors of its very first recycling site in the North East region. The new site in Hartlepool will form the basis of a new recycling ‘hub’ for the North East.