WCL take delivery of new reclaimer from Finlay

West Midlands quarrying company WCL are cutting down on waste and generating revenue from surplus material with the purchase of a new Terex Finlay 883 reclaimer from Finlay Central.

The new plant allows WCL to reprocess rejected sand from the quarry and convert it into backfill for the utilities industry.
 
WCL’s Cranebrook Quarry - located between Lichfield and Brownhills – carries out wood waste recycling, inert waste recycling, decorative aggregate sales and landfill, along with the traditional extraction of dry screened building sand.

The Terex Finlay 883 reclaimer replaces a five-year-old 883 also supplied by Finlay Central, which was used to screen inert material into soils, oversized hardcore and middle grade at the site. The new 883 is continuing to be used as a multi-purpose machine, with WCL utilizing it to process wood, as well as demolition rubble, which goes on to be used in building waste reclamation. It is also reprocessing rejected sand, working with an existing Terex Finlay 390 Hydrascreen portable screening machine, used to process dry screened building sand.

Simon Winner, managing director of WCL, said: ‘The 390 is used to screen sand from the quarry face, with the fine sand then sold for building and the rejected sand stockpiled.  

‘The new 883 reclaimer reprocesses the rejected sand, making easy work of breaking down lumps of sandstone. It produces three grades for us. The reprocessed sand, which is passed through a 20mm slotted mesh, is being sold for use as utilities backfill rather than being wasted. The medium-grade sand is passed back through the machine several times and the oversize is added to hard core.’

The purchase of the 883 is the first time WCL have brought machinery new. Previously, all machines supplied by Finlay Central have been purchased second hand.