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Plevin hops to it and helps furry friends

1 September 2012

A FAMILY-owned firm has responded to a plea from an animal rescue centre by supplying some much-needed bedding.

Plevin, the wood recycling company headquartered in Mossley, Greater Manchester, decided to help Tameside Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue following an appeal for food, hay, straw and shavings in the Tameside Reporter newspaper.

The centre, in Audenshaw, recently took in 21 rabbits from the RSPCA. Prior to being rescued the animals had been living in awful conditions, with rats in their cages and no access to daylight.

The centre was thrilled to receive a call from Plevin group sales manager Colin Smith offering to provide 100 bales of Plevin’s market-leading Woodpecker shavings – saving the centre about £700. 

A spokesperson for the rescue centre said: “I am extremely grateful to Plevin for their help. The donation has made a massive difference at a very busy and challenging time for us.

“It’s nice to know that one of the area’s biggest employers still finds the time to help good causes in the community.”

Colin said: “We are pleased to be able to help such as worthwhile cause. When I saw the appeal in the Reporter I had no hesitation in picking up the phone.

“Hopefully our donation will go some way towards making life more bearable for the rabbits.”

Plevin is one of the UK’s leading wood processing and recycling companies – collecting, processing and distributing 600,000 tonnes of wood a year. 

It employs 150 people across five UK sites, including 65 at its Mossley headquarters from where it has produced a wide range of sustainable wood-based products since 1995.

The company sources waste wood from council civic amenity sites, skip hire firms, pallet manufacturers and joinery workshops.

Earlier this year Plevin announced it was teaming up with New Charter Housing Trust, supplying wood pellets for use in a biomass boiler that forms part of a groundbreaking renewable energy system at Cavendish Mill in Ashton-under-Lyne. 

In addition to its Woodpecker bedding products, Plevin also produces a range of small animal bedding products under its Snowflake brand.

Former jobseeker marks a year with Tameside firm

24 May 2012

A young man who struggled to find work after leaving college says his life has been transformed since securing a job with a family-owned company in Mossley.

Mike Essue, from Denton, was unemployed for more than a year after leaving Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College – despite achieving A-levels in IT, law, business studies and English Literature.

He found out about Future Jobs Fund opportunities being offered by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, and secured a six-month paid placement at wood recycling firm Plevin.

The 21-year-old impressed Plevin so much in his role as trainee sales administrator that he was offered a permanent position.

That was a year ago, and Mike has since developed to become a vital member of the sales team. He has recently completed an NVQ level 3 in customer service and is tipped to have a bright future ahead of him.
Plevin sales manager Colin Smith said: “Mike did a fantastic job during his placement and we had no hesitation in taking him on as a permanent employee.

“He hasn’t let us down since then. Everyone here at Plevin is pleased with his progress, and he has become a highly valued employee in a relatively short period of time.”

Plevin is one of the UK’s leading wood processing and recycling companies.

It collects, processes and distributes 600,000 tonnes of wood a year and prevents 200,000 tonnes of waste going to landfill annually.

Family-owned Plevin purchased the Mossley site, also its head office, in late 1995. The company now employs 65 people there – 54 of whom live within 10 miles.

Mike said: “It’s very tough out there for young people in the jobs market at the moment, so I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.

“Plevin is a good company to work for. I’ve learnt lots of new skills and gained a qualification. I’m pleased the company decided to show faith in me by taking me on as an employee.”

Plevin sources waste wood from council civic amenity sites, skip hire firms, pallet manufacturers and joinery workshops to create a range of sustainable products.

These include animal bedding, cat litter, wood shavings and wood chips.

In late 2011 Plevin announced major growth plans after being awarded an exclusive contract by E.ON to supply waste timber for a £120m biomass-fired renewable energy plant at Blackburn Meadows, near Sheffield.

The £1bn Future Jobs Fund has been abolished as part of the coalition government’s spending cuts. 
 

Wood recycler secures major green energy contract

23 May 2012

Wood recycling firm R Plevin & Sons has announced major growth plans after securing an exclusive contract to supply waste timber for a £120m biomass-fired renewable energy plant.

The multi-million pound contract, awarded to Plevin by E.ON, is the most lucrative in the family-owned company’s 38-year history.

It will enable Plevin to create a raft of new jobs at its existing sites and embark on an ambitious expansion programme.

The biomass-fired facility, based at Blackburn Meadows near Sheffield, will generate up to 30MW – enough to power 40,000 homes – by converting recycled waste wood into electricity.

Construction work will begin at the end of November and the plant is expected to become operational in mid 2014.

Managing director Jamie Plevin said: “This contract marks an extremely significant milestone in the growth of our company, and we are naturally thrilled.

“In order to meet the demand, we will be creating new jobs at our existing sites as well as opening a number of new facilities at strategic locations.

“This geographical expansion will happen either through acquisitions, or through opening new sites ourselves.

“I would like to reassure our existing customers that this contract will not affect them, as we will be increasing capacity in order to meet the heightened demand.”

Luke Ellis, project manager at E.ON, said: “It was important to us to use UK-sourced recycled waste wood to power the Blackburn Meadows plant. We look forward to working with R Plevin & Sons.”

Plevin is one of the UK’s leading wood processing and recycling companies – collecting, processing and distributing 600,000 tonnes of wood a year. 

It employs 150 people across six sites – Mossley, Greater Manchester; Elkesley, Nottinghamshire; Boston, Lincolnshire; Newport, South Wales; King’s Lynn, Norfolk and Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.

Plevin manufactures a range of wood-based products from virgin and waste wood materials. It sources waste wood from council civic amenity sites, skip hire firms, pallet manufacturers and joinery workshops.


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