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VWG UK signs EV battery recycling deal
- 29/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen Group UK has signed an agreement with battery recycling experts Ecobat to collect and recycle electric vehicle (EV) batteries. As part of the deal, Ecobat will collect EV batteries from dealers, distributors, and end-of-life recycling centres. The batteries will then be processed at Ecobat’s new UK [...] -
Silverlake partners Sunflower to support Ukraine
- 06/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Silverlake has partnered with charity UK Sunflower Aid to send recycled vehicle first aid kits to Ukraine to help refugees affected by the war. The company is also supplying fuel for the charity’s vans. The partnership has already seen Silverlake collect and ship over 1,500 first aid kits from its Shedfield [...] -
Copart to develop largest UK Super Centre
- 11/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online vehicle remarketing and recycling specialist Copart UK has announced an expansion of its Sandtoft Super Centre. The site is being developed to create a huge 130-acre site following the acquisition of a 20-acre site alongside the 65 acres of land recently added to the existing Super Centre. Following work, [...] -
SYNETIQ signs innovative EV battery deal
- 10/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Vehicle salvage, dismantling, and recycling company SYNETIQ has agreed a new collaboration to develop sustainable solutions for EV batteries at the end of their life. The IAA company is working with Allye Energy, a smart battery technology platform specialising in distributed energy storage at the grid edge. This [...] -
SYNETIQ celebrates Professional Vehicle Recycling Award
- 21/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
SYNETIQ, an IAA company, has received the Vehicle Recycling Company (Large) Award at the 2023 ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards. The accolade, which recognises business excellence within the vehicle recycling industry, and celebrates those wo have developed and grown while making a positive contribution to [...] -
Copart announces Westbury expansion
- 28/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Global leader in online vehicle remarketing and recycling Copart UK has announced further expansion plans in the South West of England as part of its ongoing growth programme. It is acquiring over nine acres of land beside its current site at Westbury in Wiltshire. Once works are completed it will become an [...] -
Copart continues expansion in Cambridgeshire
- 25/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK has secured final planning permission to expand its site in Wisbech, adding 50% to vehicle storage capabilities in Cambridgeshire. This expansion is part of Copart’s extensive reinvestment strategy to meet continued demand from customers, which includes a programme of land acquisition alongside [...] -
Synetiq unveils site updates
- 22/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Synetiq has announced several strategic updates to its real estate footprint, intended to help streamline operations for the combined IAA and Synetiq business and create improved operational efficiency and cost savings for customers. To help meet growing demand, additional dismantling capacity is being integrated [...] -
Enva acquires Duston Oils
- 14/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Enva has announced the acquisition of the Northampton-based waste oil collection specialist, Duston Oils, for an undisclosed amount. Duston Oils handles over 10 million litres a year of used motor lubricants, industrial oils, and redundant fuel oils as well as a range of other wastes from the automotive and [...] -
Silverlake bolsters senior leadership team
- 03/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Silverlake Automotive Recycling has appointed Greg Rose to the newly-created role of continuous improvement manager. He will help to develop, refine and streamline processes across the business to ensure maximum return on every salvage vehicle, either through re-marketing and auction or via dismantling and the [...]
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