Lord Haskins opens new In-Vessel Composting facility

by Steve Everett - 1, July, 201530, June, 20150

A new state of the art In-Vessel Composting (IVC) facility developed by East Riding-based recycling company Biowise, which also trades under the name Wastewise, was opened today by Lord Haskins. Over a hundred guests joined Lord Haskins and Biowise management at the opening event, including representatives from local businesses, funding organisations,

West Yorkshire employees swap offices for outdoors to volunteer for Give and Gain Day

by Steve Everett - 25, May, 201525, May, 20150

More than 200 volunteers from 15 top West Yorkshire companies dug deep to give the grounds of two Leeds schools a makeover as part of national Give and Gain Day 2015 run by the charity Business in the Community (BITC). The companies gave their staff time off to volunteer for the

Eco friendly biomass boiler to fuel massive savings for primary school

by Steve Everett - 11, May, 20159, May, 20150

Northallerton based HCS Mechanical Services has installed an eco-friendly biomass boiler which is expected to save a local primary school over £167k in fuel bills over two decades. South Otterington Church of England Primary School, which has 105 pupils, commissioned HCS Mechanical Services to replace its dated and expensive oil boiler