Conor, based at Shore Road tells us about his Life on the Yard Name: Conor Davidson Job title: Non-Ferrous processor Time spent in recycling: 3 years What does your job involve? My job involves helping customers, weighing in Non-Ferrous material and processing metals. What is the hardest part of your job? It’s getting out of […]
Category Archives: Community
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Aug
Aug
A new transport and operations centre is now fully operational at Binn Ecopark. The new office and staff welfare block, erected at the entrance of the recycling complex, houses all weighbridge and transport division workers. It offers locker, shower, kitchen, dining and meeting facilities for both admin staff, frontline drivers and plant/yard operators. Created from […]
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Jul
Jul
Binn Group is living life in the fast lane. We have teamed up with classic car racing championship driver Alastair Baptie for the 2018 season. The waste management company is sponsoring the 47-year-old Glencarse driver as he defends his title in the Scottish Motor Racing Clubs Classics Championship. Alastair has been driving “old bangers” since […]
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Jul
Jul
Binn Group’s award-winning fire improvement project owes a lot to the support and dedication of a team of employees tasked as first responders. Around 18 employees living close to the Glenfarg centre of operations have volunteered to train and respond as required. This guarantees fire-fighting capabilities on the ground in the quickest time possible in […]
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Jun
Jun
Binn Group is delighted to announce we are stepping up our support of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone Football Club. We have been back-of-shirt sponsors for many years but have recently signed a deal to feature prominently on the front of the Perth club shirts. Announcing the two-year deal, Binn Group Chairman John MacGregor said: […]
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Healthy working lives – Binn Group leads the way in employee health and wellbeing
12
Jun
Jun
Binn Group is proving an industry pioneer as it positions the mental health and physical wellbeing of it’s 120-plus employees as a key priority. Two managers at Binn Group are training in Mental Health First Aid as the company works towards the government’s Healthy Working Lives accreditation. Kris Greig, Binn Group’s Safety, Health and Environment […]
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Mar
Mar
Scotland’s first ever waste management company Artist-in-Residence has brought a whole new meaning to “recycling” metal. Perthshire artist Susie Johnston is working with Glenfarg-based Binn Group in a unique collaboration to create inspirational installation and gallery pieces using metalwork destined for the scrapheap. Working as part of the Culture Perth and Kinross “Platform 2018” festival, […]
05
Mar
Mar
Scottish squash star Rory Stewart has been taking Binn Group’s name to a whole new audience as he starts 2018 in style. The Binn Group sponsored player has successfully retained his Scottish Under 23 title and almost pulled off the biggest win of his career when he narrowly lost out to the world’s No 15 […]
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Jan
Jan
Binn Group’s events team is celebrating its busiest ever year. A packed summer calendar has seen the waste handling experts play a key role in the smooth running of both local community events and major national crowd pullers, attracting thousands of people. Andy Hay, Logistics and Events Manager, said an outstanding summer season had both […]
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Dec
Dec
At Binn Group all waste is seen as a resource – not rubbish. And now our environmentally aware company is looking to creative students to help develop waste streams into works of art. Binn Group is currently in discussion with Perth College UHI and Perth and Kinross Council to establish a Creative Waste Project which […]