Cleantech to the World!
01-2017 ExPRESSIVE Published by Europress Group
An international 40 year-old!
MEGA SERIES MESSIAHS
NG chooses Mari Pantsar: New large volume Europress Towards a more models on display circular economy p. 6 p. 9 p. 16 In its ROUND 20s! NUMBERS In Russia, Our Swedish 40 years of Finnish chain stores are big. company environmental For example, the grocery Europress AB technology history chain Lenta turned 20 Bærum behind us and the future uses a total of in late 2016. kommune looks bright 86 DuoMax compactors. This Norwegian city is all before us! excited about waste compactors: Combio compactors in particular can be found at the sorting New Orleans points of schools, public office Testing in When the European buildings and health Siberia recycling trade fairs star- centres. Gold celebration This is THE place for testing ted to be all too familiar, The Balex balers were equipment quality. it was time to cross ‘the rewarded for their high The equipment does not serve Pond’ to the Waste Expo quality and innovative any decorative purpose; the trade fair. Carpet SMART properties at the utilisation rate is much Crusher Pol Eco System 2016 greater than in Western countries. The British love trade fair. their fitted carpets and their baling! They endearingly call Balex the Carpet Crusher. Eager partners Our European partner companies have been busily presenting the Balex balers Wong Fong at recycling trade fairs Quality is appreciated in around the continent. Singapore. Our most recent dealer is a public company Surprise whose market areas include guests Myanmar, Malaysia One fine day, and China. surprise guests flew to our plant Trinidad & Tobago from Saudi Arabia. The display balers from The meeting of cultures the Waste Expo trade fair was a memorable Down Under Our remote services make the travelled across the Caribbean experience. Sea to be introduced adjustments from Finland to this fascinating to the compactors and balers island nation. located in Australia.
Experiences from all corners of the world. Europress Group Oy DoorVeen B.V. Kenburn Waste Management Ltd. Europress AB ECO-PROJEKT Konrad Bulanda NBS AG Nickel Betriebsanlagen + Systeme Europress AS Glamworn Waste Equipment Retec Miljø ApS OOO Europress H&G Entsorgungssysteme GmbH. In this issue
Shopping centres of the future 6 is probably best reflected by our equipment base in continuous service maintenance that already exceeds Results through environmental programmes 8 12,000 units – from Copenhagen to Vladivostok.
A shipshape recycling network! 9 A few years ago, Europress set a goal of expanding to the international market – more widely in Europe NG chooses Europress 10 and beyond. The actual starting shot was fired last year in the form of a stand at the international IFAT 2016 Towards a more circular economy 12 trade fair in Munich. Since then, we have concluded dealer agreements in Switzerland, Holland and From memories to a story 40 years of growth 14 Poland, among other countries. We had already begun exporting to the UK. These achievements serve as a Europress has been in operation for four full decades. Mega series messiahs 18 stepping stone when expanding to new continents. Each decade has involved growth, development New territorial conquests include Australia, Singapore and great successes. A few wrong moves and Baling in England! 20 and other Far East markets. miscalculations, from which we have learned, have also taken place. All this has turned Europress into Customer experiences of the Balex models 22 In this internationalisation process, we have the company it is today: forty & fabulous, travelling to naturally utilised to the full Finnish high-end product new far corners of the world and leaving its ecological quality and SMART technology, which is a standard footprint in an increasing number of countries. feature in all the equipment we deliver. Lately, we have also been developing ModCom compactor solutions The idea is to keep the footprint truly ecological. We in which Europress manufactures a detachable are not only selling products, but the idea of circular front section of the compactor including the smart economy where our customers will benefit from sorting technology-based power unit. The container is and material recycling with the help of our products. We » WELL SAID manufactured locally. present our own view on how companies can become a part of the ongoing great environmental revolution with the help of smart waste management. In May, we exhibited at the Waste Expo 2017 trade fair in New Orleans. We showcased our product family I have been travelling with Europress for ten years now of Balex Smart balers to the North American market. – a quarter of its history. It is a long time, but many have 70% of the world’s greenhouse thrived in this great company of ours for much longer. We have always wanted to promote I assembled a core group of Europress employees to gas emissions are produced in environmentally-friendly solutions when developing reminisce, and I asked them to tell stories from the cities. Wherever people decide to our products for the international market. In 2016, we past decades. A large number of photographs was live, their way of life must adapt launched the SMART Server service product based on also looked at to bring back memories. For this issue, smart technology. It enables the optimisation of the I turned the memories into a story on how Europress to the preconditions set by the management, reporting and transport of customers’ has evolved from a company of two young men into an environment. We must be able to Europress Group belongs to the top Nordic waste treatment equipment while minimising such international group at the top of the tree. I wish you environmental technology companies in terms of its things as CO2 emissions with the help of a cloud pleasant time reading about our history, our present live smartly and sustainably. business operations. In addition to Finland, Europress service. Smart technology enables the equipment and our future! also operates on the international market through its manufactured by Europress to communicate with own sales and service units. users, maintenance staff and waste collection drivers. Liisa Hyttinen Editor-in-Chief Kimmo Tiilikainen On the Nordic and Russian market, we have been Marko Aaltio Finnish Minister of Agriculture operating since the 1990s. The scope of our operations Business Development Director and the Environment
ExPRESSIVE is the customer magazine of Europress Group Ltd. Editor-in-Chief: Liisa Hyttinen. Editorial staff: Tomi Europress is the leading Nordic manufacturer of waste Turunen, Reetta Välimäki and Juho Liimatainen. Pictures: Europress Group Ltd, unless otherwise indicated. The visit- treatment equipment. We offer cost-efficient, functional and ExPRESSIVE | 5 ing writers are responsible for the content and correctness of their own texts. They may include the writers’ personal environmentally-friendly solutions for the waste handling of opinions and viewpoints. companies. We chose Europress Citycon builds as our partner due to their responsiveness shopping centres of the future. to customer needs and flexibility to change.
Esa Sihvonen Senior Property Manager Citycon Finland Oy Goal to be a part of society functions operate without a hitch,” Esa Sihvonen says, been selected for cardboard, and incineration waste listing the criteria for selecting the partner. is collected in CombiMax compactors equipped with a floating roof solution. The maintenance is included in Citycon is the leading owner, developer and manager Esa warmly recommends the equipment and mainte- a full leasing agreement that helps with budgeting of of grocery store-led, city-based shopping centres in the nance agreement to other customers of Europress: waste handling. Nordic and Baltic countries. The Iso Omena Shopping Centre in Matinkylä in Espoo owned and managed by “From the client’s perspective, the cooperation “A large fill opening and a well-designed loading dock Citycon is the company’s largest recently completed agreement is very good and comprehensive in terms area with railings are essential in keeping the sorting development project in Finland. During the project, of its content. The agreement makes acquisitions and point clean,” says Lassila. the shopping centre was expanded by integrating it correct budgeting easier when competitive tendering is into the adjacent new metro and bus station. Now, the not necessary and resources become available for other Clear plastic is now separately sorted and two Balex-30 shopping centre offers its customers an area of 80,000 functions,” he says. During the agreement period, the balers were acquired for the purpose. In order to m2 full of different services. equipment base can be updated as conditions change Matti Turunen, CEO, Europress (on the left) and Esa Sihvonen facilitate baling, the balers have been programmed to to match changing needs. send messages to the serviceman, when the bale starts Senior Property Manager Esa Sihvonen of the Iso shaking hands after signing the agreement. to fill up. This way, a full bale can always be removed Omena Shopping Centre shares the company’s visions Shopping Centre Iso-Kristiina in Mikkeli, Finland. in time and filling can continue almost without for the future by explaining that shopping centres are Waste handling fully revamped at interruption. being developed no longer to include just shops and Myyrmanni Shopping Centre restaurants but also cinemas and public services, such as libraries and health centres. There are also several other Citycon shopping centres Flexible solution for a pop-up shopping centre in the Helsinki region. One of them is Myyrmanni in “The goal is to be a part of society and offer a full range Vantaa. The framework agreement led to full renovation One of Citycon’s Espoo locations, Shopping Centre of services, not just a place for shopping,” says Esa. of waste handling – some of the old compactors were Lippulaiva, is being entirely rebuilt. During the outdated. construction project, a temporary shopping centre Managers of shopping centres are increasingly aiming called Pikkulaiva will serve customers. It was opened to ‘capture’ their customers and to turn them into loyal “I am so glad that we were able to replace the old in summer 2017. Europress delivered a waste customers of their shopping centre. Esa has had a long equipment with new Europress SMART compactors and management setup to the pop-up shopping paradise career at Citycon, performing the dual role of property balers. Now, I am able to monitor emptying intervals with a long-term approach: the same setup will also manager and carrying out group-level duties of Citycon and status of the equipment from my phone. Due to serve the new, twice bigger Lippulaiva to be opened in Finland Oy involving framework agreements and the messages sent by the equipment, I am constantly three years time. competitive tendering for service providers. on top of things,” says Property Manager Maiju Lassila of Myyrmanni. “Cooperation with the Europress Sales Department Considerable benefits and strong cooperation worked extremely smoothly. Their response times Maiju has made full use of the remote services. The Oyj Citycon Picture: are short, and I have always been assisted and my In March 2016, Citycon and Europress signed a waste messages keep her in the loop when the container starts questions answered quickly,” says Property Manager handling equipment cooperation agreement that to fill up and when the emptying has been performed Kimmo Hyttinen. further strengthens the already excellent cooperation no matter where she is in the shopping centre or out Citycon Oyj on a business trip. When a user reports a problem Property Manager Maiju Lassila is excited about the separate between the companies. collection of clear plastic that has recently started at Myyrmanni. situation, Maiju uses the remote connection to always • The largest listed company in the Nordic “We chose Europress as our partner above all due to first check whether an emergency stop button has countries specialising in shopping centres their responsiveness to customer needs, flexibility to been accidentally pressed. Minor problems are quickly change and the good quality and domestic manufacture resolved on site and there have been no major ones. • Market leader in Finland and one of the of their equipment. Europress is constantly developing largest companies in the sector in Sweden its equipment and proposes solutions for its customers. Myyrmanni is also a pioneer in equipment choices. and Norway The personnel are highly competent and the service Europress’ most recent Mega series compactors have • Location of the shopping centres: Finland 20, Sweden 9, Norway 32, the Baltic Countries and Denmark 3
• The supplier of waste handling equip- ment in Finland is Europress Group Ltd. It has also delivered SMART equipment to shopping centres in Norway. ExPRESSIVE | 7
Searching for SMART & VOC
Positive results through environmental programmes 5 achievements for the environment The mechanical engineering industry and equipment maintenance are fields that offer many opportunities to influence the state of the environment. Serious damage VOC-EMISSIONS 20 % may be caused if we do not take environmental issues into account or if we use incorrect working methods. HOW? Low-emission paints and thinners, right working methods, good If this happens, the losers are the health and safety tools, recycling of thinners of the environment and people. By contrast, when we plan and carry out our operations showing respect for WASTE STEEL environmental values, we can create technologies and 30 % operating methods that put a significantly lower strain HOW? Product development, materi- on the environment. In the best case, we can even als planning promote the well-being of the environment both locally and more broadly through customers and partners. REMOTE Europress solution for REPAIRS 20 % Europress published its first environmental policy in HOW? Development of SMART 1998, and an ISO 14001-compliant environmental technology and the remote services it public recycling points system was certified around the turn of the millennium. enables Back then, our production facilities were located in Vantaa, and the journey from there to today’s modern ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION 25 % Europress delivered over 400 waste compactors to one and half year and they have worked well - despite factory in Kerava is a longer development path than the public recycling points in Finland called Rinki Ekopiste. the hard use and circumstances in public recycling physical distance of 15 kilometres suggests. During our HOW? Energy-efficient machines and tools, enhancement of processes, The contract was made in September 2015 and first points. The compactors are reliable and easy enough nine years here, we have seen many leaps forward, and automation of lightning compactors were delivered in January 2016. All the to use. Also capacity of the delivered compactor model the progress does not seem to be ending any time soon. ordered compactors were manufactured until the end has been a positive surprise: even 10 % more than was WASTE OIL of March 2016 according to the deal. promised. Some small problems appeared during the Our environmental programmes concentrate on 99 % first year, but Europress design and service departments decreasing the amount of VOC emissions (greenhouse HOW? Oil cleaning instead of oil The compactors are used for two types of material: some fixed them quickly. Soini has been satisfied with gas emissions) generated by our painting facility and changes in regular maintenance for cardboard and others for plastic. The customers professional service and cooperation with Europress. the amount of waste steel generated during production who actually bought the compactors are cardboard and as well as increasing the environmental benefits plastic recycling companies. The benefits of smart technology are the most achieved through SMART technology. Our persistent remarkable reason for Soini to be happy with large work in all these programmes has yielded results In addition to our environmental programmes, we also Vesa Soini, Managing Director of Suomen Uusiomuovi amount of Europress compactors in the field. The that we are proud to present: per piece of equipment work for the environment in many other ways. In the Oy says: remote maintenance service operations are almost manufactured, our VOC emissions have been reduced building that houses our factory and headquarters, we invisible for the customer, which facilitates his job. by about 20% and the amount of waste steel by 30% have managed to cut the electricity consumption per - We chose Europress as our supplier from among Optimization of the emptying drives makes a big from 2010, the year when we had just moved to our piece of equipment manufactured by one quarter from several competitors because the solution it offers difference to the compactors without an advanced current production facilities. We have been developing the 2010 level. The consumption of hydraulic oil and combines high quality and smart technology, which smart technology. our SMART technology f ExPRESSIVE | 9 Norway’s largest chooses Europress Quality and smart and remote features are He is a veteran of the recycling business from the 1980s allocate more time to its own core business. As for NG, valued in Norway. In this country of geographically and has been working for NG 17 years. Before that, it can focus on strengthening its position as the most challenging conditions, there is no point in wasting Our customers want he gained valuable experience in his family business environmentally-friendly waste handling company in money on equipment that requires frequent emptying operating in the same field, soMorten has had ample Norway. or servicing visits. A recycling machine optimised in to operate in a time to form a solid opinion on the equipment. The terms of emptying and maintained from the office saves agreement was concluded with Europress above all for “Our customers want to operate in a sustainable many trips around the mountains and fjord crossings sustainable manner three reasons: equipment quality, SMART technology manner and make the right choices. We want to help in comparison to equipment requiring frequent and make the right and competitive pricing. These tipped the scales them in this,” says Morten. maintenance visits. towards Kerava where the world’s top products are Next, NG plans to continue the already started choices. We want to manufactured. automation of the logistics and production process, Norsk Gjenvinning is a recycling company covering the help them in this. which is also supported by the smart technology whole country. Its 1,500 employees collect, sort and “Through the agreement, we have made changes in the and remote functions of the compactors and balers. process the waste material produced by over 40,000 operations of the whole company and shaped our sales However, good cooperation is not only a matter of customer companies in approximately 60 localities. process around the new products. We believe that they products: will help us increase our sales. “Our customers operate in all possible fields ranging Morten Frøid “We chose Europress as our partner because it was from the oil and gas business to the grocery trade,” Marketing Manager The largest end-user groups for compactors and balers by far the most innovative and competent option. The says Morten Frøid, who is in charge of NG’s customer Norsk Gjenvinning Norge AS in Norway are largely the same as in any other country: people at Europress are fully focused on the customer relationships, product development, pricing and grocery stores, hotels and shopping centres. With and providing it with service,” says Morten. marketing. NG taking care of the equipment, the customer can Norsk Gjenvinning visiting Eu- ropress factory. One of the first machines for NG is ready to be transported. From left: MortenFrøid, NG - Timo Huhtala, Europress - Andreas Lemström, Europress - Egil Lorentzen, NG - Frode Karlsen, NG - Marko Aaltio, Europress. Executive Vice President Timo Huhtala introduced Europress SMART system to visitors from NG. Adjustments and repairings can be done in real-time via in- ternet . » ExPRESSIVE | 11 Mari Pantsar: Towards a more circular economy Today, the world’s power relations are changing on driving cars – this means that we work on average direction and trade and cooperation agreements one day a week to be able to drive a car. By acquiring are being dissolved. At the same time, however, an the mode of transport as a service or using car sharing economic model where cooperation plays a key role is services, we would save money and effort. inevitably making its mark and gaining momentum. Different digital sharing platforms are at the core of the The circular economy is the opposite of the current service and sharing concepts, and their development throw-away economy, where products are manu- involves a feature that opens up societies: the platforms factured from virgin raw materials in a steady stream must be designed for international use. This is the only and, after use, end up at a landfill or in an incineration way to combine them into entities to the point where furnace. In a circular economy, materials and their value they become mainstream. This makes choosing new, are maintained in the circulation, products are used as service-based consumption models for customers. long as possible in an efficient manner; the aim is to Traditional cooperative operating models may also eliminate loss and wastage. When a product reaches flourish again with the help of digital platforms. At the the end of its service life, its materials are given a new same time, the number of jobs in the service industry life in products of maybe even a higher value. A good and concept development will increase. example of this are designer backpacks manufactured from used packaging materials. The circular economy will generate economic growth. According to the European Commission, European Moving towards a more circular economy requires industry may generate annual net savings of up to cooperation between different countries. In the world €600 billion. The circular economy will also bring a of global product and value chains, no country can competitive edge to municipal services as material use make the shift to a circular economy alone. A common improves and new service companies elbow their way will and international standards for the constituents onto the market. The introduction of circular economy of materials and products and for the use and content operating models will also significantly decrease of materials hindering the circulation are required. greenhouse gas emissions. According to consulting A circular economy often necessitates the meeting firms Circle Economy and Ecofys (2016), the circular of and cooperation between different fields and the economy could cover half the emission reductions public, private and third sectors as well as sharing best needed to reach the 1.5 °C temperature rise objective of practices. Matchmaking has already begun – the first the Paris Agreement. World Circular Economy Forum organised by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra together with international However, climate and economic benefits will not partners in June 2017 attracted to Finland top circular materialise without extensive cooperation. economy players from nearly 100 countries. As the world moves towards a circular economy, the Mari Pantsar is in charge of Carbon-neutral Circular Economy attitude towards ownership is also changing. It is not at Sitra. She steers strategy of the subject and is responsible for necessary to own all products, such as cars or household ensuring that all activities related to it direct Finland towards a more appliances. It is enough to receive the benefit they offer, ecologically sustainable and competitive society. for example, via the ‘products as services’ concept. It is was established as a gift of Parliament on a fair question to ask whether a household should own Finland’s 50th anniversary in 1967. Building a car whose utilisation rate is approximately 4% of its a successful Finland of tomorrow was the service life, meaning that it stands unused for 96% task to be fulfilled by Finland’s fund for the future. In 2017, as of time. Europeans spend on average €5,800 per year Finland celebrates its centennial, Sitra is also celebrating 50 years of operations. Picture: Miikka Pirinen ExPRESSIVE | 13 Despite the various challenges, they met their goal. The risk taken by the young entrepreneurs paid off. The third year was a profitable one and set off growth. 1980s: New forms of service Since the two first years, Europress has been in the red In the beginning, waste compactors were angular and the con- only once in 1995 in the aftermath of the paralysing tainer was detachable. Product design and combi models were economic recession. But a lot had happened before that launched in the 1990s. point allowing the company to overcome the related challenges and to lay the foundations for future growth. part in resolving problems resulting from growing waste Once the business started to make profit, the duo did not mountains. The two young men established Europress on rest on their laurels. As early as 1980, they launched the 9 December 1977, and ran it by themselves for the first leasing business, which was a ground-breaking solution. It three years. took exceptional courage, however, and solid faith in what they were doing. Doubled sales “We were so crazy that we got an audience with the deputy managing director of Kansallisrahoitus, even though he The first waste compactor called Europak 150 was sold was usually reluctant to meet with new entrepreneurs,” to Kesko in Kuopio to address Päivärinnantie 18 for a says Turunen when thinking back to those exciting times. sales price of FIM 48,100 (approx. €8,000). At that time, the concept of waste compacting was still new and The winds of change were also blowing with regard to sorting rare, but times have since changed. Today, the servicing activities. Equipment servicing had been a part same address features sorting of recyclable materials of the service offering since the beginning, outsourced at both K-Citymarket’s own waste collection point and from Helsingin hydrauliikka. It was time to set up their own Rinki-Ekopiste provided for use by consumers. There are service department. Servicing was offered included in the several fractions to sort and there are a total of six waste leasing prices – something new as well. In the beginning, Early days at the offices. Matti Turunen on the left and Markku the service department employed two men who served Aalto, who later continued his career elsewhere, on the right. compactors delivered by Europress at that nostalgic address. customers all over Finland, so the service activities of Europress has come a long way since Europress have been nationwide since the very beginning! 1970s: Sales skills and environmental awareness In the beginning, the products sold by Europress were the budding environmental awareness subcontracted in Finland. During the first year of business, of the late 1970s and become one of Before establishing Europress, Turunen worked at the eight waste compactors were sold.In the second year, the number of sold units nearly doubled. The momentum Europress’ first service vehicle on a customer call. the leading actors of the cleantech and sports department of Stockmann, where his skills were noted. Turunen impressed his supervisor with his skilful continued into the third year, when the persistent circular economy fever experienced sales pitch on the differences of football boot studs to entrepreneurs delivered 31 waste compactors. The third year was about making their mark and turning the in the European corporate world in its customers. Later on, he worked for moving company Viktor Ek, where he became also familiar with waste handling business into a profitable one. own field of equipment manufacture. equipment. Throughout its 40-year history, the The first years were not easy. Sometimes, inconvenient The idea of selling waste compactors through his own bus trips had to be taken to deliver sales contracts for company has grown and evolved under company was conceived together with Markku Aalto, co- signing. During one sales trip, the tyre of their Fiat had to the firm lead of CEO Matti Turunen. founder of Europress. They were driven by a will to do their be patched three times. » ExPRESSIVE | 15 » Production launch However, times were difficult in Finland. The worst offering comprehensive services. recession in the country’s history was just barely over In 1984, Europress expanded its operations by launching and business was not blooming. The move into the new The acquisitions of Pohjan teollisuusmaalaamo brought its own production in Pohja, where suitable facilities were facilities required significant investments. Dedicated in one of the longest-standing employees of Europress: available. Welders and a design engineer were hired. The hard work was required to keep the plant in Kimmo Lehtilä. design engineer also served as a production manager who operation while other companies toppled on ran the daily operations of the plant. all sides. “I worked for Pohjan teollisuusmaalaamo that painted the Europress compactors. Matti tried In the beginning, the product range included a couple of The development of operations was to persuade me to work for his company, but angular models for cardboard and mixed waste. Slowly, even taken a bit too far. The Group I didn’t agree to. Matti therefore decided to Jarmo Solin (on the left) and Marko Aaltio (on the right) more time and effort was put into product development was expanded through corporate purchase the whole paint shop,” says Lehtilä became Europress business partners in 1997. Later on, the and design and the range was developed to match the acquisitions and new business with a twinkle in his eye. number of partners in the company was increased to also needs of the growing market. segments. In 1994–1996, jetties were include other key persons working in the company. Matti manufactured at subsidiary Marinetek Despite his reluctance in the beginning, the Turunen is in the middle. Domestic production and high-quality design grew into a Finland Oy and cleaning business decades spent at Europress have not driven source of pride and the core of company operations over was carried out under the name of Lehtilä away. Today, he keeps the welding the years. Today, the number of production employees has Europress Cleaning. These experiments workshop up and running as a foreman. such as cleantech, circular economy, industrial symbiosis, increased from the original seven to approximately 50 and were, however, short-lived. Memories shared with Turunen go back to life cycle thinking and material efficiency were on over a dozen experts work in the plant management and their military service times when their paths everyone’s lips. design department. But let us take another look at history, While they were not successful, a valuable first crossed. So, perhaps their shared path as since the plant location has changed a couple of times lesson was learnt: the irrepressible resources in the ups and downs The possibility of expanding to the global market started to over the years. of a growth company were sealed while wearing loom in the eyes of Turunen and Europress’ international “I learnt to focus on where we excel – that is the camouflage outfits. sales management. In 2009, the company opened its own manufacture of waste compactors and servicing,” says modern plant in Kerava. New market possibilities were 1990s: Experimental era Turunen. explored. 2015 marks the greatest single order in the 2000s: Towards the global market company history. It involved introducing compactors to When the Pohja plant had been in operation for ten years, Rinki-Ekopiste waste collection points for use by Finnish the production volumes had grown to a point where larger Long shared path consumers. This major order enabled the expansion of the facilities were required. Such facilities were discovered International expansion was started back in the times plant. The participation in the field’s largest global event in Hakkila in Vantaa and the plant moved there in 1994. The following corporate acquisitions were strictly in line of the Pohja plant in the early 1990s. At first, products – the IFAT trade fair in Munich – in 2016 opened doors to The opening of the new plant was a grand affair: the with this principle. In 1990, service maintenance company were sold across borders via local partners. By 2010, many new European countries but also to Australia. guests included Sirpa Pietikäinen who was Minister of the Helsingin hydrauliikka was acquired and, six years later, the company had established its own sales and service Environment at that time. painting company Pohjan teollisuusmaalaamo. A new era companies in all neighbouring countries. began, which has turned Europress into a uniform Group Eye on new directions At the turn of the new millennium, the focus was Upper right: increasingly on achieving a pioneer position on the market. Europress has always looked far ahead. When Turunen Minister of the Environment Sirpa Pietikäinen at the opening Operation modes were fine-tuned and investments were took the enormous entrepreneurship risk at the age of the Hakkila plant. made in product development and brand building. The of just 21, not many were able to predict that the waste Bottom: company and work force grew and special know-how was treatment business would turn into one of the top fields of Service technicians with their vehicles in the yard of the Hak- kila plant. recruited. Smart technology development was launched the future. Luckily Turunen was one of the few. and a decision was made to turn it to Europress’ primary asset. Now, it is time to gaze over the Atlantic as Europress has just introduced itself to the US market at the New Orleans Very soon it became clear that the field of environmental Waste Expo trade show. Since the company has already 160 technology, which was unheard of and strange at the pairs of eyes, looking in several directions simultaneously The Pohja plant in the 1980s. In-house production operations time Europress was established, would be the growing poses no problems. Near, far, west and east. Possibilities were launched here. megatrend of the upcoming decades. Suddenly, concepts are everywhere! ExPRESSIVE | 17 New MEGA SERIES products MESSIAHS 2017 ‘Mega’ comes from the Greek word ‘megas’, which ModCom New Mega compactors means great. The specialty of the Mega compactors is The SMART compactor family of Europress has been their larger feed opening, which makes feeding large The compactor head used in the Mega compactors is extended with three compactor models – CombiMega, waste amounts and big pieces into the compactors also sold separately. This product is targeted at distant CombiMega FR and DuoMega. The ‘Mega’ compactors faster and easier. The compact structure also efficiently markets and can be attached to locally manufactured make use of the same compactor unit with either a prevents the formation of blockages. containers and feed hoppers allowing the manufacture fixed or detachable container. of either CombiMega- or DuoMega-series compactors. The compactor name ‘ModCom’ is derived from words ‘Modular Compactor’, referring to the adaptability of the compactor. The compactor units are fitted with Europress SMART CombiMega technology. The remote connection enables making minor repair adjustments and equipment updates from The Europress CombiMega waste compactors feature the head office of Europress – even if the equipment is a compactor head attached to the container as in the located on the other side of the world. CombiMax compactor, ensuring good hygiene at the site. The CombiMega compactor saves space and is a The standard 40-foot sea container accommoda- reliable and easy-to-use solution for the waste handling tes up to 5–6 compactor units, which means that the needs of, for example, shops, residential buildings, SMART compactors can be cost-efficiently shipped, for industry, hotels and hospitals. example, to Southeast Asia. Easy to fill 1. The compact structure of the Mega compactors Floating Roof 2 has enabled the full concealing of the piston and intermediate lid under the power unit, which means The Mega series compactors are also available with a that traditional overhanging bevelling is no longer 21 m³ container fitted with a floating roof. With the help 3 needed. of the roof mechanism, the compactor is able to achieve major filling weights without compromising emptying. 2. For this reason, waste falls directly in front of the piston, which prevents blockages caused by waste 1 getting stuck in between the bevelling and push blade. 3. This solution also allows for a significantly larger net DuoMega feed opening, ensuring that even the biggest cardboard boxes easily fit into the compactor. The Europress DuoMega detachable waste compactors are suitable for demanding sites where large volumes of waste are processed, such as shops, warehouses CombiMega at a large grocery store in Helsinki: and distribution centres. Like DuoMax, the DuoMega We are pleased with the compactor. We no longer need container can be detached from the compactor head to fold even large bicycle boxes! so that only the container is transported off site for emptying. Waste packed inside the container is neat, fireproof and, above all, easy to handle. Like CombiMega, DuoMega is also available with a container fitted with a floating roof. ExPRESSIVE | 19 Baling in England! Carpets into bales for recycling An adventure park turns for Stockeld Park. The recommendation alone was con- vincing, but it was the 24-month warranty instead of On the video, four men are vigorously lifting old fitted its waste bill into revenue the usual 12 months that convinced Peter in the end. carpets into the baler. The chamber fills up and the men take a breather while the baler compresses the carpets. Of course plastic and cardboard, more familiar mate- “The new baler has been a major change in the ope- Now, there is more room in the chamber and the task rials in many countries, are also baled in the UK. The rations of Stockeld Park. We also receive revenue for continues. The baler accommodates many carpets be- Yorkshire-based adventure park, Stockeld Park, is one waste that we used to have to pay for,” he says. cause it is a Balex-30 – the power packer of Europress. of the satisfied cardboard balers and customers of Ken- Kenburn Waste Management burn. One baler – two materials Limited The video has been made by waste handling equipment Stockeld Park is a historic estate with its roots going supplier Kenburn Waste Management that has been Dealer of Europress Balex balers back all the way to the early 14th century. The 800-hec- Through Kenburn, flooring supplier Horne Brothers • distributing Finnish Balex balers in Great Britain since also found an ideal solution for sorting packaging in Great Britain last autumn. In its market area, Kenburn is one of the tare area has been in the family of the current owner, Peter Grant, since 1875. Peter lives with his family in the materials. The company generates large amounts of top companies with experience of over 30 years. More than 30 years of experience in the estate’s grand mansion, which was completed in 1763, both cardboard and plastic waste and, with the help of • the two programme options of Balex, their baling can waste handling field In the British Isles fitted carpets are common, so dedi- and manages an adventure park and many kinds of other family activities in the estate area. be done with the one and the same baler. Cardboard cated recycling channels have been developed for the and plastic material behave very differently, so their • The customer base comprises small and material. High-quality balers are sought-after tools large companies and public sector Peter wants to take good care of the adventure park’s successful baling requires different compression because they can turn difficult-to-handle carpets into settings. It is easy to select the correct programme with organisations compact bales. The video’s example bale ended up environmental affairs. Last year, a survey was made of the resources used in the park’s waste handling, recyc- the Balex Mode selector switch, when the material type weighing approximately 330 kg and was easy to move changes. with the help of a pallet handler to wait for pickup. ling and emissions reduction. As a result of the survey, Stockeld Park decided to invest in the Balex-10 baler to make the handling of cardboard packaging easier. Balex-30 also had perfect dimensions for Horne Brothers: less than 2 m tall, it fits neatly under a storage “As a part of our environmental programme, we are shelf. committed to continuous improvement. With the acquisition of the baler, we wanted to ensure that not a single piece of recyclable cardboard ends up in landfill,” says Peter Grant. Gail Foxcroft and David Hall are in charge of Kenburn Waste Management. “Our shops and kitchen produce large amounts of card- board, which we previously threw in a skip container. Carpet bale We knew that investing in a baler would be a step for- Baled using: Balex-30 ward, but we had no idea of the correct baler size for us. Material: used fitted carpets Flooring supplier Horne Brothers acquired the Balex-30 baler, Bale weight: 330 kg Luckily Kenburn Waste Management came to the res- because it can be used for baling both cardboard and plastic Bale dimensions: 950 x 1,200 x 840 mm cue. After a swift on-site survey, Kenburn’s highly-com- with dedicated, optimised programmes. The programme is easy petent salesperson recommended the Balex-10 baler to select with the Mode selector switch. Diverse maintenance services for waste handling equipment are among Kenburn’s specialities. ExPRESSIVE | 21 Customer experiences of the Balex models Small grocery We asked our customers for their experiences in the Food factory shop Commercial building use of the Balex balers. Conditions differ among the interviewed customer companies, for example in the number of materials to be baled and in the number of Location: Location: Location: Urban area Industrial area Small city equipment users. Baler in use Baler in use Baler in use for: Balex is well-liked. The strengths of the product for: 1 month for: 6 months 12 months family celebrating its third anniversary lie in the ease of use and reliability, which enable the allocation of Baled Baled mate- Baled material: rial: Plastic work time to productive work. Service operations both material: Cardboard Cardboard on-site and remotely were praised. The environmental benefits and cost savings generated by more efficient 4–8 users 10 users 20 users sorting have not gone unnoticed either. The baler fits into a variety of environments.The 7 bales/week 2 bales/week 1 bale/week small models are at their best in places where lack of BALEX-10 BALEX-20 BALEX-30 space is an eternal issue. The piece of equipment itself The current baler is quieter to use than the is very compact in terms of its dimensions, but it also Previously, plastic waste was collected as previous one and the strings stay in place better frees up space previously occupied by cardboard roller incineration waste. The change can be seen The use of the equipment has been easy in all than they did with the old baler. The Europress cages and waste bins. One bale that fits onto a pallet in a decrease in volume of incineration waste areas and feedback has been only positive. service has remotely adjusted the limit values of can hold up to 20 roller cages of cardboard. of approx. 30 tonnes/year and, thereby, also the baler according to customer wishes. in costs. Factories and warehouses, where large volumes are handled, also benefit from the efficiency of the baler. The large feed opening of Balex easily swallows even larger packages whole. The largest model, Balex-50, Heavy indu- Medium-sized Healthcare stry company grocery store equipment produces factory-sized bales that are highly efficient in supplier terms of the recycling chain. Location: Location: Location: Rural area Tourist attraction Large city Baler in use Baler in use for: Baler in use for: 5 months 12 months for: 2 months Baled Baled Baled material: material: material: Cardboard Cardboard Cardboard 30 users 15–20 users 10–15 users BALEX-30 10 bales/week BALEX-40 5–7 bales/week BALEX-50 2 bales/week We used to collect cardboard in skip containers that filled up all too quickly. Since the balers (4 In comparison to the previous baler, the current The packages we bale are of very different sizes pcs) were introduced, more time has been avai- Balex-40 baler suffers fewer failures and bale and thicknesses. 99% of the cardboard packages lable for productive work and the outdoor areas replacement is easier. fit straight into the feed opening without any have also stayed much cleaner, because there is measures needed to make them smaller. no more loose cardboard flying out of the open skip containers. ExPRESSIVE | 23 Europress Group Oy Huhtimontie 16 04200 Kerava, Finland Tel. +358 20 737 3100 www.europressgroup.com Marko Aaltio Business Development Director tel. +358 400 473 490 [email protected] Expert of international waste management and recycling business. More than 20 years of global experience. Continuous and uncompromising development ensures the best outcome for our clients, our company and the future generations of our planet. Timo Huhtala Executive Vice President tel. +358 50 443 2236 [email protected] Expert of product, production and information technology for recycling machinery with more than 10 years of experience in the business. The best R&D people for waste machinery work for our customers. I am passionate about our co-operation with them.