As 2022 comes to a close, we look back at the year’s top 5 news stories from Andusia…
At number 5…
As part of our 10-year celebrations this year, we introduced the Andusia awards. Having reviewed the tonnage moved over the years, we presented UK waste suppliers, EfW plants across Europe and our hauliers with uniquely designed and graded (green, bronze, silver, gold, or diamond) awards to commemorate our joint achievements.
In at number 4…
Andusia have moved a multitude of bulk ships from the UK to EfW facilities across Europe this year. Bulk shipping RDF, where bales are loaded directly into the hold of the vessel, mean a great deal of tonnes can be transported in one shipment. In brief, taking volume and location into consideration, bulk shipping of RDF can often be more cost effective and environmentally sustainable than other methods.
Making the top 3…
This year, Andusia stepped into the wood export market, signing a contract with Enva Wood Recycling in April. The 20,000 tonnes per annum contract will see wood waste moved from the Port of Tilbury to Germany, to be utilised as steam and energy for a paper production plant.
At number 2…
Andusia celebrated a decade in business this February. Andusia founder, Steve Burton, commented on the anniversary “I must say that the resilience of Andusia is a factor that sets us above the rest. It has allowed us to increase exports from 7 countries in 2012 to a predicted 20 destinations throughout 2022, thanks to our flexibility in transport methods and being a generally openminded and well-rounded company, with multiple routes that can react to the demands of our customers and suppliers.”
And at the top spot, in at number 1…
In September, Andusia were delighted to announce they had exported 1.8 million tonnes since launching in 2012. In environmental terms, Andusia’s efforts have now contributed to almost 500,000 tonnes of CO2 savings in the last decade. This year is currently the companies third best performing year, behind 2015 and 2016, and is feasibly well on the way to becoming a record-breaking year come March 2023. Watch this space!
Thank you for your continued support throughout 2022 and we look forward to sharing more news with you in 2023. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Andusia team!