WGR Take Delivery of New Terex Finlay 790

A Terex Finlay 790 Trommel has been supplied by Finlay Plant North West - part of the Finlay Group of companies - to compost producers WGR, based in Nantwich, Cheshire.

WGR is a family-owned business, set up four years ago by the Rushton family, when they expanded their farming business to include compost production.

Led by Oliver Rushton, with support from his parents Hartley and Liz Rushton, the family originally set aside two acres from their 200 acre farm for the venture.

Eighteen months ago, this was doubled to four acres, to cope with the expansion of the business.

Combining mobility with exceptional processing levels, the Terex Finlay 790 is transforming operations at the site – increasing the screening speed and enabling higher volumes of waste to be processed.

Features of the new machinery include a two metre diameter variable Trommel screen, high capacity direct-feed belt feed hopper and a swivel fines discharge conveyor, which is remote-controlled, helping increase stockpiling capability.

WGR receives waste from local authorities - through their green bin collections and waste recycling centres – as well as landscape gardeners and waste transfer stations.

This material is sorted and shredded and then, after approximately 12 weeks, is fed into the Terex Finlay 790, with the processed product coming from one conveyor as fertiliser. The oversize product is delivered from another conveyor, and is worked down again before being reprocessed.

The machinery works to a 10 millimetre grade, as opposed to the more standard measure of 40, in order to produce a finer compost. The large surface area of the 790 barrel enables a higher output at the chosen size.

WGR use the compost for their arable land. It dramatically improves soil quality – in both sandy and clay conditions - without the need for PK fertiliser or lime.

Oliver Rushton, said: “Our research found the Terex Finlay 790 Trommel to be the largest composting machine on wheels available that suited to our needs. 

“We wanted the plant to be mobile, so that we can move the machinery around as the site develops.

“The length and surface area of the barrel enables it to give a cleaner product – achieving a better screening efficiency.

“This machinery works very well for us and with Finlay Plant North West we are dealing with a local company, offering high levels of service and back-up support.”

WGR’s new Terex Finlay 790 features the all new white paintwork that is being progressively introduced by Terex Finlay to replace the previous distinctive orange colour.

Neil Partington, of Finlay Plant North West, said: “On this application the Terex Finlay 790 Trommel is used for only composting, but it can be used for processing light demolition debris, aggregates, yard waste and topsoil at high production levels.

“This is a really versatile piece of equipment, which makes a significant contribution to processing capability.”

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Notes To Editors

The Finlay Group comprises of eleven stand alone companies offering the most modern and diverse range of material processing equipment available in the marketplace today.

With its headquarters in Stafford, the company has a national reach across England and Wales.

The Finlay Group acts as dealers for Terex Finlay as well as other brands including Trio, Baioni and Pilot Crushtec.

Press release issued by Jane Shepherd, Shepherd PR, T: 01538 308685/308099 M: 07985 129315 E: jane@shepherd-pr.com