Expanding Waste Line

Pirtek Luton is playing a key role in ensuring that waste management and recycling specialist Cawleys draws ever closer to its “zero waste” ambitions.

Cawleys is a third-generation, family-run company that has been operating for over 60 years in the London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Northants regions, and nationally through their sister company WasteSolve.   The company’s Luton headquarters is also home to their vehicle and engineering workshops, where they service their own fleet of vehicles, and maintain and remanufacture baling equipment.

Wide Range of Problems
The Luton depot also has to rectify a wide range of hydraulic problems as senior workshop foreman Graham Alcock explains. "Dustcarts always have a hard life, as there is a lot of movement on the hoses and hydraulic parts which leads inevitably to premature wear,” he explains.   “And when that happens, there is only one place to go for our hydraulic needs and that’s Pirtek."

Alcock reports that, in addition to the dustcarts, his company runs a diverse fleet of both mobile and static waste and recycling equipment including Materials Recycling Facilities at both Luton and Wellingborough together with a range of vans, curtain-siders, Rear End Loaders, Ro-Ro units, wheel loaders, sewerage pumps, and articulated haulers.  

Good as Gold
Regardless of the equipment type or geographic location, Alcock says that Pirtek is always up to the task.   "Pirtek Luton is as good as gold on response.   At least 90 percent of the time they are well within the allocated call-out time. If they have been delayed, usually through a problem on a previous call-out, they keep us informed,” he concludes.   “As a result we have built up a very good relationship with them and I know I can trust them to do a good job.”