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News Release from: Newey and Eyre
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 2008
Newey and Eyre on sustainability
Newey and Eyre offers comprehensive Services and advice on sustainability.
Sustainability has been an industry hot topic for some time and as it looks likely that this trend will continue, leading electrical wholesaler Newey and Eyre wants to ensure the marketplace is aware of its obligations and provides the information their customers need To help contractors Newey and Eyre has produced an easy to use guide and a dedicated area on their website for customers wanting to find out more about the regulations, as well as a free helpline offered in conjunction with partner EEF (the Engineers Employers Federation), which gives independent legal advice on all WEEE related matters
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 6 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Newey and Eyre realises the electrical industry is now playing a pivotal role in delivering a low carbon future - whether it is the migration to electric heating and hot water in new builds, improving lighting efficiency or the introduction of smart controls.
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The company is fully licensed not only to handle WEEE waste but also collect it from site.
If required this can then be traced all the way to its end destination.
Newey and Eyre is offering a free* WEEE and lamps recycling service at selected branches.
This allows contractors to simply return old WEEE products and lamps to the nearest branch where Newey and Eyre will take the products, issue all relevant statutory paperwork and arrange for them to be recycled.
This service applies for all electrical products so it covers not only Newlec products but also takes account of other producers' items.
The leading electrical wholesaler also offers a direct recycling service on lamps and tubes, which incorporates a free uplift service from customers' own sites, (subject to a three year agreement for all qualifying customers).
Lamp/tube containers can be purchased or rented from Newey and Eyre who will arrange for these containers to be installed and then emptied.
Alternative options are available for ad hoc lamps recycling for customers not wishing to commit to an agreement or who do not qualify.
A competitive direct recycling service from customers' sites is also available for general WEEE waste, again simply purchase or rent WEEE containers by contacting Newey and Eyre.
Details can be found in the guide to Waste Recycling Services and WEEE Regulations, available in all 173 branches or by calling 0800 783 6909 or on the website which also features a list of recycling services available throughout the branch network.
Luke Biddle, marketing manager at Newey and Eyre, says: "The WEEE legislation can be a bit of a minefield and we are keen to provide all the services and information possible, to ensure all obligations are met and fully understood".
Newey and Eyre has over 20,000 product lines in stock at any one time, holding more major brands than any other electrical wholesaler.
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