Anne Woolridge, Technical Director, ISS Ltd.

Guest speakers on the day were: Pete Lunt, Fleet Consultant from the Energy Saving Trust who spoke about fleet management and carbon savings within the NHS; Anne Woolridge, Technical Director from Independent Safety Services Ltd who discussed the importance of healthcare waste management audits; Ben Wood, Editor of the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM) Journal who shared best practice from other organisations; and Lisa Algar from SRCL who covered why waste matters, what NHS Trusts can do and what SRCL can do to support them.

Speaking of the event, SRCL’s Head of Marketing Jonathan Cliff commented: “We hold these events to support our customers, facilitate peer-to-peer networking across the industry and hear from expert speakers. We’re very pleased that the delegates found the day useful and informative.”

SRCL’s Roadshows are taking a break over the summer months and will be back in September 2013, with the next event on 11th September at The Life Centre in Newcastle. More details will be updated on the SRCL Events page closer to the time. SRCL’s attendance at industry conferences and exhibitions will continue as normal.

The awards scheme, which is run by letsrecycle.com, recognises achievements in waste prevention, reuse, recycling and energy recovery. Award submissions were judged by: Adam Read, global practice Lead at Ricardo-AEA; John Holbrow of the Federation of Small Businesses; John Woodruff, chairman of the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers; and, Caeila Quinault, news editor at letsrecycle.com.

(L to R) Peter Hunt, Managing Director at WasteCare (Co-sponsor of the award) with Keerti Baker, PR and Communications Executive at SRCL.

The trophy for the awards was presented at a recognition luncheon that was held at the Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire on 11 April 2013.

SRCL’s entry demonstrated achievements from the energy-from-waste work undertaken for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

John Johnston, SRCL’s Managing Director commented: “SRCL is proud to be part of this initiative along with our customer the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and we are delighted to receive a place with other innovative businesses demonstrating our continued commitment to sustainable solutions for our customers.”

Commenting on this round of submissions, Adam Read said: “This was a difficult process with some excellent entries showcasing what is good about the environment sector in the UK today such as innovation, expansion, adoption of best practice in waste prevention, re-use and recycling. Some of the entries showcased not only what is possible, but what is sustainable over a period of time through changes to supply chains, policies and staff engagement. It was a pleasure to be involved.”

The scheme is supported by a range of organisations including the REA’s Organics Recycling Group, the British Hospitality Association, the Federation of Small Businesses, LARAC, and the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers. The Awards were sponsored by SAICA Natur and WasteCare.

Lisa Algar (Head of Clinical Waste, SRCL) and John Johnston (Managing Director, SRCL)

Speakers on the day included: Matt Womersley from the Environment Agency, Helen Moore from the Energy Saving Trust, Chris Murphy from WWL NHS FT and Lisa Algar from SRCL. A Q&A panel session at the end of the day also answered questions on waste segregation, waste disposal routes and compliance issues.

Some of the comments made by the delegates about the day included: “Excellent. Thanks for a very informative session”; “My first time here. Very interesting, thanks”; and “Very Good, well done and well put together.”

To find out about future events please visit the Events page.

SRCL’s PR and Communications Executive Keerti Baker commented about the efforts, “Red Nose Day has become a national institution and we’re glad to be part of it and raising valuable funds.”

Total funds raised by SRCL will be updated here soon. Watch this space!

On the day, Lisa Algar Head of Clinical Waste at SRCL delivered a masterclass to a packed room of 80+ delegates, which looked at the sustainable ways to manage healthcare waste. SRCL also invited their customers Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust to present a case study about their journey to sustainability.

Jonathan Cliff, Marketing Campaigns Manager at SRCL comments, “The GovToday conference was very useful to us as we met like-minded delegates who share our visions of innovation and sustainability.”

Lisa Algar, Head of Clinical Waste at SRCL, said of the conference, “There was also a lot of interest in our Sharps Management Service and reusable Bio Systems containers that offer healthcare organisations a greener and safer alternative to the disposal of sharps waste.”

An interview with Lisa Algar will soon be live on www.nhssd.co.uk. Watch this space!

The first event of the year is Govtoday’s 4th Annual National NHS Sustainable Development conference and exhibition – Delivering a Sustainable Health System is on 14th of February 2013. As the main sponsor for this event, SRCL will be delivering a masterclass.

The first SRCL Roadshow is being held in Birmingham on the 20th of February 2013. Featuring industry-relevant speakers, this invitation only event is not one to be missed.

Click here to find out more about either of these events.

The initiative was immensely successful as staff from the company donated over 400 presents from all sites across the country including games, dolls, branded memorabilia, soft toys, colouring sets, girls’ make-up and dressing up sets, DVDs and more.

Sarah Saville, organiser of the Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal from SRCL said, “Over the years, millions of children and young people have benefited from gifts donated to The Salvation Army. By giving a gift to their Christmas Present Appeal, people can make a real difference to someone’s life at Christmas and it has been heart warming to see everyone’s support from SRCL.”

Picture: Team members from the SRCL Larkfield site

Although the customer services team will be working normal hours on 27th, 28th and 31st December, please note, the department will be closed on:

25th December, Christmas Day
26th December, Boxing Day
1st January, New Year’s Day

Sites that have collections scheduled for the above dates should have had their transport teams inform them of arrangements or alternative dates if this is applicable.

We will resume normal working hours on Wednesday, 2nd January 2013. In the meantime, we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Contact customer services on 0333 240 4400 or email info@srcl.com for enquiries about your bank holiday collections (Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 5pm and Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm).

(L to R) Keerti Baker, PR and Communications Executive at SRCL and Rob Forster, Director of Finance and Informatics at WWL NHS FT.

Now in their second year, and following on from the success of the inaugural event, the Excellence in Supply Awards aim to recognise the hard work and exceptional service provided by suppliers to WWL NHS FT. SRCL’s entry for the awards’ sustainability category described their innovative approach of dealing with the Trust’s clinical waste.

Lisa Algar, Head of Clinical Waste Sales at SRCL explains further: “We treat the Trust’s clinical waste at our waste-to-energy incinerator located at The Royal Bolton Hospital. Our process of treating the waste generates steam that is supplied back to the Trust to heat their hospitals. This further reduces CO2 emissions and associated costs that would be generated by transporting the waste to other treatment facilities.”

At the same event, SRCL also won the Supplier of the Year 2012 award for WWL NHS FT. This award is presented to the overall winner from all other categories and is awarded to the organisation that has demonstrated excellent and outstanding achievement in their work with the Trust.

Robert Forster, Director of Finance and Informatics for WWL NHS Foundation Trust comments: “We were very impressed with the innovative way in which SRCL deals with the Trust’s waste. SRCL’s entry demonstrates their work towards significant sustainability – An area that is extremely important to the Trust.”

SRCL’s marketing campaigns manager Jonathan Cliff comments: “The Excellence in Supply Awards celebrates exceptional service provided. It ties into our philosophy of innovation in what we do, and our Customer 1st principle of looking after each customer as if they are our only customer.”

The sustainability category recognises initiatives that have been developed to minimise supplier impact on the environment. For example, suppliers could demonstrate initiatives that have reduced carbon emissions, transport, packaging or energy.

Picture: (L to R) Keerti Baker, PR and Communications Executive at SRCL and Rob Forster, Director of Finance and Informatics at WWL NHS FT.

SRCL’s marketing campaigns manager Jonathan Cliff comments: “The Excellence in Supply Awards celebrates exceptional service provided. It ties into our philosophy of innovation in what we do, and our Customer 1st principle of looking after each customer as if they are our only customer.”