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I generally start the week at 6am along with the demolition gang who have already set off for their sites. We then get the skip wagons ready so drivers can jump in them at 6:30am. Time for a quick cup of tea before the phones start ringing for the day. Hopefully the picking line that we've had installed will be up and running—this is a conveyor that allows the men to pick out different sorts of waste to be dealt with separately. if everything is in order I can go on my rounds of the transfer station and the workshop. In the afternoon we have our weekly visit by the Environment Agency. Here at our Wardle headquarters we are a licensed Waste Transfer Station and Reclamation Centre so the EA makes regular inspections to ensure we don't contravene our licence requirements. We handle around 100 skip-loads of waste a day, of which about 80% is recycled.
TUESDAY
Start the day by chasing a movement order for some machines c demolition work in Manchester and Colwyn Bay. Visit the workshi to discuss daily worksheets. Later have a quick chat with my partner, Sarah, who does the buying, about the scheduled delivei of a new eight-wheeler hook-loader. Most of our 21 vehicles are Scanias, mainly 3 and 4 Series, and we've got one Scania which 6. be used as a bulk wagon or lowioader and carry up to 150 tonnes. Spend the rest of the day trying to find my way around a new computer system in the office which, hopefully, will allow us to become more efficient.
WEDNESDAY
The picking line is running, but a few adjustments are needed the
belts are not in line... Get a phone call early on from a demolition site Liverpool to say a 601onne Extec crusher has hit some soft ground on the bank of a canal and one side has disappeared sinking into mu, Get my skates on and get onto site. From there I arrange with Ruttle Plant Hire to have a Samsung 450 excavator brought from Chorley, Lancs, to pull us out_ Three hours later we're back in business.
THURSDAY
Once a week I visit all our demolition sites to ensure everything is running smoothly, chat to the drivers and troubleshoot on the six if necessary. So, today's that day, and I visit sites in North Wales, Manchester, Liverpool and St Helens. Call in at the office before going home at 7pm to check the rotas for the lorries tomorrow.
FRIDAY
Begin by having a quick chat with my dad, Mike, who is also a partner, and who generally runs the demolition side of the business, about my visits to the sites yesterday. We then look at our quotes for new business; on average we quote for up to seve demolition jobs every week, Ready now for a relaxin weekend, kicking off at the local pub with a few pints.