Soil From Toil – Eco’s Efforts Helping The Military
A Dorset recycling and renewable energy company has delivered its 50,000th tonne of topsoil for use on military camps. Eco Sustainable Solutions based in Parley has been providing the soil to various bases for a decade. Recently, Shaun Owen from the firm visited Larkhill near Salisbury where the latest load was deposited for use with landscaping […]
Eco collaborates with The Arts Development Company for Sunflower project in Swanage!
Sunflower Trail! Children from St Mark’s primary school and volunteers from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Swanage, bagged up 150 sunflowers as part of The Arts Development Company’s work with Durlston Country Park. The sunflower bags have been placed along the path from Herston to Durlston to guide people along the 1.5-mile route, which is hard to follow in […]
Christchurch Mayor hails Eco site as “very impressive”
One of the UK’s most advanced sites for organics recycling and renewable energy has been hailed as “very impressive” by the Mayor of Christchurch. Cllr Nick Geary was speaking after a tour of Eco Sustainable Solutions’ 34-acre site at Parley. The company, which was founded 24 years ago, annually processes 200,000 tonnes of material at […]
All aboard! Restored boat takes pride of place in play area
Youngsters at an East Dorset pre-school are all at sea thanks to the generosity of two companies. Longham Community Pre-School is now the proud owner of a restored boat in its play area. The boat, formerly a washed-up wreck, was donated by Ross Irving of Ferndown-based Cranebrook Developments Limited. In what became a labour of […]
Eco Goes ‘Ultra Green’ With New £500,000-Plus Shredder
A Dorset recycling company says it has become ‘ultra green’ after investing more than half a million pounds in an electric wood shredder. Eco Sustainable Solutions’ new Untha shredder is now in full operation at its Parley site, handling up to 65,000 tonnes of waste wood annually. The wood, from household recycling sites in Dorset and Hampshire, […]
Dorset Firm’s £2m Investment
A Dorset recycling and renewable energy company has signalled its intent to grow after investing £1.3m on new equipment in the last year – with another £1m of spending due. Eco Sustainable Solutions based in Parley has maintained its position as a pioneer in the industry by continued investment. Its new equipment includes a £600,000 […]
Eco helps Townsend Growers Launch Community Garden
A Dorset company has been thanked for its “fantastic support” after helping a community garden project take root. Parley-based Eco Sustainable Solutions donated more than 70 tonnes of its Eco Super Soil to Townsend Community Growers in Bournemouth. The donation allowed volunteers to create 20 raised beds on land at the back of Birch Drive […]
Community garden project takes root thanks to Eco
A community garden project is taking root in Bournemouth thanks to a generous donation from a Dorset company. Parley-based Eco Sustainable Solutions has donated 32 tonnes of its Eco Super Soil to Townsend Community Growers. The donation has allowed volunteers to create 18 raised beds on land at the back of Birch Drive which will […]
Eco Goes Greener by Supplying Wood to New UK Power Plant
Waste wood from Dorset and Hampshire which was previously shipped to Sweden is now being used to power homes in the UK. Dorset-based Eco Sustainable Solutions has landed a five year contract to supply 50,000 tonnes of wood per annum to the new Margam Green wood waste plant in South Wales. The £160m biomass-to-energy plant […]
Shadow Minister Praises Eco’s “Really Impressive” Parley Site
A Dorset recycling and renewable energy company has won praise for its “really impressive” operations from the Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change. Dr Alan Whitehead, who is also the MP for Southampton Test, was speaking after visiting Eco Sustainable Solution’s Parley site. During a one-hour tour of the company’s 32-acre site, the politician […]