NORAUTO
Baler Frees Up 50% More Space at Norauto
French autocentre, Norauto, achieves 50% space gains with Bramidan’s X25 HD baler. This switch brings economic advantages and eliminates skip container leasing.
Challenges
- No sorting of waste
- Varied cardboard densities
- Bulky packaging from spare parts
Benefits
- Solution for different waste types
- Simplified waste handling
- Money saved on container rentals
Machines chosen
Baler X25 HD
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50% less space with a heavy duty baler
Money saved on container rentals
“Our previous treatment solution was greedy on space – and costly,” explains Caroline, Waste Treatment Manager. “We were leasing a big container to treat our mixed waste, and we didn’t really have an effective sorting system. There was no compaction of cardboard, and we only had complex working rutines when handling waste. On top of the leasing costs, we had collection and treatment expenses.” Now, sorting is better organised, with a small skip for scrap metal and another for different waste.
Installed behind the shop, the baler is used for cardboard waste only. It takes up 50% less space than the previous container and it offers enhanced effectiveness and efficiency.
“After only ten days’ use, we have produced three bales of 550–660 lbs each, which is almost a hundred kilos a day,” says Caroline. “The frequency of collection is yet to be determined, but once every five or six weeks should be sufficient – which will contribute to lowering costs, as well as reducing our personnel’s daily workload.”
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More space, less costs
Simplified waste handling
The Norauto centre in Le Mans South, esta-blished in 1987, is situated in the Avenue Georges Durand, opposite the Carrefour retail centre in the Vauguyon business park, which accommodates about ten companies. The Norauto autocentre employs thirty people and has an annual turnover of almost 5.4 million USD.
Perfect integration, every day
Varied cardboard densities
In summary, the X25 HD delivers clear economic advantages by eliminating the leasing and treatment costs required by the previous setup. The new solution improves and simplifies sorting and handling of waste, and represents a significant space gain.
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