HW Martin (Plant) Ltd, part of the Derbyshire-based Martin Group of Companies, continued their investment with two new apprentices starting on 2nd September. Alex Gladwin and Dominic Clark kicked off their careers by enrolling with the region’s premier plant and vehicle engineering solutions company, supported by one of the country’s most respected training programmes from DAF Trucks. […]
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Our Apprentices Are On The Ball
30th May 2015There’s nothing like being bad at one thing to make you appreciate how good you are at something else! That’s the conclusion that was quickly drawn by two apprentices from HW Martin (Plant) Ltd when they tried their hand at golf at the recent Commercial Vehicle Show. The NEC’s Commercial Vehicle Show 2015 in April was an opportunity for […]
HW Martin Waste Ltd Wins Civic Amenity Site of the Year Award
6th May 2014The Landmark Hotel in London on 1st May was the venue for the 11th annual Awards for Excellence in Waste Management and Recycling, hosted by ITV newsreader Julie Etchingham. There were 11 Award categories in all, spanning projects and facilities from the public and private sectors. The editor of Letrecycle.com observed that “The standard of entries […]
End of an Era for John at HW Martin
24th February 2014The company recently gave its thanks to John Bentley, who left HW Martin after a long and hard-working career as a vehicle technician. John has spent the last 11 years as an integral part of HW Martin (Plant) Ltd’s vehicle workshop staff in his capacity as a Fitter and Chargehand. During the majority of that […]
Our Workplace Heroes are National Awards Finalists
13th February 2014Last year we had the privilege of issuing a special news item about three of our recycling centre staff. They had worked together to save the life of a member of the public who had suffered a heart attack at the Northwood household waste recycling centre. The site, near Darley Dale, is one of several […]
Recycling Centre Staff Hailed As Lifesavers
14th January 2013Yet another example of the dedication of our teams to their work was publicised in the press recently (see image below). This time they went above and beyond their already high levels of customer care when tending to a local man suffering a heart attack at Northwood household waste recycling centre near Darley Dale, managed […]
HW Martin Apprentice Among Finalists for DAF Apprentice of the Year Awards
6th November 2012The evening of 31st October this year was far from being a haunting experience for Tarn Bacon, Apprentice in HW Martin (Plant) Ltd, as he attended the annual Apprentice of the Year Awards and Graduation Ceremony at the Tortworth Court Hotel in Bristol. Tarn Bacon was among over 300 people at the Awards night, because for an impressive second […]
HW Martin Waste Ltd Supports Awards for Outstanding Sporting Achievements
11th October 2012Olympic fever and the extraordinary national pride we have all felt during 2012 were in evidence once more at the Bolsover District Sports Awards. On Friday 28th September Shirebrook Leisure Centre hosted the annual ceremony marking the sporting achievements of volunteers, clubs, teams, schools and individuals from across Bolsover District. The winners now feed into county, […]
Birthday Cake Expands the Waste Line
31st May 2012Celebrating his 56th birthday this week was Paul Dishman, part of the transport management team at HW Martin Waste Ltd. In honour of this he was presented with a very impressive birthday cake, in the shape of one of the company’s fleet of “rolonoff” lorries. The real lorries travel the length and breadth of the country carrying […]
Laura achieves business honours
6th February 2012HW Martin Waste Ltd is proud to announce another success in the team. Laura Aspinall, based at Head Office in Derbyshire, graduated on the 19th January 2012 with a BA (Hons) in Business Management. Laura’s achievement is the culmination of 3 years of part-time study at the University of Derby, alongside her role in the […]