McGrath Bros

McGrath Bros. (Waste Control) Ltd. recently selected KEE Environmental Ltd to design and install a new dust extraction system to serve the tyre recycling facility at their new site.

The tyre recycling facility consisted of two granulators, various conveyors and a new vibration screening line to separate the steel wire from the textile remnants. Also included where two air blown granule conveying lines.

The vibration screening line was imported from the USA and was the first of its kind to be installed in the UK.

KEE were asked to design a dust control system to give effective extraction from all areas of the facilty.

Spare capacity was also to be included inline with McGrath Bros. future expansion plans.

KEE provided purpose designed dust capture hoods, a centralised / balanced ductwork system and a dust filter unit to solve the dust issues.

The filter unit supplied was a KEE ARJ 140 Reverse Jet Dust Filter, complete with central preseparation chamber and explosion relief panels.

The installation was fitted with a spark detection and spark suppression system. 

Upon completion, the system was balanced and commissioned.

As with all KEE dust control plants, the system was supplied with a twelve month guarantee.