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Benedict Industries celebrates 20 years at Menangle
Benedict Industries, one of Australia’s largest and most progressive waste recycling, resource recovery and extraction businesses, has just celebrated its Menangle Sand and Soil division’s 20-year anniversary as part of Benedict Industries.
While Menangle Sand and Soil has been in Menangle for more than 30 years, it was acquired by Benedict Industries in 1991 and is Sydney’s largest supplier of soils, specialised golf course and bowling green blends, garden mixes and top dressing sands.
Benedict Industries Managing Director Ernest Dupere said: “Our Menangle site is an integral part of our Company and an important resource given that it contains more than 70 per cent of Sydney’s approved topsoil reserves and has a proven track record of supplying consistent and quality soil products.
“We look forward to spending many more years as part of the fabric of the Menangle community.”
In the past three decades, the Company has grown significantly, Dupere says.
The celebration also marks the 20th anniversary of several staff members who have been employed at the Menangle site since its inception including local residents Lyn Wadsworth and Site Manager, Wayne Hannaford.
“We thank our staff at Menangle for their long-standing service and feel privileged that they continue to commit their skills and knowledge to our business. We’re proud to have them as part of the Benedict Industries family.”
Since its establishment in 1966, Benedict Industries has grown from a haulage contractor to one of Australia’s largest producers and resellers of extracted, recycled and landscape products. In addition to its seven quarries, it has Australia’s pre-eminent co-mingled waste recycling facility at Chipping Norton, fed by its three transfer stations, a glass re-processing facility at Moorebank, as well as a number of major property developments in the pipeline.
Benedict Industries is committed to delivering the best result to its customers, the community and the environment.
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Angela Cross
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Sylvia Baraya (nee Geaitani)
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About Benedict Industries
Benedict Industries is one of Australia’s largest and most progressive quarrying, recycling, and resource recovery businesses. Since its establishment in Sydney in 1966, family owned and operated Benedict has grown from a haulage contractor to one of Australia’s largest producers and resellers of quarried, recycled, and landscape products. Benedict operates to the highest ethical and professional standards and leads the industry in developing innovative recycling solutions and processes.
Benedict Recycling:
Benedict Industries owns and operates Benedict Recycling based at Chipping Norton, NSW where it has a state-of-the-art facility that recycles 500,000 tonnes of waste per year. The facility recycles 90 per cent of its throughput, a rate that is 20 per cent higher than its competitors. In its latest demonstration of industry leading innovation, Benedict Recycling holds approval for a 6MW waste-to-energy plant that is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2013. Also, 5 million litres per year of bio-diesel will also be produced at Chipping Norton from waste plastic making the company self-sufficient and a supplier of diesel fuel.
Benedict Sands:
The company also owns Benedict Sands which operates seven quarries around the greater Sydney region. It enjoys a long-standing partnership with Rocla Limited in the ownership of two of those quarries (Mittagong and Cowra). Benedict Sand & Gravel is the marketing arm of Benedict Sands and sells several million tonnes of product annually from a variety of company owned and outside sources.
Additionally, Benedict Industries has two property developments planned – one residential, marina and dining precinct at Moorebank and a large business park which will include a residential/recreational precinct at Menangle on Sydney’s outskirts.