April 2025 – Page 2 – Scott Brothers

Scott Bros digs deep for National Gardening Week by donating 40 tonnes of free compost to Teesside’s gardeners

April 13, 2025

Recycling specialists Scott Bros is sowing the seeds of sustainability by donating more than 40 tonnes of high-quality compost to help green-fingered Teessiders get the best from their gardens, allotments, and window boxes. It follows the positive responses from previous donations made to Stockton Borough Council initiatives to support National Gardening Week (April 29 to May 5). Two truckloads of compost will be delivered to the council’s former incinerator site, located beneath the flyover near Newport Bridge – the first on

Scott Bros prepares to start production of low carbon concrete

Recycling specialists Scott Bros is to install a plant on the site of its £6m wash plant over the next few months that will produce low carbon concrete. The family-run company is already working with scientists from Teesside University on a series of trial mixes to find by how much it can reduce the amount of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) which is used as a binding material. It has been working for several years to find a practical use for

Bob Borthwick reacts to Spring Budget announcement

Bob Borthwick, a director of Teesside-based recycling experts Scott Bros, said: “The main encouragement is that inflation is expected to fall below 2% over the next two months which, together with individual tax cuts, may translate into more vibrant economic conditions which stimulate demand. “The Chancellor was severely constrained financially in what he could achieve, so the Spring Budget contained little that is groundbreaking or has not already been announced. “However, I do welcome the fact that the 5% increase

Bob Borthwick outlines his Spring Budget wish list

Bob Borthwick, a director of recycling specialists Scott Bros, which is based at Haverton Hill, Teesside, said: “This budget is all about creating a positive mindset among voters ahead of a general election and, despite the lack of much fiscal wiggle room, there will be some tax giveaways for individuals. “However, as a business at the forefront of expanding the circular economy, I urge the Chancellor to continue to back research and development initiatives in areas related to decarbonisation. In

Scott Bros renews ‘man with a van’ warning after woman fined more than £1,000 over fly-tipping incident

Recycling specialist Scott Bros has renewed its warning to householders after a hospital worker was ordered to pay £1,174 over three bags of fly-tipped rubbish. The Teesside firm has previously urged people not to risk using unauthorised waste collectors who dispose of rubbish illegally and irresponsibly. In the latest incident, a 26-year-old woman paid ‘a man with a van’ £20 to dispose of three bags of rubbish, which were found dumped on the nearby Trans Pennine Trail. She was ordered to pay

Middlesbrough community unites to remember five-year-old Luke

Family, friends and teachers gathered to dedicate a garden in the memory of five-year-old Luke Thomas on the first anniversary of his death. Pupils at Middlesbrough’s Caldicotes Primary Academy donned multicoloured clothing to create a rainbow effect and sang a song in tribute. The popular pupil, who excelled at school, fell ill in Autumn 2022. after developing a fast-spreading rash. He was later diagnosed with vasculitis, a group of conditions that cause the immune system to attack healthy blood vessels, causing

Recycled clay could hold the answer to reducing C02 emissions, Teesside University study reveals

The North East could dramatically reduce CO2 emissions by spreading blended clay on agricultural land, according to Teesside University scientists who are partnering with Scott Bros as part of a groundbreaking carbon sequestration study. Writing in the Journal of Cleaner Production, the academics from the University’s School of Science, Engineering & Digital Technologies have calculated that applying a silicate clay-rich wastes (SCRW) at a rate of 11.2 tonnes per hectare could remove and store around 1.6 million tonnes of harmful carbon

Scott Bros partners with Teesside University to scale up prototype recycled brick

Scott Bros is working with researchers at Teesside University to scale-up and commercialise a prototype brick that it has successfully engineered from recycled waste clay. The Stockton-based company has been working for several years to find a practical use for the fine-grained clay by-product produced by its wash plants which convert construction and excavation waste into high quality sand and aggregate. The project will examine ways of scaling up the brick binding technology in order to lower production costs and

Scott Bros receives Butterwick Hospice award as it strengthens its commitment to the charity

Recycling specialists Scott Bros has been recognised by Butterwick Hospice for its long-term support of the charity. The family-run firm recently formalised its commitment by becoming a corporate partner of the hospice, which provides end-of-life care for children, adults, and support for their families across Stockton, Bishop Auckland and surrounding areas. During a visit to Scott Bros’ facilities at Haverton Hill, near Stockton, representatives from the charity presented directors Peter Scott, David Scott Jr and Bob Borthwick with a Corporate

Tiger Tots Roar Approval of Scott Bros’ Top Soil Donation For Community Garden Project

Recycling experts Scott Bros has donated 20 tonnes of soil to Tiger Tots Community Day Care Nursery to nurture the next generation of Teesside gardeners. The nursery, set in the grounds of Grangetown Community Centre, has been busy for more than a year reclaiming a neglected allotment plot to create a garden that would allow the children to explore and engage with nature. However, it was badly overgrown, and littered with debris from greenhouses that once stood on the site.

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