In this issue of Building Update, we have chosen Kedel as our Eco-Friendly Plastic Products Company of Choice 2024.
Kedel is a family business founded on ethical and ecologically sound principles. Dedicated to making sustainable living attractive, Kedel believe that by incorporating sustainable recycled plastic products into personal and working environments, it can create a happier, healthier and infinitely more sustainable future for generations to come.
Established by three brothers, Kieran, Dermot and Lewis Walch, Kedel is based in Burnley and supplies nationwide. We spoke to Lewis, who explained more about the company. “We manufacture plastic wood made from waste polystyrene, and we are also suppliers of many other types of recycled plastic profiles from other manufacturers. We stock tongue and groove boards, plastic sheet materials, decking, cladding, ground reinforcement and drainage grids, fencing and gates. In addition, we make a wide range of outdoor furniture often combining different types of recycled plastic into one product. These products include benches, tables, picnic tables, notice boards, to name just a few. We also offer design services and have a large flatbed CNC (computer numerical controlled) machine for cutting and shaping to the CAD design parameters supplied by our customers or created for them by our in-house design team.”
As specialists in building supplies and outdoor furniture, one of the main benefits of the products and services provided by Kedel is the long-term investment advantages of recycled plastic. Using recycled plastic not only greatly contributes towards the reduction of carbon footprint, but companies will see a significant reward on their return.
“It never rots, so if you build fencing or decking with it, you only do the job once in a lifetime. There’s no cost of ownership, no maintenance – no costs for labour and materials, or for that matter, replacement costs.
Wood is becoming increasingly expensive and difficult to source, and needs constant attention to avoid deterioration. Yes, the initial costs for recycled plastic are higher, but over a 25-year period, a study by WRAP (Waste Resources Action Programme), in 2000 proved it to be a more cost-effective material due to the product’s extended longevity and zero maintenance properties.”
‘Your Housing Association’ in South Manchester installed plastic fence panels made from Kedel’s recycled plastic about 10 years ago. They haven’t had to replace a single fence panel since!” said Lewis.
In the past, Kedel’s plastic wood has been named ‘Best Recycled Product’ at the National Recycling Awards and is an ideal maintenance free replacement for wood, cladding, gallows brackets, pediments, fascia boards, rafter tails, finials, fencing and decking. Kedel has over 1,000 products in recycled plastics available on its website with a wide variety of profiles to choose from that could save you a lifetime of maintenance and replacement costs.
A notable product in Kedel’s sustainable product range is fencing, that comes as fixed or portable panels, or you can buy the materials to make your own. You’ll never need to replace a fence again. They are rot-proof and non-absorbent making them very hygienic and easy to clean. They don’t chip, crack, or splinter, and are water and frost proof.
Ideal for education establishments and facilities management are Kedel’s maintenance-free benches and picnic tables. They look like wood but perform like plastic, and the tables last at least five times longer than wood, making them a very attractive long-term investment.
For companies willing to create a circular economy for plastics, look no further than Kedel.
For more information, please see below:
T 01282 861325
www.kedel.co.uk