Guaranteed to improve efficiency and reduce overall waste disposal transportation costs, these compactors have been developed to comply with stringent UK/European environmental, health and safety legislation.

With a design and engineering specification to ensure maximum container payloads both the skip type and rolonof compactors are renowned for their sheer quality.

All systems come with a minimum 12 month warranty.

• Leakproof for cleanliness, pest control and excellent housekeeping
• One of the most powerful compactors in the World, resulting in fewer on-site vehicle movements, significantly reducing transport costs
• Improved security, environmental and health and safety compliance
• Huge waste opening enabling loading of large bulky items
• Available in your corporate colours and design

• Intelligent compactor: remote telemetry for automatic fault reporting and collection/empty requests
• Finely tuned scraper to enable efficient digestion of difficult waste types
• Fully arc welded container for longevity and liquid retention
• Excess fluid draining mechanism for high moisture waste streams
• Conical construction guarantees trouble free emptying and extra strength
• Self lubricating nylon blocks on stainless steel guides increasing compaction performance

A wide range of accessories are available, tailor made to meet all clients demands including:

• Spring balance lids for the filling aperture
• Automatic tipping devices
• Optional wall connection funnels for chute feeding
• Remote telemetry - for automatic emptying and fault diagnosis
• New streamline body available
• Access/vandal protection systems
• Optional swivel device
• Shredder attachment available
• Extra safety and warning devices

The ACM range of compactors are robust and quality assured, however, some regular maintenance by the user can avoid unnecessary downtime and unnecessary call-out by ACM's service team. In this issue we look at the little things that go towards a healthy relationship between customer and compactor.

Not reporting any damage to the back doors can have disastrous results - bent locking systems on the back door can no longer cope with the 34 tonne pressure force and could result in the door bursting open, which is a potential health and safety risk and may lead to the door needing to be replaced. In fact any damage, however slight can be made much worse by continual running without repair, eventually making the repair very costly.

If the application of the machine changes or usage increases or decreases, then please let us know. It may mean that you should then have a smaller/larger machine to deal with the change of workload, or an additional piece of equipment - to take plastic or cardboard out of the main waste-stream and bale it separately, reducing your transport/disposal costs, and helping the environment.

• Regular cleaning of inspection hatch.
  Prevents degrading waste causing unpleasant odours and also helps to prevent premature failure of the hydraulic hoses, cylinders and seals. This is the users responsibility and information on how to do this and how often can be found in the manual supplied with the machine.
• Early reporting of minor faults and damage.
  If the compactor has been damaged at all by being knocked or receiving an impact from a vehicle, please inform ACM as soon as possible. We can then check to see if the damage requires repair. An e-mailed photograph of the damage can also help and ensure that we can identify the cause of the fault, to prevent further costly damage.

Generally, we would like feedback on all engineers' site visits. Of course we want to know when you are happy with the visit, but even more importantly we want to know if you are ever unhappy.