Solid wins for Hoverdale at the 2024 SHAPA Awards
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Hoverdale Shapa Award Winners

Hoverdale UK Limited, a global provider of conveyor system equipment and on-site plant engineering services, won multiple awards at the 2024 Solids Handling & Processing Association (SHAPA) Awards.

 

The 2024 SHAPA Awards took place at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, where member companies and industry professionals celebrated the collective merits achieved over the last 12 months.

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Hoverdale received two awards for Company of the Year and Innovation in Technology, plus runner-up awards in the Apprentices Special Award category for employees Harry Beverley & Ben Tilson.

Hoverdale identified a market need for a ‘conveyor system condition monitoring tool’ and developed the industry-leading, multi-award-winning technology called the HALO – Hoverdale Automated Linked Technology. The HALO was so successful in its application that the Hoverdale team continued to innovate and develop the technology for use with their latest engineered product, the Hoverdale motorised brush conveyor belt cleaner and advanced the HALO technology for clients operating MRF/ERF sites to use on conveyor belts.

Initially, the motorised brush cleaner was designed and engineered to clean chevron and cleated belts that conventional contact belt scrapers could not clean effectively. However, it soon became apparent that the system was also very effective in all types of conveyor belts. The brush system prevents carryback and spillage from flat, chevron, cleated, pocketed, flighted and bucket conveyor belts.

Matthew Beverley, Hoverdale Chairman, said:

“We are delighted to be recognised at the SHAPA Awards for Company of the Year and Innovation in Technology for our motorised brush technology – the HALO. We receive these as a total team effort.

We are extremely grateful to have such a robust team of engineers who work hard to deliver our core products and services across the bulk materials-handling industry .”

SHAPA is the UK’s leading specialist Association for the Solids Handling and Processing Industry. Formed in 1981, The Association provides a sound commercial and technical platform for all its members, helping them to succeed in today’s challenging economic

Hoverdale’s conveyor belt cleaning and scraping products and motorised brush cleaning technology have quickly grown the business over 2-3 years. The company continues to invest in its people and procedures to boost its order book, strengthen its commercial offering, and maintain its position as a market leader in the optimisation of bulk material handling.

They work with some of the most prominent industrial names, including Lafarge Tarmac, Biffa, Aggregate Industries & Tata Steel.

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BEN DUCHESNE

Ben is a time serviced field service engineer in the busy waste and recycling sector, who’s career moved into to managing service teams and beyond. Originally beginning his career with a HGV repair and maintenance apprenticeship with IVECO, from there travelling and working in multiple countries moving towards waste processing shredders.

Ben joined the Hoverdale team in September 2024 seeking to apply his extensive knowledge to a new area. His values and ethics fit perfectly within the Hoverdale ethos.

He is happily married to Kristina, with 4 wonderful young children; 14, 11, 8 and 5. We the children he doesn’t get much spare time. He is a family man, who enjoys spending as much time with them as possible.

DAVID BARTER

David is an experienced leader, with a background covering Operations, eCommerce, Finance, Compliance, HR and IT. His career spans Banking, Retail and Engineering, spending the majority of his career working for ALDI as they grew to become 4th largest supermarket in the UK, including seven years on their UK board as Managing Director of IT and eCommerce.

David joined Hoverdale’s Senior Management Team in 2023 to seek a fresh challenge in a completely different industry sector. He has applied his approach to Process Improvement, Efficiency, Customer Service and Teamwork to great effect during Hoverdale’s sustained growth.

Married to Jane, with three adult sons between them, David volunteers on the board of the Nottingham Playhouse theatre as well as his local rugby and football clubs. Any spare time he spends enjoying walks with their Golden Retriever, Buzz, who is also regularly seen in the Hoverdale office.

MATT BEVERLEY

A time served Mechanical engineer Matt’s background includes many high-profile projects within the Automotive Industry: The Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce Cullinan, Spyker Le-Mans racing teams, Bentley, Aston Martin, and Airbus A380. This history and knowledge of complex manufacturing and engineering projects have been transferred and further developed into the bulk material handling sector. Matt has work in Europe, North America, Indonesia, and China

He joined the bulk solids and bulk handling industry in 2019 as Managing Director of Hoverdale UK Ltd and subsequently completed a Management buyout in July 2020. The business has grown yearly, increased employment, its customer base, and worldwide reputation, and disrupted the market with groundbreaking innovative technology. Since Matt took over Hoverdale, the company has filed four patents for innovation; one was granted in 2023 for a design to improve bulk handling. The success had been driven by delivering tailored solutions to the waste recycling sectors that keep material flowing out and money flowing in.

Awards Include

  • 2024 – Shapa company of the Year
  • 2024- Shapa Innovation in Technology
  • 2024- MHEA Engineer of the year
  • 2021 – MHEA Innovation of the year
  • 2021- IMechE Innovation award

Current Positions Include.

  • Group Chairman Hoverdale UK Ltd
  • President (MHEA) Material Handling Engineers Association
  • Vice Chairman: IMechE Bulk Material Handling Committee
  • Council Member: (SHAPA) Solids Handling & Particle Association
  • Member: Chartered Management Institute

Matt has been happily married to Julie for 22 years and has 4 children, 3 of which are involved within the Hoverdale group of companies. He is an RFU level 2 qualified coach and referee having been in several head coaching roles at various age groups from under 6’s to adults for his local team Nuneaton RFC. He believes in the core values that rugby teaches of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, Sportsmanship and try’s to carry this through in his day to day business activities. He is passionate at brining the next generation of young, diverse engineers into the sector through promotion of apprenticeship scheme and further education routes.