Shortlisted for Sheffield Business Person of the Year Award 2011

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that our Managing Director, Roger Pearson, has been shortlisted for the prestigious award of Sheffield Business Person of the Year 2011. This is a great achievement in its own right as the shortlist of 3 people has been selected from a record number of applications this year.

In the last year the company has seen growth in new and exciting areas such as Biomass, Recycled material and Specialist feeds pelleting. It has also seen huge growth in its export markets in the Far East including Japan & South Korea. "It's been a very exciting year for Sizer, and I hope that things continue to improve into 2012 and beyond." explains Roger. "I am very honoured to be nominated for this award, but as always, the Sizer team have made this happen. It would not have been possible without their determination and passion for pellets!"

Sizer Ltd, a member of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, manufacturers Pellet presses and associated spare parts in their Yorkshire factory. Having recently celebrated their 110th anniversary, the company looks forward to helping clients with pelleting solutions for the next 110 years.

The awards ceremony takes place on 19th January 2012 at the spectacular Sheffield venue of Pond's Forge.

Sizer to speak at Malaysian Biomass conference

Sizer has been invited to speak at the Malaysian biomass conference Biomass-SP in May 2012, a joint EU-Malaysian collaboration project. Specifically the paper and presentation will describe Sizer’s latest work with the pelleting of palm tree fibres and kernels. The project is in collaboration with our equipment partners CHE Pte Ltd based in Malaysia and Singapore.

Pelleting trials are ongoing at our facility in South Yorkshire to determine the most effective way of pelletising these palm residues (OPT pellets pictured). The results will be presented at the international conference next year. There is currently 19m tonnes of palm waste that can be diverted into biomass fuels and Sizer is at the forefront of providing pelleting technology into this market.

Sizer to exhibit at Victam Asia 2012

Sizer Ltd will be exhibiting at the largest animal feed and biomass pelleting conference in Asia next year. Victam Asia 2012, which will be held in Bangkok from 15-17th Feb 2012, brings together an international audience of feed and fuel producers to see the lastest in pelleting technology.

This is the first time that Sizer have exhibited at the Asian event for 21 years, and with the expansion of business in South East Asia and Australasia, it is an ideal event to welcome all of our existing clients and agents, as well as inviting new sales agents to visit our stand D045.

"We are looking forward to seeing our loyal, existing partners," explains Suzanne Birley, commercial manager, "and invite other potential partners to visit our stand, who can help us promote and sell our Orbit pellet presses and pelleting spare parts to the Asian markets."

Sizer manufacture the Orbit pellet press range which is designed and engineered in the UK. The company also supplies spares parts for various other pellet presses including CPM, Buhler and Milltech machines.

If you wish to find out more information visit our website www.sizer-pelleting.co.uk or call Suzanne Birley on +44(0)1709 724279.

Pelleting Apprentice starts at Sizer

Sizer welcomed our new engineering apprentice, Adam Flood, to the team in September 2011. Adam will be working with our Service Engineer to learn more about our pelleting technology, and is the first apprentice at Sizer since the 80s.

"It's exciting times for Sizer at the moment, as the business moves into the biomass and recycling sectors" says Roger Pearson, managing director, "and Adam will be helping us service this expanding market in the UK and Europe." he adds.

Sizer are a British manufacturer of Pelleting Presses and equipment. Based in the industrial heartlands of South Yorkshire, this 'Made In Sheffield' company is growing fast in renewable fuels material recovery industries, in addition to supporting its clients in the animal feed sector and expanding export markets in Japan, Canada and Australia.

Victam Cologne - A Sizer Success

Sizer have been exhibiting at the global pelleting conference, Victam 2011 in Cologne, Germany. The team presented their pelleting expertise with an array of precision-made Pellet Press spare parts. The team hosted many international clients, building exisiting relationships and forging new ones. All visitors to the stand were impressed with our association with 'Made In Sheffield': the world class quality mark.

Sizer manufacture & supply spare parts for various types of pellet presses from CPM to Milltech to Buhler. The company also engineer the British-made Orbit pellet press range used in Animal Feed production as well as Biomass and Waste to Energy pelleting.

For more details visit our website: www.sizer-pelleting.co.uk

Pictured from left: Suzanne Birley, Nick Finch & Olle de Roos.

Victam International 2011 | Stand B034

Sizer will be exhibiting at the International Pelleting trade show, Victam 2011. Set in Cologne, Germany between 3-5 May 2011, Sizer Ltd will be showing their pelleting expertise at our central stand B034. Do come to visit us there, where we can explain our manufacturing capabilities to supply large Main Shafts, Quill Shafts, Stiffening Rings, Eccentric Roller Shafts, Die Clamps and many more components for various pelleting presses including Orbit, CPM, Paladin, Milltech to name just a few.

So do visit our stand any time during the week where you can meet our pelleting experts, Nick Finch, Suzanne Birley and Roger Pearson.

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