Malcolm Bates

I’m sure Eddy Grant never had the waste industry in mind when he performed his hit in 1982, but finding a snappy headline linking refuse...

Malcolm Bates reports on Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik's 65th anniversary event with the introduction of 12 new machines.

Most safety devices have been designed for refuse collection vehicles, but what about vacuum sweepers? Malcolm Bates visits a sweeper...

When is a skip-loader of no use? The answer? When you need a hooklift truck instead. Now skiptruck and hookloader manufacturer Harsh has an...

It works for aircraft. It works for harvesters in agriculture. So why shouldn’t refuse collection vehicles benefit from ‘autonomous...

Malcolm Bates wonders if it wouldn’t it be better for us to look after the planet we already have before we contemplate moving to Mars?

WMW’s Malcolm Bates brings us up to date with the latest developments in refuse collection vehicles and plant equipment for the waste...

With a modest 1275kg maximum payload and limited top speed, the little Goupil ‘G4’ does at least have two ‘big’ things going for it - it’s...

Frontline Machinery's Mark Gover discusses specialised waste equipment for extremely tough operating conditions in New Zealand.

Behind the wheel of Dennis Eagle's totally new pre-production prototype compact refuse collection vehicle designed specifically to meet the...

Malcolm Bates tries an innovative new chassis option from DAF Trucks and bodybuilder Geesink Norba which proves that less can be more when...

Malcolm Bates travels to Denmark to drive a new 26-tonne zero-emissions electric Refuse Collection Vehicle. Is this the future of urban...

Malcolm Bates travels to Germany to see an an electric Sennebogen ‘Green Line’ materials handler with an on-board Hatz powerpack.

At the 2016 IFAT event in Munich, sweeper manufacturer Aebi-Schmidt, unveiled a brand new truck-mounted vacuum sweeper. Malcolm Bates takes...