01242 620903QCR Recycling Equipment Awards & Accreditations
Since we started selling and hiring recycling equipment in 1999, QCR Recycling Equipment have built an excellent reputation for providing high quality recycling machinery for sale and rental. Along with great customer feedback, we've also received lots of awards and accreditations along the way! It's our mission to help all businesses in the UK to save money on their business waste in an environmentally friendly way.
ACCREDITATIONS
Safe Contractor
The Waste Experts at QCR Recycling Equipment are delighted to announce that we have successfully been awarded the Alcumus SafeContractor accreditation again in 2024 for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. The safety of our Waste Expert team and Waste Baler customers is our top priority so you can relax knowing our processes have been inspected to the highest standards.
AWARDS
Annual Apprentice Awards 2024 - Highly Commended Award for 'Apprentice of the Year'
QCR were extremely proud to receive multiple awards in 2024 from The Engineering Trust to reward our specialist team of experts who work hard to deliver robust recycling equipment to our customers across the UK. One of our hardworking apprentices was highly rated by the judging panel and joyfully received the award that is now proudly displayed at QCR.
Annual Apprentice Awards 2024 - Highly Commended Award for 'Above and Beyond'
The Engineering Trust awarded QCR Recycling Equipment an additional award in 2024 to recognise the high level of support and quality training provided to their team. As part of the award criteria, QCR had to provide evidence of how we support our team to refurbish and manufacture recycling equipment to a high standard. This award, along with the consistent flow of positive customer testimonials received in 2025, proves that QCR are a highly respected provider of recycling solutions in the UK.
Royal Cornwall Show 2023 - Highly Commended Award
QCR were thrilled to be awarded a Highly Commended award in the Machinery Competition at the Royal Cornwall Show. Exhibiting at the show gaves us the opportunity to showcase our recycling equipment available for businesses in Cornwall, Devon and beyond. With hospitality being such an important part of the econmony in South West England, we received alot of interest from visitors about how our commercial recycling equipment can help businesses to save money, time and space on trade waste. Our range of cardboard balers are available to rent in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and across the UK.
QCR Recycling Equipment were excited to receive a Bronze Award at the Royal Bath & West Show in June 2023. On our stand we displayed a range of recycling equipment including small cardboard balers for rental and purchase, compact glass recycling machines for rental and purchase and large cardboard balers for rental and purchase. If you're local to the show you'll be glad to hear our cardboard balers are available to rent in Somerset, Bristol and Gloucestershire. We also have a large number of new and used cardboard balers which are available for delivery to all parts of Somerset, Bristol and Gloucestershire.
Royal Cornwall Show 2022 - Very Highly Commended Award
In July 2022, we were delighted to receive a Very Highly Commended award at the Royal Cornwall Show in the Machinery Competition for our H7 baler. The QCR H7 Cardboard Baler is an easy to use recycling compactor for both cardboard and plastic. The judges were impressed with the loading capacity of this large cardboard baler, and they were right to be as it's probably one of the largest single phase cardboard recycling balers on the market! If you're local to the show you'll be glad to hear our large cardboard balers are available to rent in Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. We also have a large number of new and used cardboard balers which are available for delivery to all parts of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset.
Glee Show 2023 - GLS1 Shortlisted for New Product Award
The judging panel at the Glee Trade Show 2023 in Birmingham shortlisted the GLS1 glass crushing machine for a New Product Award in the 'Retail Services' category. They were intrigued how such a small recycling machine can crush glass bottles to a sand-like texture helping to reduce the costs & Co2 impact on glass waste. The show is a great way for Garden Centres to find out about new innovations in the gardening industry.
TRADE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Taste of the West
QCR Recycling Equipment are members of the Taste of the West who champion fantastic local food, drink and businesses based in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. We've supplied many fellow members of this trade association with waste balers and compactors.
Automate UK
QCR Recycling Equipment joined Automate UK in 2024 who are the leading trade association for processing and packaging machinery in the UK. QCR offer robust recycling equipment for manufacturers to help them handle their cardboard, plastic, glass, cans and polystyrene waste more efficiently and sustainably.
Made in Gloucestershire
QCR Recycling Equipment are affiliate members of Made in Gloucestershire trade association who want to drive local procurement and trading so that every business in the local area can thrive through working together.