Trucks supplied by the Midlands-based Hartshorne Group are helping one of the country's biggest paper and card recycling efforts.  

Hartshorne has supplied three 40-tonne Volvo FM prime mover trucks to the Nottingham-based fleet provider Charthire, and they are now seeing service at Smurfit Kappa's paper and card recycling collection sites.

The 440 horsepower trucks have been supplied from Walsall-based Hartshorne's Alfreton depot.

Smurfit Kappa is already operating 15 Volvo's from Charthire including two Volvo FE-240s and a Volvo FE-310 drawbar.

Smurfit Kappa is a world leader in the production of corrugated packaging. Its UK recycling operation has two paper mills reprocessing more than 500,000 tonnes a year - around 12 per cent of the UK's recovered paper by volume.

Charthire, founded eight years ago, offers contract hire, fleet management and maintenance services across the UK. The company provides commercial vehicles to several nationally-known customers.

The family-owned Hartshorne Group is the Volvo Trucks agent for the Midlands, with 11 depots across central England. In addition company distributes Hino Trucks and Lawrence David trailers throughout the region. Hartshorne also offers truck maintenance, body repair services, hydraulic parts and driver training