When you are investing in goods and services, you need to know that you are receiving the best deal for your time, effort and money. Apart from quality delivery, you also need to be assured of quality service. Businesses and Government alike are always seeking new ways to increase the purchasing power of their budgets while ensuring the goods and services they receive meet both their short and long-term needs.

UK Manufacturers need to strive much harder than their overseas competitors to meet and exceed the needs of their clients, as our overhead costs are higher than many other countries. While costs may be slightly higher for goods manufactured in the UK than from some overseas countries, there are many benefits in buying direct from a UK based manufacturer.

Buying from a UK manufacturer means that you can:

• Work with a manufacturer that is regulated and can understand your business and what you need to achieve with the products,
• Work with a manufacturer who understands the environment your product needs to operate in and who it needs to serve.
• Can easily access pre-sale and after sales service,
• Depend on lead-times for delivery,
• Ensure the manufacturing process is socially responsible,
• Cut down on shipping costs and
• Ensure that the quality of goods and services are assured.

In recent years, products manufactured outside of the UK have raised several scandals due to the use of inferior raw materials, product break-downs and an inability to meet quality standards. This has cost businesses and government in the UK millions of pounds and large amounts of time and energy wasted on dealing with unregulated manufacturers not covered by laws in the United Kingdom.

Quality, reliability and customer service are three areas where Unicorn Containers Limited (UCL) out performs their competition both local and overseas. UCL develop and manufacture practical waste and environmental solutions for businesses, town councils and government in the United Kingdom and overseas including:

Customized waste management solutions that include branding

• A wide range of outdoor litter bins
• Indoor litter bins
• Smoking control and disposal options
• ‘On-street’ recycling stations
• Wheelie bin housing’s and secure frames
• Dual purpose recycle bins
• Healthcare waste
• Vending machines
• Outdoor seats and tables

UCL is a UK Manufacturer with a reputation for quality products, forward-thinking design and dependability. UCL works closely with businesses and local government to design and manufacture waste management and outdoor products that suit their needs and requirements. This includes designing products that are practical for a particular use or setting, are value for money and provide long-term solutions to waste management problems.

Our customers are able to receive advice and customize their product by choosing the shape, material and colour. They can also choose from one of our popular standard product lines which have been tried and tested throughout the United Kingdom.

UCL prides itself not only on quality and dependability but also our investment in technology and machinery that makes our products cost effective. Through this investment lead-times have now been dramatically cut down. Delivery of orders can be made within 1-4 weeks depending on the product and order size. By working with us, our customers are able to feel assured that their purchases are made from superior raw materials, are of the best quality and they will be delivered to specification and on time.

We have a long list of satisfied customers including town councils and big business. Our commitment to our customers is that not only will they receive the best quality products at the most economic price but also that we ensure our customer service is second to none. With sales representatives in the UK, customers are assured of prompt and efficient responses to their enquiries.

Buying from a UK Manufacturer provides business and government with huge advantages in terms of quality, confidence and dependability. Buying from UCL ensures customers buy products that meet their long-term needs, fit their specifications and branding, and can depend on the product and the delivery time along with an assurance of responsive customer service. This ensures that the purchasing power of businesses, local councils and government is being spent wisely, securely with social responsibility and without waste.

Steel prices have increased by 40% over the last twelve months. The steel price increase is due to rapidly rising steel demand and escalating freight and energy costs. For steel product manufacturers the dramatic price rise of raw materials has necessitated passing on the increase of prices for finished products to consumers. This has resulted in the rising prices of finished goods such as waste management products.For the Local Government in the United Kingdom, this means an instantaneous cost increase for council bins and recycling stations amongst other steel based minor and major infrastructure. Due to the rapid increase of steel prices, local councils are finding it difficult to balance budgets against the demand to maintain quality waste management services to their constituents.

UCL (Unicorn Containers Ltd) understands the need to balance quality waste management solutions with a cost effective approach for Local Government. UCL is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of waste, sanitary and outdoor litter bins supplying to Council’s across the United Kingdom.

In order to provide Local Government with economic waste management options, UCL have invested in new technology and machinery that increases the efficiency in the production of steel based products. This includes litter bins, recycling stations, sanitary disposal and other waste management products used by Council’s throughout the UK.

By increasing efficiency in the production process, UCL is able to keep price increases of steel based waste disposal products to a minimum. Increases in efficiency do not mean a decrease in quality. UCL has maintained their superior product standards and the quality of the steel used in their waste management products. Most waste management products are continually exposed to variant outdoor conditions and in the UK, this means the searing heat of summer, a high number of rainy days along with the freezing cold of winter. UCL use Zintec in their waste management products to prevent rusting and provide durable long lasting litter and waste solutions.

UCL develop and manufacture practical waste and environmental solutions for Local Governments in the United Kingdom including:

• ‘On-street’ recycling stations
• Wheelie bin housing’s and secure frames
• Dual purpose recycle bins
• A wide range of outdoor litter bins
• Smoking control and disposal options
• Indoor litter bins
• Healthcare waste
• Vending machines
• Outdoor seats and tables

While other waste management product manufacturers have passed on high increases in prices to Local Governments, UCL has invested in long-term economic solutions to address the rising prices and demand for steel. Unicorn Containers Ltd works with Local Government in the United Kingdom to develop a wide range of cost effective waste management options to ensure that while market forces may be driving costs up, Local Governments do not have to compromise on the quality of their waste management services.