M54 drivers thanked for patience after long loads delivered to Telford wheelie bin firm
Police have thanked road users for their patience after they escorted four long loads to a Telford company.
Shropshire's Operational Patrol Unit had flashing lights on as the four long loads were taken along the M54 to Hortonwood on Thursday morning.
The loads were four silos to hold materials at the Hortonwood West site of Telford manufacturer Craemer.
Shropshire Police tweeted a video showing a very long lorry negotiating the site entrance.
They added: "Thanks for all road users patience."
Craemer UK makes plastic pallets, containers, fish boxes and wheelie bins.
The company earlier this year won a contract to produce new recycling bins that will be delivered to households across the Shropshire Council area. The new wheelie bins – for recycling cans, plastic and glass at the kerbside – are available on request.
The new contract followed a significant period of growth for the German manufacturer, which has seen it open its Site B factory on Hortonwood West to add to its Site A at Hortonwood nearby, as well as take on dozens of new staff to meet a surge in demand.
Site B has allowed the company to introduce new larger machinery as it diversifies its products, including new four-wheel large waste containers
The company also has room to extend the factory at Site B, with six out of 13 acres developed and an expanded storage area.
