Chris Ellis with the recycled bricks and a pile of steel framing sold to a farmer to build a shed.
By Melissa Meehan
A BUNYIP demolition company has done its bit to salvage a piece of Pakenham.
Impact Demolition won the contract to demolish the old Pakenham Library to make way for the Pakenham Marketplace – the perfect choice to avoid the community uproar when history was lost during the demolition of the Pakenham Hall.
The local business tries to salvage and recycle at least 85 per cent of the material from its demolition jobs.
“We run a secondhand business called Bunyip Recycled Timber and Hardware,” owner Chris Ellis said.
“Our thing with the demolition side of things is that we like to recycle everything we can.
“We recycle bricks, crush concrete, and recycle and sell all the air conditioners and ducted vents.”
Mr Ellis said recycling added a day or two to demolition works, compared to crushing it all – but at the end of the day, they got a lot more out of the buildings.
“For us, we’re a bit proud to say we are part of the project,” he said. “We are salvaging a piece of Pakenham history.”
