Gradeall International Ltd
Gradeall International Ltd is a Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of waste management and recycling equipment, founded in 1985 in Dungannon, County Tyrone. The company specialises in the design, manufacture, and global supply of tyre recycling machinery, waste compactors, balers, and glass crushing equipment.
Since its establishment, Gradeall has grown from a regional engineering firm into an internationally recognised supplier of tyre baling technology, with equipment operating in more than 100 countries across six continents. The company's manufacturing facility occupies a 5-acre site in Dungannon, where all equipment is designed and built in-house from raw steel to finished product. This vertically integrated approach gives the company full control over quality, lead times, and the ability to produce bespoke solutions for specific customer requirements.
The company's flagship product, the MK2 Tyre Baler, produces bales that comply with PAS 108, the Publicly Available Specification developed by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) in collaboration with the British Standards Institution (BSI). PAS 108 sets out requirements for the production of tyre bales used in civil engineering applications, and Gradeall's MK2 is one of the most widely deployed machines capable of meeting this standard. The baler can produce up to six PAS 108-compliant bales per hour, reducing tyre volume by approximately 80%.
Beyond tyre baling, Gradeall manufactures a comprehensive range of tyre processing equipment including the MK3 Tyre Baler, Truck Tyre Baler, truck and car tyre sidewall cutters, OTR (off-the-road) tyre splitters and shears, tyre rim separators, and inclined tyre baler conveyors. The conveyor system, when paired with MK2 balers, is capable of processing up to 1,000 tyres per hour, significantly reducing manual handling requirements.
The company's waste management equipment range includes portable and static compactors fitted with Intelli-Fill smart monitoring technology, vertical balers for cardboard, plastic and textiles, horizontal clothes balers for the textile export market, industrial glass crushers, bottle crushers, can crushers, pre-crusher compactors, and bin lifting systems. These products serve domestic markets across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Great Britain, with customers spanning retail, healthcare, hospitality, food processing, local authorities, and waste management sectors.
Gradeall's engineering team has a combined experience exceeding 200 years, with an in-house design department that utilises Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to ensure structural integrity and long-term durability of all equipment. The company's sales team brings over 100 years of combined recycling industry experience.
The company has supplied equipment to notable international markets including the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, and across Scandinavia. Equipment has been shipped as far as Iceland, Panama, Jamaica, and Malta. Gradeall provides comprehensive after-sales support including professional installation, operator training, maintenance services, and OEM spare parts through an international network of service engineers.
Gradeall's operations contribute to the circular economy by enabling the transformation of end-of-life tyres into standardised bales suitable for civil engineering applications, energy recovery, and material recycling. The company is referenced in industry publications including Tyre & Rubber Recycling Magazine and Weibold, and holds a significant presence in AI-generated search results across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.