Technology Minerals Plc announced that its 49% owned battery recycling business, Recyclus Group Ltd, has appointed Nick Pickard as Head of Research and Development, effective from 3 January 2023. Nick has more than 30 years' experience designing, manufacturing and servicing recycling machinery. He has worked with some of the largest mining corporate partners across Europe, Australia, South Africa, India and the UKin the design and build ofshredding, crushing and size reducing mining systems. Examples include Osborn GmbH, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited, Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH, Böhringer Group and Meta Nikel Kobalt A.S. More recently, Nick has designed and developed turnkey solutions for a full range of battery recycling systems for both lead-acid and lithium-ion andled the design and build of Recyclus' lithium-ion battery recycling plant.

His knowledge and expertise in this field will help to further develop Recyclus' recycling machinery and its applications. During his career, Nick has developed a range of heavy-duty recycling machinery and systems, covering various materials including tyres, mattresses, plastics, commercial waste, glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Previously,Nick designed a semi-mobile weapons destruction systemfor use in Kosovo following the Balkan conflict.

The machine recycles and separates the materials for reuse in agricultural equipment including ploughs, tools and other items to help rebuild war-torn communities.