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B&M continues growth with Stockdale acquisition
Cheshire waste firm B&M Waste Services has announced the acquisition of Stockdale & Sons Ltd, a waste services provider based in Manchester.
Both firms are family run organisations serving businesses in the North West. B&M’s services include recycling collection, secure shredding and refuse derived fuel (RDF) production.
The firm opened a £1 million RDF production plant in Manchester in summer 2014 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Commenting on the acquisition of his business by B&M, Carl Stockdale, managing director of Stockdale & Sons, said: “Having built up strong relationships with our customers over the years, it has been important to me to ensure that the level of customer service continues and B&M Waste Services are the perfect partner to provide this moving forward.”
Neil Curtis, managing director of B&M Waste Services, added: “Working with like-minded family run businesses is something we pride ourselves on so this was a natural transition, having known Carl and the way Stockdale & Sons operate for a number of years.
“We are excited about the prospect of continuing to expand our national presence.”
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RBS loan aids Fresh Start expansion
The Royal Bank of Scotland has provided loan facilities worth £350,000 to help Fresh Start Waste Services secure additional premises adjacent to its current location in Swinton.
The new premises will allow the company to expand its recycling operation and create further jobs.
Fresh Start was established in 2006 and now employs 70 people.
Fresh Start collects and recycles paper, cardboard, tins, cans, glass and food waste from commercial and industrial businesses.
The company has reported a 48% increase on their annual turnover and are aiming to achieve £10 million of sales in the next financial year through increased capacity and a new recycling facility in Preston – this site will create seven jobs and will be fully operational this month.
Craig Lavelle, managing director of Fresh Start Waste Services, said, “I have 35 years in the waste services industry and still share enormous passion to expand the business. There is huge demand for our services and we are creating further capacity to deal with new and existing contracts and extending our geographical reach across the county.
“Since we have banked with RBS they have supported us at each phase of expansion and provided us with the confidence to forge ahead and meet our ambitious targets over the next year.”
Andy Matley, senior relationship manager at RBS added, “This latest deal with Fresh Start augments our reputation as a local bank supporting SME businesses. Craig and I have a close working relationship and by being kept informed of what the management team is looking to achieve, I am well equipped to source the funding to support their continued expansion.”
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SWR and RUR3 to team up on food waste
Hospitality Waste management firm Specialist Waste Recycling (SWR) has announced the acquisition of consultancy and feedstock management business RUR3 Environmental.
According to SWR the move will combine RUR3’s expertise of food waste production and disposal its own client base and supply chain to deliver a cost effective service for food waste recycling.
SWR currently offers clients in the hospitality, retail, facilities management, automotive and food manufacturing sectors a comprehensive range of outsourced waste management and recycling services across the UK.
Working with stakeholders within its customers’ businesses, SWR develops waste management solutions aimed at improving their environmental performance and reducing the volume of waste that goes to non-sustainable disposal routes.
RUR3 currently works with AD plants, local authorities and food waste producers at all stages of the food waste cycle, to ensure that the UK’s AD industry is well fed. They also offer procurement of feedstock into AD sites once built to ensure that the correct mix of waste is arriving to that plant at the right time to maximise the AD process.
Andy Butler, chief executive of SWR, said “SWR have always adopted the approach of being at the forefront of change in the waste sector and as such have always endeavoured to provide innovative solutions to some of the largest issues in the market. The combination of RUR3 and SWR makes for a very powerful and unique proposition to the hospitality industry and we are delighted that Jacqui and her team are joining us”.
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CUH recognised for low waste arisings
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has been recognised for its low waste arisings, producing just over 4,000 tonnes a year.
The Carbon Trust awarded CUH with an 89% waste management score, higher than any other NHS Foundation Trust.
The score is measured against other organisations from across the globe that are signed to the Carbon Trust certificate, including governments, councils, supermarkets and universities.
Each day around 11 tonnes of waste is produced on the 140-acre site. In 2013/14, CUH recycled around 300 tonnes of cardboard, 245 tonnes of paper, 120 tonnes of food waste and 82 tonnes of scrap metal.
CUH also recycled 2.5 tonnes of medical equipment, with some that is redundant but still usable sent abroad to countries including Syria.
Angela Broekhuizen, director of Estates and Facilities at CUH, said: “Quality waste management is a vital part of running the hospital but it often goes unseen. We knew the service was good and signing up for the Carbon Trust Waste Standard has really helped us to prove it.
“We are delighted to have been recognised as the leading Trust by an internationally-recognised organisation and this gives us a benchmark from which to push on even further.”
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