Anthesis’ purchase of the consultancy firm will see it offer waste treatment, recycling and resource management expertise to its clients.
LRS, previously known as London Remade Solutions, specialises in ‘materials resource efficiency’ and the ‘development of the circular materials economy’.
LRS’ clients are varied across the supply chain, including Tesco, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Nestlé, Akzo Nobel, Unilever, Costa, CIPS, Veolia, Viridor and SITA, as well as local and national government organisations.
The company merged with another environmental consultancy – Urban Mines – in April last year, which continued operating under the LRS Consultancy name (see letsrecycle.com story).
The firm will know be known as Anthesis LRS, and joins consultancies such as Best Foot Forward, UMR, Caleb, SecondNature, M4C which have been acquired since Anthesis Group began trading.
‘Great fit’
Commenting on the acquisition, Stuart McLachlan, chief executive of Anthesis Group, said: “LRS is a great fit for the Anthesis Group, and I am pleased to be able to add their extremely strong portfolio of resource efficiency and sustainable supply chain work to our existing services.
“Collectively, our businesses have over 20 years of experience and we are excellently placed to meet the changing needs of our clients as they embrace the opportunities of the circular economy by delivering end to end sustainability solutions.
“Our market will continue to grow when clients feel the value in the work we deliver, by having the right skills in the right places to make exciting things happen, and I’m looking forward to the opportunities that the LRS team brings.”
Dee Moloney, previously managing director of LRS and newly appointed director at Anthesis LRS, added: “We have watched the emergence of Anthesis with great interest and are excited by their ambition and vision. It’s a journey that we are delighted to now be a part of, and with global reach and diversity of expertise we look forward to extending the value we can offer our clients.
“The changing market dynamics and needs of clients cannot be ignored and we are looking forward to working with the Anthesis team to realise the market potential for greater efficiency in the supply chain and meeting demand for sustainable products and business models.”
Anthesis is a global consultancy operating in six countries. The company’s clients include corporate multinationals Coca-Cola, Tesco, ArjoWiggins and Reckitt Benckiser.
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