2 August 2017
Recovered fibre costs hit Smurfit Kappa
Corrugated packaging and recycling company, Smurfit Kappa, has reported a fall in pre-tax profit amid ‘unprecedented’ recovered fibre [waste paper] cost inflation, it reported on Wednesday (2 August). Smurfit Kappa has ...
18 May 2017
First Mile targets growth after GCP investment
Private equity firm Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has completed an investment in London-based recycling company First Mile, which the company says will fund growth across the UK. GCP said it is investing alongside First Mile's ...
17 May 2017
Henschel shear boosts S Norton’s London capacity
Liverpool-based S Norton & Co Ltd has announced that full production has been reached after an investment of more than £10 million in plant, cranage and associated site works to increase efficiency and capacity at its Barking site in...
12 May 2017
HSBC provides funding for London construction waste firm
Croydon-based waste management company, Able Waste Services, has received a “six figure funding package” from the HSBC banking group. Able Waste has used the finance to invest in equipment including a Trommel screen and a ...
11 May 2017
Bristol Waste Company launches commercial service
The council-owned waste business Bristol Waste Company has launched a commercial waste and recycling service to meet ‘increasing demand’ from businesses in the city and rival private sector operators. Under the name ‘Bristol...
4 May 2017
News in Brief (04/05/2017)
With news on: Glamorgan Cricket Club sees recycling boost; Ealing hits recycling target ahead of schedule; Rental sector recycling guide, and; Cawleys vehicle investment.
25 April 2017
LWARB launches Advance London support scheme
The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has launched its three-year support programme – Advance London – to help London’s small and medium-sized businesses adopt ‘circular economy’ business models. Advance London, ...
24 March 2017
DHL and Gatwick open biomass waste plant
Logistics firm DHL has formally opened a £3.8 million biomass burning facility at Gatwick Airport – which it is claimed is the ‘first of its kind in the world’ to treat Category 1 waste from international flights. Catering ...
22 March 2017
News in Brief (22/03/2017)
With news on: Tesco launches hotline to tackle food waste; Newcastle Waste Commission meets; fly-tipping at Biffa site, and; Renewi opens on London Stock Exchange.
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