Eco Composting, based in Parley, has reported that its turnover increased from 2.7 million in 2005 to 3.5 million, with its pre-tax profits in “healthy six figures.”
 Eco Composting's managing director Trelawney Dampney with wood ready to be recycled at Eco's 14-acre site in Dorset |
The company composts 30,000 tonnes of green waste open-windrow and 20,000 tonnes of commercial food waste in-vessel every year. It also processes 50,000 tonnes of soil and 20,000 tones of wood waste.
Materials are turned into a variety of end products including 450,000 square metres of turf and 40,000 tonnes of enriched topsoil. Sales in this area reached 1.5 million.
Trelawney Dampney, managing director, said: “These are strong results which show good growth in all of the company's areas of activity including a 49% increase in turf sales.”
He added: “Eco's growth continues apace and we are on pace to increase turnover by a further 30 % during 2007.”
Potential
Eco Composting was founded in 1994 when Mr Dampney identified the potential to sell the end product of composting landscapers' waste on his land.
Now the company employs 23 people and processes 120,000 tonnes of material at its 14-acre site.
The company's green compost gained PAS100 ceritfication 5 years ago and the company is currently in the process of achieving this standard for its commercial food compost.
Future plans by the company include the building of a 2.25 megawatt biomass generator for waste wood to provide heat and power for 5,000 homes (see letsrecycle.com story).
A detailed planning application for the facility is due to be submitted to Christchurch borough council within the next two months.
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