Ellgia expands with Scunthorpe acquisitions

Bell Waste Control which was purchased by the late chairman and owner John Churchill in 1996 offers waste management and recycling including disposal services and plant hire in an area encompassing North Lincolnshire, Humberside and East Yorkshire.

The acquisition follows Ellgias purchase of the assets of Thompson Waste Recycling Ltd, a company that was formed to protect 82 jobs when Thompson Waste Management and Thompson Metals entered administration in January.

Now, Thompson Recycling and Bell Waste will merge to operate under the Bell Waste name to become one of the largest commercial waste recycling companies in North Lincolnshire handling an estimated 2,000 tonnes of general waste, paper, plastic, cardboard and construction waste per week across the region.

Steve Crook, managing director of Ellgia Recycling, said: Bell Waste control is a long established business with a strong brand in the Lincolnshire area and we are delighted that they are now part of the Ellgia group of companies.

With the additional acquisition of Thompson Waste Recycling it truly cements our presence in the Lincolnshire area and it provides us with an increased coverage area, facilities, capacity and enhanced service options which can benefit all our customers new and old.

We are a genuine alterative to the major companies by offering the full range of waste and recycling services, whilst still having the more personable feel an independent company can bring.

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Based in Cambridge, Ellgia offers collections of dry recyclable material, WEEE, organic and residual waste from firms throughout the east of England.

The move follows a period of expansion for Ellgia, which previously acquired Suffolk-based A.J. Thompson Paper Recycling for an undisclosed sum in November last year (see letsrecycle.com story).

The sale of A.J. Thompson previously came after the death of founder Anthony Thompson in July 2013, who had who had previously indicated his intention to retire from the business after 45 years.

The firm collected an estimated 700 tonnes of waste paper, plastic, cardboard and paper each week across Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex and other parts of east England.