The acquisition follows the appointment of administrators at the latter company.
A spokesperson for Northern Irish waste management company RiverRidge said: “The acquisition provides RiverRidge with greater collection coverage throughout Northern Ireland and particularly within the greater Belfast area.”
ISL was based in Mallusk, County Antrim.
Its operations focused on the collection, treatment and disposal of commercial and industrial wastes across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on behalf of larger waste management companies. Its collection services covered hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
RiverRidge acquired ISL through one of its subsidiaries, RiverRidge (Mallusk) Limited.
As part of the acquisition, RiverRidge says it will take on all ISL’s employees and continue to manage its treatment facility in Mallusk.
Fine
In August 2019 ISL was fined £25,000 after an employee was injured in a work-related accident two years prior (see letsrecycle.com story).
ISL employee Grzegorz Mucha sustained serious injuries after being crushed between the rear of an RCV and the grab attachment of a mini digger on 3 October 2017.
The company had previously been named as a WISHNI Ambassador for its health and safety practices in April 2017 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Treatment
In addition to the one it has acquired from ISL in Mallusk, RiverRidge operates two other treatment facilities in Portadown and Garvagh.
“The acquisition provides RiverRidge with greater collection coverage throughout Northern Ireland”
The company collects, treats and disposes of commercial, industrial and municipal collected waste.
RiverRidge says its primary focus during the past few years has been the diversion of municipal collected waste streams from landfill on behalf of several local authorities within Northern Ireland.
In March 2019, RiverRidge took delivery of three additional MacPac 110 food waste collection vehicles to add to its fleet, which then sat at more than 150 vehicles (see letsrecycle.com story).
The company claims to be Northern Ireland’s largest manufacturer and exporter of waste derived fuels to the waste to energy and alternative fuels sectors.
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