Just weeks after acquiring metal recycler EASCO (see letsrecycle.com story) the French-owned firm has acquired Belfast-based waste firm Wilson Waste Management.
SITA UK has operated in Northern Ireland for seven years and this major growth market offers many opportunities.
David Palmer-Jones, SITA UK
The deal is expected to bring SITA UK 1,700 new customers, 70 employees and a business which achieved a £7 million turnover in 2006 in a growing market in Northern Ireland.
David Palmer-Jones, operations director of the industrial and commercial division at SITA UK, said: “The acquisition of Wilson Waste Management forms part of our strategy to increase our recycling capability and underlines our commitment to having a long term presence in Northern Ireland.”
“SITA UK has operated in Northern Ireland for seven years and this major growth market offers many opportunities. Buying Wilson Waste Management gives us a strong customer base, good facilities and importantly the employees needed to realise these opportunities,” he added.
Hannay
Wilson Waste Management was founded in 1990 to collect waste paper and was fully acquired by Glasgow-based waste firm Hannay in 2004, which specialises in recycling and hazardous waste management. The company currently recycles 50% of the material it collects.
SITA UK plans to combine the Wilson Waste Management business with its existing sites in Ballyclare and Londonderry – which employ 17 people and had a turnover of £1.9 million in 2006.
The combined business will then develop facilities to expand recycling capacity and extend beyond Belfast.
Graham McCall, finance director of Hannay, said: “The sale of Wilson Waste Management to SITA UK is an extremely positive one for both our employees and customers. The transition of ownership will be as seamless as possible and will enable the business to continue to develop and expand from the solid foundations we have built.”
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