The acquired business, which is based at the Lillyhall Industrial Estate in Workington, includes a non-hazardous landfill site, a treatment facility for solid and liquid wastes. It also includes a waste reception and recycling facility, green waste composting and the generation of electricity from landfill gas.
” This business will build on WRG's existing presence in Cumbria and we look forward to welcoming Alco Waste's 110 employees to the WRG team.“
– Jim Meredith, WRG
With a staff of 110, Alco Waste has a fleet of 25 trade waste collection vehicles, tankers and bulk articulated vehicles. The acquisition also includes Alco Waste's clinical waste collection business, Alco Healthcare, which operates across the north of England from sites in Carlisle, Widnes and Newcastle.
Presence
WRG, which is itself owner by private equity group Terra Firma, is one of the largest waste management firms in the country, handling more than 15 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste each year.
Commenting on the acquisition, WRG chief executive Jim Meredith said: “This business will build on WRG's existing presence in Cumbria and we look forward to welcoming Alco Waste's 110 employees to the WRG team.”
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Tim Sharpe, the former managing director of Alco Waste, said: “I am sure the workforce and clients of Alco Waste and Alco Healthcare will benefit from working for such a large and progressive company.”
Business advisory firm DTE Leonard Curtis acted as administrator on the sale of Alco Waste to WRG.
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