One of the biggest metal recycling and waste management companies in the UK, Ward, has acquired four new sites supporting its ‘ambitious’ growth plans.
The new sites at Nottingham, Castleford, Barnsley and Huddersfield will expand the portfolio of the independently owned, family business to 12 sites across the UK. Others include Chesterfield, Swadlincote, York, with multiple processing facilities and an authorised treatment facility (ATF) at Ilkeston and a metal export operation at Cardiff port.
Sector in transformation
‘This is an exciting time to be part of Ward as we develop and grow,’ says commercial director Thomas Ward. ‘The metal recycling industry is going through a huge period of transformation and bringing these new sites into the Ward family represents a major opportunity.’
Extra staff
Ward has recruited more than 100 people to complement its existing team who’ bring a diverse range of experience and a good mix of skill sets’. ‘As a business, we’ve never been in better shape to embrace these changes, increasing our network to recycle more material and better serve our customers.’
Big player
Ward processes more than one million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metal and exports to customers worldwide, including Turkey, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. The firm is forging ahead with plans to expand its network of scrap suppliers feeding its sites and increasing the tonnage of metals for processing and export to customers around the world.
With Nottingham, Barnsley and Castleford already fully operational, the site at Huddersfield will follow in the coming months.
Beyond metals
As well as trading and recycling scrap metal, Ward’s waste management solutions include a comprehensive compaction service for commercial, industrial and construction waste, hazardous waste management, secure destruction, confidential waste management and textile recycling.
An independent, fourth generation, family business, Ward is now the third largest metal recycling and waste management company in the UK.
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