Burton waste and recycling firm, Willshee’s has secured two significant reappointments with Hobbycraft and Brunel Healthcare.
Hobbycraft has reappointed Willshee’s as their sole waste and recycling partner after a successful first term. With over 110 stores and more than 200,000 product lines, Hobbycraft’s has a 220,000 square foot national distribution centre in Burton employing 300 staff.
Anthony Oldfield is retail operations manager for Hobbycraft’s Burton national distribution centre. He says: “Working with the Willshee’s team as our total waste management partner is bringing many benefits to our business.
“They take a very proactive approach which is refreshing as well as being hugely advantageous. Through their investments and industry relationships, Willshee’s has introduced better routes for recycling wood, hard plastics and glass which have reduced some of our costs.”
Brunel Healthcare is a leading manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements. Based in Swadlincote and employing 500 people across four sites, the company specialises in private label and contract manufacture of shelf-ready goods for the global marketplace.
Brunel has reappointed Willshee’s to provide total waste management across all four sites – including the supply of onsite compactors and balers. This means Brunel can now recycle in the most effective and cost-efficient way.
Brunel Healthcare warehouse & services manager Colin Sturgess has been working with Willshee’s for nearly 10 years, and said: “We enjoy a really productive and rewarding partnership approach with the Willshee’s team. Despite working together for nearly a decade, the standard of account management is consistently excellent.
“We’re always looking at new ways to further improve our carbon footprint and environmental legacy and Willshee’s continue to re-evaluate our waste streams and look for new and innovative solutions. This really adds value.
“For example, some of our waste now goes to an anaerobic digestion plant rather than becoming Refuse Derived Fuel. Anaerobic digestion is higher up the waste hierarchy, recycling more and reducing our levels of general waste – which is good news for us, and good news for the environment.”
