Introducing Jed, Business Development Manager
We'd like to warmly welcome Jed Hancock, who joins Footprint Recycling as Business Development Manager covering our Northern division. Jed joins us from Sedo, who provided printing supplies to the industry. As Business Development Manager looking after the North of England, Scotland, and Wales, Jed advised and managed several major accounts. His extensive knowledge and expertise in account management and client services will tremendously benefit us and our clients.
Jed said, "I am excited to join Footprint Recycling and a great, dedicated team of people. I look forward to working closely with the team in bringing in new business and working the Manchester area, which is my home town."
Outside of the office, Jed has some great interests, including football, architecture and interior design, everything and anything to do with the Star Wars universe and Japanese animation. In addition, Jed enjoys going for walks and climbing and recently got into paddleboarding, which he enjoys with his dog, Yuki.
Clare Verity, Founder/COO "We're thrilled to welcome Jed aboard the team here at Footprint Recycling. We believe his skills and experience will be valuable as we expand our presence in established and emerging markets. With Jed on board, we're confident we can continue to build our customer base and achieve even greater success in the years ahead."
Looking after you at Christmas
On behalf of all us at Footprint Recycling, we would like to thank all our customers and suppliers personally for our continued success in 2022, and take this opportunity to wish you and all your families a fantastic Christmas and New Year.
We'd also like to extend our thanks and Christmas wishes to all our colleagues at Footprint Recycling for their support throughout the year.
We'll be taking a few days off over the holidays but will be open in and amongst, if you need to contact us we'll be open🌲 on the following dates:
Friday 23rd - our offices will close at 3.30 pm
Monday 26th - Tuesday 27th - our offices are CLOSED
Wednesday 28th - Friday 30th - our offices are OPEN
Monday 2nd January - our offices are CLOSED
Tuesday 3rd January - OPEN AS NORMAL.
We hope 2023 brings success and prosperity to you all.
Clare & Robyn
HOMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE
As darker, colder, and wetter nights set in, we’ve received more reports from suppliers and industry colleagues about people taking shelter or sleeping in and around waste bins.
With surging homelessness in the UK, there has been an increase in people taking shelter and sleeping rough in waste bins. Unfortunately, this has resulted in several deaths of vulnerable people over the years. It’s not just homelessness that forces people to take shelter in bins. One in 10 cases of someone sheltering in a bin involves people on a night out.
Homelessness is a serious issue that we should all be aware of, both professionally and privately. We all need to play a part in helping others stay safe, everyone deserves to have a roof over their head, so please be alert to those in need this winter
If you have a waste bin or large container on your premises please:
Check, Look, Think
- Check your locks on bins – are they broken/working
- Is there evidence of someone using the bin as shelter, take a look around the bin ie, makeshift steps, open lids
- Raise awareness amongst staff by creating a company campaign.
If you suspect or are concerned about someone sleeping rough, please contact your local authority or one of these charitable organisation for advice.
Shelter
Crisis
Your Local Authority
StreeLink
Bank Holiday Monday 19th September, 2022
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Hugely respected and loved by people worldwide, Queen Elizabeth was our longest-serving Monarch with 70 years of commitment, dedication, and service to our Country and the Commonwealth.
Having only ever known one Monarch, the Queen has been the strength and stay of our nation for generations. The Queen once said of her late husband, Prince Phillip, "He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know."
Wise words that translate to how we feel today.
Our Queen always acted with remarkable grace and composure, she was patient and wise, she was a beacon of light in dark times, she was our pillar of strength and stability, she was steadfast and unwavering, compassionate and understanding. For these qualities and more, she inspired genuine affection from across the world.
She will be long remembered, and we are thankful for all she has done. Our thoughts go to The Royal Family during this challenging time.
Please note as a mark of respect, our offices will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 19th September to witness and honor our late Queen. R.I.P Should your scheduled lift fall on the Bank Holiday, PLEASE BE AWARE that we will not automatically reschedule your service. Should you wish your services to be rescheduled please contact our customer services team on 01484 660770.
The beginning of a new era for Footprint Recycling
It's the beginning of a new era for Footprint Waste Management as we launch our new brand identity, company positioning, and, soon, a new website.
Our new brand represents our continued commitment and investment in our company. We have seen significant growth over the past few years, a growing team and new major contract wins. We've also expanded our service offering, which now includes Carbon Neutral, complementing our existing offering of complete waste management and recycling.
As we develop and expand, everything we do still revolves around our experiences and customers. The new brand represents our simple company ethos of providing services to promote a circular economy - Waste Management - Recycling - Carbon Neutral.
Robyn Brook, Director, said: "Our business has gone from strength to strength but we couldn’t have done it without our fantastic customers and staff. I thank you all for believing in us and I thank our wonderful team who make every day possible. Clare and I are inspired (and regularly saved!) by you all.
"Our waste management vision is simple, to be the best and never give up. We started Footprint because we believed we could do better, be faster, more creative, find a better solution, make our clients more money, save them money, be useful, be supportive, be honest, think outside the box, add value to their business by understanding their business, offer the best waste solution and results for sustainability, find the ‘how can’.
"We review, we learn, we set targets, we train, we drive, we track, we deliver results then we review and re-set the goal posts.
"We want to grow our business and our network and we want to learn more. We have many customers who we’ve helped to reach 97%-98% recyclability with as much of that as possible going to re-use.
The new brand represents where we stand as a company today; it's a simple formula, but we feel it's the perfect fit for us, it unifies our services, and it was necessary to reflect and establish ourselves now and in the future."
If you'd like to chat to us about your current waste management, recycling, or reducing your carbon emissions, give us a call on 01484 660770 or drop us an email, and we will give you a call.
NEW business wins for Footprint Recycling
ABG Geo Synthetics is among three new clients to appoint Footprint Recycling to supply waste management and recycling solutions.
They join Lu’s Place, a new eatery nestled in the Holme Valley and Crossmann Glass. We’ve tailored our services for each client and will handle various waste streams, including installation of waste equipment, collections, and recycling, ultimately saving them time and money and improving their green credentials.
We will handle ABG Geo Synthetics cardboard and their varied mixed plastics including PE, PP, HDPE, Polyprop Fibre, Polyprop Rolls. These will be sorted, collected, shredded, washed, melted, pelletised and made into new products.
We will collect DMR and recycle the metal factory waste for Crossmanns. The metals will be melted and reused to make new products, the energy used to recycle the metal is also a lot less of that needed for the primary production, also saving greenhouse gases.
For Lu’s Place we will manage their general waste, cardboard, and glass.
If you’d like a fresh look at your waste management, recycling, or are looking at ways to reduce your carbon emissions, get in touch clare@footprint-recylcing.com.