With news on: Andrew Perkins joins Clearpoint; duo strengthen Valpak team; and safety officer for J&B Recycling
Perkins joins Clearpoint Recycling
Harrogate-based, Environment-Agency-approved recyclable materials exporter Clearpoint Recycling has boosted its paper recycling team with the appointment of a new head of paper, Andrew Perkins, who will be leading the firm’s expanding fibre operation.
Andrew Perkins is heading up paper activities at Clearpoint Recycling
And, Clearpoint now also has a dedicated fibre buyer – Paul Clarke – who joined in August. The firm also has had, since last year, a European sales manager Martijn Janssen who has been developing paper sales.
Bringing with him more than 25 years’ experience in the industry, Mr Perkins has worked for a number of waste management, recycling and paper manufacturing companies – in both operational and commercial roles. Prior to joining Clearpoint, he was commercial director at Smurfit Kappa Recycling.
Commenting on the appointment, Clearpoint Recycling’s CEO and founder, William Lee, said: “With the current economic and political uncertainty, it’s a turbulent time for the recovered paper market. However, it’s amid these industry challenges that we can demonstrate our faith in the industry and remain resilient – fighting to keep our stakeholders’ materials moving smoothly.
“Andrew’s wealth of experience plays an important role in sustaining our strong and ethical offering to our clients.”
Fibre
The firm’s managing director, Duncan Oakes, added: “We have a very successful polymer material recycling operation at Clearpoint, but over the past 12 months, paper for recycling (PfR) has proven to be an increasingly important part of the business. Having Andrew on board to help us further evolve this area ensures we’re enhancing our knowledge of the fibre market both in the UK and overseas.”
Mr Perkins said: “Clearpoint have been very successful at moving polymers and some other materials for a long time now and have started to move fibre. They have been quite successful without really aiming to do so. I will now develop that work and can work with the mills and it means they have someone up-to-date with quality issues.
“Quality is important”, he emphasised. “There is no way around not grasping the nettle of quality. Poor quality material is running out of homes to go to. We have to wake up and cherish the markets and outlets we have as we are not in the world of trying to find a corner for poor quality material.”
Duo strengthen Valpak retail team
Two appointments have been made at compliance scheme Valpak, which is part of the Telford-based Reconomy Group.
Ben Richardson who has moved across at Reconomy in a procurement role
Ben Richardson, head of procurement, joins Valpak from Portsmouth-based sister company Helistrat which is also part of the Reconomy group. Mr Richardson is to work across Reconomy and Valpak.
And, a well-known name within the retail and packaging sector, James Skidmore, is to return to Valpak after spending almost seven years with retailer Sainsbury’s as its environmental resource manager.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Richardson linked the broad area of Reconomy’s work as helping to give Valpak members confidence in meeting their obligations in the packaging waste (PRN) sector and also in batteries and WEEE.
Data
James Skidmore has returned to Valpak
Mr Skidmore, said a statement from Reconomy, “is to maintain the company’s strong background in data and policy, and focus on making Valpak’s data expertise and packaging knowledge more accessible to producers such as retailers and manufacturers.”
A major focus of Valpak has been in the production of a packaging database with the business having details of almost all products in the marketplace and the amount of packaging they use.
Mr Skidmore said: “We are looking forward to utilising this expertise and fact-based evidence to assist producers. We already have a number of projects underway to assist with the transformation to more sustainable packaging design.”
He added: “We are living in a time of great transition and robust data is more important than ever. It really is an exciting time to be involved in packaging. Change is coming and, with the right figures in place, we have the chance to make the right changes, resonate, and bring the public along on the journey.”
Orpen for health and safety post at J&B Recycling
North East England waste and recycling business, J&B Recycling, has appointed Matthew Orpen as a health and safety officer at its head office in Hartlepool.
Matthew Orpen at J&B
Mr Orpen started his new role in the summer, said the company, and he “is to support health, safety and environment manager, Michael Robinson with site inspections and audits.”
Commenting on the appointment, Mr Robinson said: “Matthew has the experience needed to succeed within this role and has the correct attitude to learn new skills and develop as a health and safety officer.”
He added that with Matthew’s appointment the company hopes to continue developing and maintaining the health and safety management system.
The company processes 165,000 tonnes of waste every year, including kerbside materials, construction waste and corporate recycling from a “state-of-the-art Material Recycling Facility in Hartlepool”.
And, the company added: “With over 200 staff and many contractors and partners on-site, health and safety is of optimum importance and adding a new health and safety officer to the team shows J&B’s commitment to growth in the right way.”
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