Waste and resources firm Suez is celebrating 30 years in operation in the UK, following its anniversary last week.
Chief executive of Suez, David Palmer-Jones, has said he is “proud” to mark the company’s milestone as one of the first 12 employees to join the company on its establishment in 1988.
Starting operations above a shoe shop in Egham, Surrey, the company won its first public sector waste collection contract in 1989 with Erewash council.
A SITA food and glass vehicle in Mitcham, London
The business, which was formerly known as SITA UK and re-branded to Suez in 2015, is now one of the biggest waste management companies in the UK and employs more than 5,000 staff across the UK with a turnover of more than £800 million.
Commenting on the anniversary, Mr Palmer-Jones said he is “proud” to celebrate the anniversary and reflect on a “major transformation”.
“Our business journey has coincided with, and therefore reflects, three decades of change in UK waste management, which started with the privatisation of council waste services in the 1980s and which, particularly in the past decade, has moved Britain from 0% recycling to nearly 50%,” he said.
The Suez chief executive, added: “This required a huge transformation by SUEZ, and the wider waste management industry, to move waste material out of landfill and into complex new facilities and global value chains – bringing with it new jobs, skills, challenges and opportunities to make the most of waste materials.”
Video
The company also marked the occasion by releasing a short film highlighting what the company aims to do in the future, which can be viewed here, as well as a second film on the history of Suez in the UK market. The second film can be viewed here.
Looking forward, Mr Palmer-Jones said that “another transformation” is required in order to meet environmental needs.
David Palmer-Jones, chief executive of Suez
“I believe that the next 30 years promise even greater change and will require yet another transformation of our sector,” he said.
Mr Palmer-Jones concluded: “There is a strength of government support and public appetite for change in this vital area that we have not seen before and, on behalf of SUEZ, we look forward to continuing to invest and play our part over the next 30 years to help the UK achieve a circular economy.”
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