Latest Waste Management News from Bakers Waste Services, Leicester

ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 Accreditation

Monday, 16 February 2009 09:25

Bakers Waste Services Ltd are currently in the process of obtaining accreditation to ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001. We are really focusing on the customer this year so the quality management system will place emphasis on the customer experience of our service. All customers will be able to provide feedback on the services they have receive, which will be reviewed by our team; we are confident that the customer feedback option provided on the website will enable us to work closely with individual customers to improve their experience even more.

Read more: ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 Accreditation

Landfill Taxes to Rise

Monday, 29 December 2008 08:55

Landfill taxes are set to rise by £8 per tonne in April 2009. This will be a significant charge on all businesses that generate even moderate amounts of waste.

However, Bakers Waste Services new waste recycling facility at Wharf Way, Glen Parva, means that more waste can be recycled, leading to less waste ending up in landfill. In turn, this means that Bakers Waste Services can help businesses save money.

Mr Paul Baker, Managing Director of Bakers Waste Services, said: "Landfill taxes are going to rise in April by £8 per tonne, which are huge increases. We've got an opportunity to offer small businesses cost savings in this area." 

If you want to see how Bakers Waste Services can save your company money in 2009, please contact Paul on 0370 350 6 350 or complete our simple online waste collection quote form (if you do it before 31/1/09 you have a chance to win a VIP day out at LCFC).

Jobs Boost

Monday, 29 December 2008 08:43

Bakers Waste Services plans to create more than 20 jobs after a bumper year in which turnover soared by £1 million.

Bakers Waste Services has just invested £250,000 in moving from its former base in Morris Road, Leicester, to Wharf Way, in Glen Parva. Managing director Paul Baker, says that the bigger site will help them cope with extra work after seeing the number of customers on its books soar from 1,600 to 2,000 in a year.

The firm is now one of the largest independent waste collection firms in Leicestershire and almost all of its customers are in the county.

High-profile customers include Leicester City and Leicester Tigers, and, in recent months, they have won contracts to dispose waste for Aggregate Industries in Bardon and Mallory Park racing circuit.

Paul Baker said the firm's turnover has increased 60 per cent from about £1.6 million in 2007. He said:

"We're growing very well. It has been a very good year for us and we've seen our turnover grow significantly. In the next three years we plan to triple this. We employed 19 people before moving to the new site but we'll have 24 staff early in the new year, increasing to nearly 50 by the end of 2009. We will need the extra people for the amount of work we are taking on."

The firm also collects rubbish from Leicestershire County Cricket Club and a number of colleges.

The new site includes equipment which will allow the firm to sort recyclable waste, such as plastic and wood, from rubbish which would otherwise make it to landfill.

Mr Baker said: "Landfill taxes are going to rise in April by £8 per tonne, which are huge increases. We've got an opportunity to offer small businesses cost savings in this area.

"People are more environmentally aware now and want to do what they can to recycle."

By working with Bakers, Leicester City is set to be the first football club in the country to get an ISO 4001 standard from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, which recognises their efforts to reduce their impact on the environment.

LCFC Recycle

Tuesday, 16 December 2008 08:33

Leicester City Football Club now operate a commingled collection for recycling waste.

Leicester City supporters will now be able to place all cardboard, paper, plastic and cans into one bin. The only waste going for landfill that is produced in the concourses will be food waste, but watch this space because they are now looking at using Bakers Waste Services' composting system. Come on you Blues!