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.
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