Recycling business Viridor Waste Management has acquired Swinnerton Environmental for £1.8 million.

Recycling business Viridor Waste Management has acquired Swinnerton Environmental for £1.8 million.

Mark Burrows Smith, director of Viridor North, comments: ‘The acquisition of Swinnerton Environmental Limited, alongside the acquisition of Adapt Recycling in December will build upon our existing operations in the region, expanding our business in the key recycling areas.’

Viridor provides waste collection and recycling services to local councils and private companies and operates 20 recycling facilities, two energy from waste plants and 22 landfill sites. The Somerset-based company has regional offices in England and Scotland, and intends to integrate Swinnerton into the company’s commercial recycling facilities in the Manchester area.

Gordon Swinnerton, managing director of Swinnerton Environmental, adds: ‘This is good news for employees, customers, suppliers and all other stakeholders in the business, and will allow the business to develop.’

Manchester-based Swinnerton processes paper and plastics for recycling, collecting from offices as well as from local authorities. The company currently employs 30 staff.