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Waste Management Companies in Birmingham: 400+ Active Firms (2026)
Waste management companies in Birmingham collect, transport, treat, recycle and dispose of commercial, industrial and household waste across the metropolitan area.
Buying centres sit mainly in facilities management, construction procurement, industrial compliance and local-authority contract teams, rather than a single waste budget. Sellers range from small fleet operators handling recurring trade-waste rounds to depot-based regional businesses with transfer, recycling or treatment capacity. Customer work tends to be repeatable but operationally exacting: scheduled collections, skip and container services, construction-site clearances, confidential or hazardous streams, and subcontracted municipal work. The commercial test is less about ad hoc disposal price than proof of carrier status, route density, site capacity, audit trails and the ability to keep customers compliant when waste moves between premises, vehicles and permitted facilities.
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Birmingham has 409 actively trading waste management companies, giving the city a sizeable local supplier base across collection, transfer, recycling and disposal-linked services. Reported headcount totals 1,223 people, which points to a sector with a visible operating workforce as well as many smaller entities around the core contractors. The local mix fits Birmingham’s metropolitan economy: commercial premises, construction projects, industrial estates and household-facing work all create recurring waste streams, while treatment and transfer capacity tends to sit around yards, depots and permitted facilities rather than office-only service businesses.
Permit and registration requirements shape who can operate, not just how contracts are priced. For Birmingham operators, the English route runs through Environment Agency and Defra guidance on environmental permits for businesses that use, recycle, treat, store or dispose of waste. Depending on activity and site risk, operators may rely on registered exemptions, standard rules permits or bespoke permits. Separate waste carrier, broker and dealer registration applies to businesses that transport waste, buy or sell it, dispose of it, or arrange for others to handle it. Operating without the required permission is described in gov.uk guidance as breaking the law; failure to register can carry an unlimited fine. Waste regulation is devolved, so cross-border work may involve separate routes in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Compliance-led operators appear better placed than lightly capitalised brokers, because customers need audit trails, dependable collections and evidence that material reaches permitted routes. Consolidation tends to follow route density and access to yards rather than software alone; businesses with local fleet capacity can absorb adjacent customer books more easily than office-based intermediaries. The newer end of the cohort may keep testing niches around construction waste, recycling brokerage and specialist streams, but margin pressure is likely to remain where services are undifferentiated. Public-sector and industrial buyers are also expected to keep asking for clearer recycling evidence, which favours operators able to document movements without adding too much administrative cost.
409
Active firms
2026
25
Above £5M
reported turnover
75
Incorporated since 2022
newer companies
Key facts
About 6% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (25 of 409 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
18% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (75 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
In England, waste operators may need an environmental permit if they use, recycle, treat, store or dispose of waste; routes include registered exemptions, standard rules permits and bespoke permits.
Waste carriers, brokers and dealers must register when they transport waste, buy or sell waste, dispose of waste, or arrange for others to do so; failure to register can lead to an unlimited fine.
The UK generated 191.2 million tonnes of total waste in 2020, with England responsible for 85% of the total.
Defra estimates England’s commercial and industrial waste at around 32.6 million tonnes in 2023.
For local authority managed waste in England, 50.3% was sent for incineration in 2024/25 and 5.5% to landfill.
Top Birmingham waste management companies
ISL Waste Care Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management services including skip hire, roll‑on roll‑off container hire, and tipper waste collection. Operates a materials recycling facility that sorts and processes waste into…
Serves households, renovators, tradespeople, construction firms and local businesses in the Birmingham area needing waste disposal, skip hire, roll-on roll-off containers or recycling facility access.
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
T & T HAULAGE & AGGREGATES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire, roll-on roll-off container hire and tipper waste collection services. Operates a recycling facility that sorts construction and commercial waste into separate streams for…
Serves households and trade customers in Birmingham needing skip hire, waste disposal and recycling, including home renovators and customers with larger-volume waste requiring roll-on roll-off or…
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
MONSTER SKIPS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire services for domestic, construction and commercial waste disposal, supplying a range of skip sizes including roll‑on roll‑off units. Delivers and collects skips and provides…
Serves homeowners, landlords, builders, construction firms and industrial sites needing skip hire and waste management across Solihull and the wider West Midlands.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -6% CAGR over 4y
Location
SHERRINGTONS WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a waste transfer station and provides skip hire and waste disposal services. Supplies skips in multiple sizes, including roll-on roll-off containers, and handles collection, sorting,…
Serves construction firms, tradespeople and commercial or industrial businesses with waste needs, particularly those operating around Birmingham city centre.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 5y
Location
AWS RECYCLING LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides commercial and industrial waste management services including waste collection, recycling processing, and skip hire. Supplies wheelie bins, skips and compaction containers, and manages…
Serves commercial and industrial businesses across the West Midlands, including companies, workplaces and construction or clearance sites needing managed waste, recycling, wheelie bin, skip or…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -5% CAGR over 2y
Location
Terry & Thomas Construction Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management services including skip hire, roll-on roll-off container hire, and wait-and-load collections. Operates a recycling facility that sorts and processes construction and general…
Serves domestic and commercial customers in Birmingham, including homeowners renovating properties, builders and trades, and businesses needing skip, roll-on-roll-off, or recycling facility access.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -21% CAGR over 4y
Location
ISL Skip Hire Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire and roll‑on roll‑off container hire for construction and domestic waste. Offers waste collection, wait‑and‑load services, and tipping at a materials recycling facility where waste…
Serves homeowners, landlords, tradespeople and local businesses in the Birmingham area, including renovation, construction and commercial customers with bulky or ongoing waste disposal needs.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · 50% CAGR over 1y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management services for construction, industrial and commercial clients, including bulk waste collection, roll-on/roll-off containers, skip and wheelie bin collection, mobile compactor…
Sells to UK businesses with bulk or complex waste needs, especially construction firms, manufacturers, paper mills and other industrial operators. Serves project directors, operations teams and site…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 22% CAGR over 2y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire, waste clearance and waste disposal services for domestic and commercial customers. Also hires plant and transport equipment including grab lorries, tippers, low loaders, diggers…
Serves businesses and individuals in Birmingham and the Midlands needing waste disposal, site clearance, skip hire, and plant or equipment hire.
Financial Health
StableStable · -5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Hawkeswood Metal Recycling
Operates a scrap metal recycling and processing facility. Purchases and sells ferrous, non‑ferrous and precious metal scrap, processes materials for resale to foundries and mills, and provides waste…
Serves businesses and individuals with scrap metal, plus organisations needing waste management, factory clearance, WEEE, hazardous waste or secure destruction. Also supplies recycled metals to…
Location
Abc Skip Hire Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides skip and bin hire for waste collection and disposal. Operates a licensed waste management facility and supplies containers for construction, household, and commercial waste, arranging…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -15% CAGR over 2y
Location
TARONI'S OF BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a scrap metal and vehicle salvage yard, purchasing scrap cars and recycling ferrous and non‑ferrous metals. Provides scrap car collection, motor salvage, and metal recycling services for…
Serves individuals, businesses, local councils and insurance companies in Birmingham needing to dispose of scrap cars, motor salvage, and ferrous or non-ferrous metals.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -65% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides bulk waste collection, transportation and recycling services for construction and industrial clients, including roll-on/roll-off container hire, skip and wheelie bin collection, mobile…
Sells to UK businesses with bulk or complex waste needs, especially construction firms, industrial operators, manufacturers, paper mills, and large-scale sites requiring compliant waste collection,…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 21% CAGR over 1y
Location
Hayward & Cook Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsPurchases, collects and recycles ferrous and non‑ferrous scrap metals including steel, copper, brass, lead and cables. Provides scrap metal collection, skip provision, factory strip‑outs and site…
Sells to homeowners, businesses and construction customers in Birmingham and the West Midlands needing scrap metal collection, recycling or clearance. Targets engineering and manufacturing firms of…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 4y
Location
KAUG REFINERY SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides recovery and refining of precious metals from industrial waste, including hazardous and toxic materials. Processes scrap and residues for industries such as electronics, metal finishing,…
Serves B2B customers in electronics, metal finishing, jewellery, and pottery/ceramics, particularly companies with precious-metal-bearing industrial waste, including hazardous or toxic materials.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
BELL SKIPS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire services for domestic and commercial waste disposal, offering a range of skip sizes along with grab wagon and tipper hire, with delivery and collection using dedicated vehicles and…
Sells to domestic and commercial customers needing skip hire, grab wagon or tipper hire for projects in Birmingham and surrounding areas, including homeowners, tradespeople and local businesses.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Sunrise Autospares Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a vehicle recycling and dismantling service, collecting scrap cars and vans and issuing certificates of destruction. Sells used car parts, salvage vehicles and part‑worn tyres, and…
Serves motorists and van owners in the West Midlands who need scrap vehicle collection, plus buyers seeking used car parts, part-worn tyres or occasional used cars.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
HOLBORN WASTE 2015 LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides skip hire services, supplying mini, midi, builders and roll‑on/roll‑off skips for domestic, construction and renovation waste disposal. Delivers and collects skips for household clearances,…
Serves domestic customers, DIYers and builders needing skip hire across Birmingham and nearby West Midlands areas, including local households and trades requiring skips for waste disposal.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -6% CAGR over 3y
Location
ABC BUSINESS TRADING LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsPurchases recyclable plastic waste from manufacturers and businesses, processes materials through shredding, baling, compounding and granulation, and sells recycled plastics and commodity and…
Serves B2B customers including manufacturers, packaging firms and other organisations with surplus plastic waste, end-of-life products or redundant stock, as well as buyers needing recycled commodity…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services including skip hire, wheelie bin collection, roll‑on roll‑off and front end loader containers, prepaid waste bags, and software for tracking waste to…
Serves businesses and organisations that generate commercial waste, including sites needing bins, skips or roll-on/roll-off containers, plus compliance teams seeking waste tracking; may also handle…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
GREEN CHANNEL RECYCLING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides plastic waste collection and recycling services, purchasing scrap materials including acrylic, polycarbonate (PMMA), LDPE, HDPE and other plastics. Offers granulation, shredding, cardboard…
Serves UK businesses, especially manufacturers and commercial facilities in Birmingham, Liverpool and surrounding areas, that generate scrap plastic, acrylic, polycarbonate, PMMA, cardboard or other…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
SALFORD METALS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a scrap yard and metal recycling facility. Collects and processes ferrous and non‑ferrous scrap metal, provides scrap metal collection and delivery services, and salvages vehicle parts for…
Serves commercial businesses and members of the public in Birmingham needing scrap metal recycling, metal collection, vehicle salvage, and ferrous or non-ferrous metal disposal.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -66% CAGR over 4y
Location
Enviro City Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides electronic waste recycling services for businesses, organisations and individuals. Collects waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), transports it for recycling or repair, and…
Serves UK individual consumers, retailers, corporate organisations, NHS bodies, local authorities, schools, clubs and associations needing electronic waste collection and recycling services.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -20% CAGR over 4y
Location
MERLIN TRADING (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste and resource management services for businesses, including evaluation of waste streams, implementation of waste handling systems, and processing of domestic and industrial materials…
Serves businesses across a broad range of industries that generate domestic or industrial waste, including firms seeking compliant, cost-effective recycling routes and potential revenue from waste…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
W.A.R.R. (Midlands) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsPurchases and processes catalytic converters, wiring looms, cables and other non‑ferrous scrap metals. Provides catalytic converter recycling, wiring loom and cable processing, on‑site testing and…
Serves automotive and scrap-metal businesses, garages and dismantlers in Birmingham and the West Midlands with catalytic converters, wiring looms, cable and other non-ferrous scrap metals to sell.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Bridmin Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides vacuum tanker hire and related vehicles for municipal and water industry use, and offers liquid waste management services including septic tank emptying, industrial effluent disposal, grease…
Sells primarily to B2B and public sector buyers, including municipal authorities, water companies, councils and large PLCs needing vacuum tanker hire and liquid waste services, as well as buyers…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -5% CAGR over 4y
Location
KINGS HEATH DEMOLITION LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides demolition and dismantling services for residential, commercial, and industrial sites. Activities include site clearance, asbestos surveying and removal, and on-site material crushing for…
Serves B2B and public sector clients needing demolition and site clearance, including Tier 1 contractors, property developers, house builders, businesses, and local authorities, from single-house…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 21% CAGR over 4y
Location
SGP Removals and Services Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste removal and clearance services for domestic and commercial clients, including household, garden, office and builders’ waste collection. Also offers man‑and‑van removals, scrap metal…
Serves both consumers and businesses: households, landlords, tenants, offices, construction sites, commercial and retail clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
SM Pallets Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies new and used wooden pallets to businesses and provides pallet recycling services. Collects, repairs, refurbishes and redistributes pallets for reuse, and offers standard and custom pallet…
Serves businesses in the Midlands with pallet requirements, including manufacturers, paper converters, printing companies, logistics operators and other organisations needing regular or tailored…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 6% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsRecycles expired ABC fire‑extinguisher powder, recovering phosphate and sulphate compounds and converting the material into liquid fertiliser. Provides disposal services for waste fire‑extinguisher…
Serves B2B customers in the waste management and fire safety supply chain needing disposal routes for expired ABC fire extinguisher powder, plus agricultural buyers and farmers seeking liquid…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
TURNERS PALLETS OF EVESHAM LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies new and reconditioned wooden pallets, including Euro and UK pallets and pallet collars. Collects and purchases used pallets from businesses, and provides pallet recycling, waste collection,…
Serves B2B customers in Evesham and surrounding areas, including local businesses needing pallets or disposal of unwanted pallets, plus pallet dealers seeking pallet stock.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Valgrove Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial and industrial waste management services, including hazardous waste collection and disposal, waste oil collection and processing, oil filter recycling, effluent disposal,…
Serves B2B commercial and industrial organisations, plus local authorities, that generate hazardous or regulated waste, with emphasis on clients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, the West Midlands and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire, waste management, and recycling services for household, commercial, and industrial waste. Operates a recycling and transfer centre and offers asbestos transport and disposal,…
Serves households, general builders, shop fitters, and commercial and industrial organisations, mainly in Dudley and the West Midlands, with specialist waste customers across the UK.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Sherbourne Recycling
Operates a materials recycling facility that processes household recyclable waste collected by local authorities. Uses automated sorting technology at a purpose-built resource park to separate and…
Serves local authorities and councils across the Midlands responsible for household kerbside recycling, with the end market being more than 1.5 million residents in their communities.
Location
B WOLVERHAMPTON LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides skip hire, waste collection, and waste management services for households and construction projects. Operates recycling and material recovery facilities and offers disposal and handling of…
Serves homeowners, builders, tradespeople and commercial organisations in Wolverhampton and the West Midlands, including construction sites, shop refurbishments and large clearance projects.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
BROWNHILLS SKIP HIRE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire and waste management services, supplying mini, midi and builders’ skips for domestic and commercial use. Operates a licensed waste transfer station, accepting drop‑off loads and…
Serves households, builders, businesses, schools, hospitals and local councils in the Brownhills and Walsall area, including customers within a 10-mile delivery radius needing skip hire or waste…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
JONES SKIP HIRE (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides waste management services including skip hire and roll-on roll-off container hire, trade waste collection, and front-end loader bins. Collects and transports construction, commercial,…
Serves commercial, industrial, construction and residential customers in the West Midlands, including businesses across multiple industries with regular or substantial waste collection needs.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -83% CAGR over 2y
Location
Sherbourne Recycling
Operates a materials recycling facility that processes kerbside household recyclables collected by partner local authorities. Uses automated sorting and recycling technologies to separate and recover…
Serves public-sector local authorities across the Midlands that manage household kerbside recycling, with operations supporting councils and their residents.
Location
S & B Waste Management & Recycling Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides skip hire and waste management services for domestic, commercial and construction projects, including waste collection, recycling, and operation of a material recycling facility. Supplies…
Serves homeowners, DIY renovators, builders, construction sites, offices, factories, warehouses and shop refurbishment projects needing domestic or commercial waste services across Wolverhampton and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable, Growing · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
BLACK COUNTRY SKIP HIRE LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides skip hire and waste management services for domestic, commercial and construction customers. Offers mini, midi, builders and roll‑on roll‑off skips, waste collection and disposal, factory…
Serves households, trade customers, commercial builders, local authorities and organisations in hospitality, education, public sector, agriculture and manufacturing across Bilston, Wolverhampton and…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 6% CAGR over 2y
Location
M & M Waste Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire and roll-on roll-off container hire for waste disposal, along with man-and-van rubbish clearance services. Operates waste management, recycling, and waste transfer facilities to…
Serves households, tradespeople, construction firms and commercial organisations needing waste disposal, recycling, skip hire or rubbish clearance support.
Financial Health
StableStable · -16% CAGR over 4y
Location
FULLARD BROS (2006) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a scrap metal yard purchasing and processing ferrous and non‑ferrous metals. Provides metal recycling, WEEE waste handling, total waste management, domestic and export scrap supply, and site…
Serves businesses and individuals in the Midlands that buy or sell scrap metal, generate WEEE or waste, or need site clearance and decommissioning support.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Environmental Services (Parts Washer) Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies parts washers, spray gun cleaners, ultrasonic cleaners and solvent recycling machines for sale or rental, with servicing and repairs. Also sells industrial chemicals and provides hazardous…
Serves industrial and commercial businesses across the Midlands and wider UK, including operators needing parts cleaning, spray gun cleaning, solvent recycling, hazardous waste handling, tank…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 3y
Location
ELIMPIC LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides collection and disposal of waste oil, industrial effluent and garage waste. Handles materials including oils, chemicals, paint, batteries, aerosols and contaminated absorbents, and offers…
Serves garages, automotive workshops and industrial businesses generating waste oil, effluent, chemicals and related workshop waste, mainly across the West Midlands and Midlands, with nationwide…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
ROBERT HOPKINS AND SON LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides waste management and industrial cleaning services, including collection, transport, treatment and recycling of hazardous and non‑hazardous waste. Operates waste transfer facilities and…
Serves UK B2B customers from large corporates to start-ups, including automotive and manufacturing firms, engineering SMEs and service-sector businesses with hazardous or non-hazardous waste needs.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Ideal Trade Solutions Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowProvides waste collection and recycling services for businesses and households, handling materials including plastics, UPVC frames, paper, cardboard, tyres, and copper cable. Buys scrap plastics and…
Serves businesses, local authorities and domestic customers across the Midlands and UK, including recycling centres, manufacturers, food companies, MRFs, UPVC window and door fitters, warehouses,…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Hazclear Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides industrial cleaning and waste management services including tank and bund cleaning, decontamination, chemical repackaging, interceptor cleaning and servicing, hazardous waste disposal, wet…
Serves a mix of B2B industrial operators and domestic customers, including sites with tanks, bunds, interceptors, hazardous waste, decontamination needs, or emergency response requirements.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 65% CAGR over 4y
Location
Walter & Sons Waste Management Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides skip hire and waste management services, including delivery and collection of domestic and commercial skips, rubbish collection, disposal and recycling. Operates a range of skip sizes and…
Serves domestic customers, homeowners and businesses needing waste services across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, including industrial customers requiring larger skip capacity.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
J. & P. LEWIS(METALS)LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsBuys, sells and recycles scrap metal, specialising in iron and steel. Provides metal collection, skip services and drop‑off facilities for metal waste, processes scrap for recycling, and supplies…
Serves businesses with scrap metal waste within a 20-mile radius of Oldbury, plus UK buyers of reprocessed metals, particularly iron and steel. Does not target car scrappage customers.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How Birmingham waste management companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Birmingham waste management firms usually earn through recurring service contracts, quote-led project work and per-movement charges tied to containers, skips, tonnage, waste stream and treatment route. Trade-waste rounds are often priced by bin type and collection frequency, while construction clearances and industrial jobs depend more on site access, contamination risk and disposal options. Operators with transfer, recycling or treatment capacity can also earn from gate fees and onward material handling, whereas brokers and subcontractors tend to take margin from arranging capacity they do not own. The service is physical and compliance-heavy, but the sales promise is largely operational: turn up, document the movement and keep the customer out of trouble.
Who they sell to
Most sell to facilities managers, estates teams, construction procurement, environmental health and safety managers, industrial operations teams and local-authority contract officers. Smaller commercial accounts may buy through direct quotes after a premises move, service issue or price review; larger industrial, construction and municipal customers tend to use approved supplier lists, framework agreements or formal tenders. Decision-making usually sits across procurement and operations, with finance involved where container rental, haulage and treatment costs are material. Sales cycles can be short for routine collections and skip work, but they lengthen when hazardous streams, site permits, service-level evidence or public-sector procurement rules are involved.
What they buy
Most waste management firms tend to spend on tools and services that reduce missed collections, manual paperwork and compliance risk. Common software categories include CRM, route planning, job scheduling, customer portals, billing, proof-of-service capture, compliance reporting, fleet maintenance, HR and payroll. Operators with depots or permitted sites may also buy weighbridge systems, yard management, plant maintenance, security, utilities support and environmental monitoring. External services often cover insurance, employment law, accounting, tender writing, driver recruitment, health and safety training and vehicle finance. Suppliers should expect practical scrutiny: systems need to fit depot routines, mobile crews, subcontractors and customers that still rely on email or phone-led ordering.
Why and how to sell to them
Buying triggers tend to be operational rather than abstract. A new depot, permit change, tender win, acquisition, fleet expansion, rising missed collections or a push to document recycling performance can all create vendor interest. The 25 Birmingham operators above £5M revenue are more likely to have formal procurement, finance controls and management reporting needs, while newer firms may still prioritise route density and cash collection. Outbound works better when it connects to a visible constraint: fewer invoice disputes, cleaner audit trails, better vehicle utilisation, faster onboarding of commercial sites or less administrative work for transport and compliance staff.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
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