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Waste Companies in Middlesbrough: 53 Active Firms (2026)
Waste companies in Middlesbrough collect, transfer, treat, recycle and dispose of waste for local authorities and businesses across the area.
Buying centres tend to sit in estates, facilities, procurement, environmental compliance and site operations. Contracts are usually repeat service agreements rather than software-style subscriptions, with pricing tied to collection frequency, container type, waste stream, distance to depot and treatment route. Buyers range from local authority teams and construction sites to industrial estates, retailers and offices, so sales motions are practical and compliance-led. Operators with more operational depth usually have vehicles, yards, transfer capacity or specialist processing relationships, while brokers win where they can coordinate regional coverage without owning every asset.
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Middlesbrough has 53 actively trading waste companies in this cohort, which makes the local market easier to read as an operating network than as a broad national cluster. Reported employment totals 386 people, pointing to a workforce spread across depot, driving, sorting, brokerage and compliance roles. The commercial base appears mixed: some firms will be owner-managed collectors or brokers, while others need permitted sites, vehicles and customer routes across neighbouring industrial areas.
England’s waste regime is registration- and permit-led. GOV.UK guidance from the Environment Agency and Defra says a business may need an environmental permit when it uses, recycles, treats, stores or disposes of waste or mining waste, with routes through registered exemptions, standard rules permits and bespoke permits. Carrier, broker and dealer registration also matters for firms that transport waste, buy, sell or dispose of it, or arrange those activities for others. Operating without the required permission is treated as breaking the law, and waste regulation follows separate routes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Future movement appears more likely to come from compliance discipline, fleet utilisation and treatment access than from brand-led expansion. Asset-backed operators tend to gain an advantage when permitting, yard space and repeat commercial routes are hard to replicate, while smaller brokers can remain viable where customers want a contact point across different waste streams. Consolidation has been a recurring possibility in fragmented local services, but integration is operationally awkward: licences, staff, vehicles and customer contracts all have to line up before scale becomes useful.
53
Active firms
2026
4
Above £5M
annual turnover
10
New since 2022
recent incorporations
Key facts
About 7% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (4 of 53 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
18% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (10 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Waste businesses in England may need an environmental permit if they use, recycle, treat, store or dispose of waste or mining waste, with routes through registered exemptions, standard rules permits and bespoke permits.
Carriers, brokers and dealers must register if they transport waste, buy, sell or dispose of waste, or arrange for others to do so; failure to register can lead to an unlimited fine.
Defra estimates that the UK generated 191.2 million tonnes of total waste in 2020, with England responsible for 85% of the total.
Local authority managed waste in England reached 25.2 million tonnes in 2024/25, with 50.3% sent for incineration and 5.5% to landfill.
The UK waste-from-households recycling rate was 44.6% in 2023, compared with 57.0% in Wales and 48% for EU municipal waste under Eurostat’s longstanding reporting dataset.
Top Middlesbrough Waste companies
Omega Metal Recycling Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a scrap metal recycling yard, purchasing ferrous and non‑ferrous metals from households, tradespeople, and businesses. Accepts vehicles, plant and machinery, and bulk scrap, providing…
Serves homeowners, local residents, tradespeople, farms, plant operators and businesses across Middlesbrough and Teesside with domestic and commercial scrap metal needs.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
T.p. Skip Hire Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides skip hire services for domestic and commercial waste disposal. Supplies skips in multiple sizes with delivery and collection, and handles waste management and recycling for construction,…
Serves homeowners, residents and tradespeople undertaking renovations, garden projects or clear-outs, plus local businesses needing commercial skip hire across Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees,…
Financial Health
StableStable · -4% CAGR over 3y
Location
J.M. Barnfather Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides grab lorry hire and commercial haulage using 6 and 8 wheel vehicles to collect and remove construction, demolition, inert and green waste from sites. Also delivers aggregates such as sand,…
Serves tradespeople, construction and demolition contractors, and the general public in Teesside and North Yorkshire with site waste, garden waste or aggregate delivery needs.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -11% CAGR over 4y
Location
WKE (Middlesbrough) Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures and supplies waste-derived alternative fuel pellets made from biomass materials such as waste wood, paper and cardboard. Provides fuel for industrial users including cement, power, steel…
Serves B2B heavy industry customers, particularly cement, power, gasification, steel and brick producers seeking alternative fuel supplies for kilns and energy-intensive operations.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 82% CAGR over 2y
Location
Waste Knot Energy (Finance) Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures waste-derived alternative fuel pellets made from biomass materials such as waste wood, paper and cardboard. Supplies fuel for heavy industries including cement, power, steel and brick…
Sells to heavy industrial businesses seeking lower-carbon fuel inputs, particularly cement kilns, power generators, gasification operators, steel producers and brick manufacturers.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 2y
Location
Waste Clearance Services (NE) Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Rosewood Recycling Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
1st Choice Skip Hire North East Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial and industrial waste management services including waste processing, recycling and waste brokerage. Operates waste transfer and processing facilities handling general, hazardous…
Serves B2B customers: commercial and industrial waste producers across Teesside, Middlesbrough and the wider North East, including businesses with hazardous, difficult or unusual waste streams.
Financial Health
StableStable · 2% CAGR over 4y
Location
Scott Bros
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides waste recycling and materials processing, aggregates supply, skip hire and haulage services. Offers plant and machinery hire, grab and tipper wagon transport, ready‑mixed concrete…
Serves a mix of B2B and B2C customers, including local authorities, housing organisations, commercial businesses and the general public, particularly those needing skip hire, aggregates, recycling,…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
L & C SKIP HIRE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire services for domestic, commercial and construction waste, offering a range of skip sizes with delivery and collection. Also operates waste management and waste transfer services…
Serves homeowners, renovators, builders, construction firms, and commercial or industrial organisations needing skip hire and waste clearance in Middlesbrough, Teesside and surrounding areas.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 17% CAGR over 4y
Location
Cleveland Waste Paper Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste paper and cardboard recycling and secure document shredding services for businesses. Collects and processes office paper waste, confidential documents and redundant printed materials,…
Serves businesses and public-sector organisations in the North East, including schools, local authorities, hospitals, factories, GP practices, business centres, offices, accountants and printers.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Clevestones Trans Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides road haulage and distribution services, plant hire including Volvo loading shovels, and skip hire and waste transfer. Also rents storage and serviced units across multiple sites for…
Serves construction-sector clients, large corporations, SMEs and the general public needing haulage, plant hire, skip/waste services or storage across the North East and UK.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
GNG Waste Management Ltd.
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides skip hire and waste management services for domestic and commercial customers, offering mini, midi, maxi and 12‑yard skips, grab hire and waste collection, with sorting and recycling of…
Serves households and commercial customers needing skip hire and waste management, including project-based users requiring larger skips, RORO or grab hire, mainly in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Skippy Waste Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire and non-hazardous waste collection for domestic and commercial customers. Offers a range of skip sizes, waste disposal services, and waste management including sorting and…
Serves both residents and commercial businesses across Teesside and surrounding areas, including homeowners clearing domestic waste and businesses or industrial sites needing skip hire and waste…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -25% CAGR over 4y
Location
Tyne Tees Crushing & Screening Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides contract crushing and screening services for quarrying, demolition and construction projects. Supplies recycled aggregates including crusher run and crushed concrete, and offers crusher,…
Serves UK quarry operators, demolition contractors, local authorities, builders, civil engineers and waste management companies, with emphasis on projects in the North East and North Yorkshire.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 3y
Location
TELCOSS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides industrial cleaning and waste management services for commercial and industrial sites, including hazardous waste disposal, liquid and food waste handling, septic tank emptying, sludge…
Serves B2B customers operating industrial and commercial sites, including facilities, operations and HSEQ teams needing compliant waste handling, site support and reactive callouts for planned…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 62% CAGR over 4y
Location
Altonlord Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides drainage, industrial cleaning and environmental services for domestic, commercial and industrial sites, including drain unblocking, CCTV surveys, drain lining repairs, tank and silo…
Serves industrial, commercial and domestic customers, including industrial sites, commercial premises, homeowners or property owners, and energy or oil and gas facilities requiring drainage,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 3y
Location
Mantank
Provides industrial cleaning, drainage, and environmental waste management services, including tank and vessel cleaning, hazardous and chemical waste disposal, dewatering, wastewater treatment,…
Serves UK industrial and commercial organisations, including large-scale site operators, facilities managers, utilities, construction sites and property owners; also offers selected domestic drainage…
Location
Accredited Processed Metals Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsPurchases non‑ferrous scrap metals from the public and industrial suppliers, including copper, brass, aluminium, stainless steel, cables, motors and batteries. Also provides skip hire, factory…
Serves industrial businesses and members of the general public looking to sell non-ferrous scrap metal, including copper, brass, aluminium, stainless steel, batteries, cable and motors.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Mantank
Provides industrial cleaning and environmental services including tank and vessel cleaning, hazardous and chemical waste disposal, drainage maintenance, CCTV drain surveys, high‑pressure water…
Serves UK industrial and commercial organisations with large-scale sites, tanks, drainage systems and waste streams, alongside some domestic drainage customers.
Location
ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN GROUP LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · 200% CAGR over 1y
Location
POUT AND FOSTER (NE) LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProcesses and recycles ferrous and non‑ferrous scrap metal. Purchases and reclaims metal from contractors and end‑of‑life vehicles, including vehicle depollution, and prepares recovered materials for…
Serves large contractors across Great Britain, foundries and steelworks, plus businesses or individuals needing end-of-life vehicle disposal.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
TEESSIDE SKIP HIRE & WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides skip hire and waste management services for domestic and commercial customers, supplying skips from small to roll‑on/roll‑off sizes. Collects and processes waste at a transfer and recycling…
Serves both households and businesses needing skip hire and waste disposal, from domestic garage clearances to commercial and industrial site clearances, plus customers buying recycled aggregates and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 12% CAGR over 4y
Location
Niramax Rubber Products Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a tyre processing facility that collects and recycles used tyres. Shreds and granulates tyres into rubber material for reuse, and provides tyre collection, transport, and container supply…
Sells to businesses and other organisations with facilities that need used-tyre storage and removal, as well as customers sourcing granulated rubber for reuse.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 28% CAGR over 4y
Location
A1 Muckaway Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides grab hire using lorry-mounted cranes to collect and remove construction and garden waste, and supplies bulk aggregates such as sand, stone, limestone and topsoil. Also offers site clearance…
Serves domestic and commercial customers across the North East and North Yorkshire, including homeowners, contractors and site operators needing waste removal, grab hire or aggregate supply.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Gee Dee Cleansing Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides drainage, industrial and environmental cleaning services including drain unblocking, CCTV surveys, drain lining repairs, septic and interceptor cleaning, tank and silo cleaning,…
Serves a mix of B2B and domestic customers, including industrial facilities, commercial sites, utilities and energy operators, and property owners needing drainage, cleaning, maintenance and waste…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 22% CAGR over 2y
Location
The Grab Man Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Pie Sigma Trading Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
JJB A Services Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 200% CAGR over 1y
Location
WasteQHSE Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Grabs 4 U Limited
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Wilton Recovery Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Returnable Packaging Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsCollects, supplies and refurbishes wooden pallets for businesses. Provides pallet collection, recovery and reuse services, pallet supply, ISPM15 heat treatment, and management of used pallets and…
Serves UK B2B customers with pallet and packaging requirements, particularly manufacturers, construction firms, waste management operators, chemicals companies and industrial logistics sites.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 6% CAGR over 5y
Location
Arrowflow
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides drainage services for commercial and residential properties, including drain unblocking, CCTV drain surveys and mapping, drain repairs, full site drainage installation and maintenance,…
Serves private homeowners, landlords and commercial property or construction clients across the North East and North Yorkshire, including construction projects needing drainage support.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 68% CAGR over 4y
Location
Ferrexo Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
WATERMAN WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Sustainable Aggregates NE Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Gers Metals Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable
Location
TRADING NORTH EAST LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 49% CAGR over 3y
Location
Clear IT! (Teesside) Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
FALCONSONE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -29% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How Middlesbrough Waste companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Waste operators in and around Middlesbrough earn from recurring commercial collections, transfer and treatment fees, recycling or disposal margins, and brokerage fees for arranging services they do not handle themselves. Pricing is usually quote-led: smaller site contracts are tied to bin lifts, container movements and service frequency, while larger relationships are built around multi-site coverage, reporting and agreed treatment routes. Revenue quality depends on route density, access to permitted capacity, vehicle utilisation and the ability to keep contamination, missed collections and compliance paperwork under control.
Who they sell to
Commercial buyers usually sit close to the site rather than in a central software-style function: facilities managers, estates teams, environmental compliance managers, procurement officers and site operations leads. Small commercial premises tend to buy direct after a quote and a service visit, while construction, industrial-estate and local-authority work is more likely to involve tender portals, framework-style procurement or evidence-heavy supplier checks. Site-level contract values are usually modest, but repeat collections create retention if service is reliable. Larger buyers care about audit trails, permit coverage, insurance, response times and who is accountable when a waste stream cannot follow the planned route.
What they buy
Most waste firms tend to spend on tools and services that make physical operations less messy: route planning, job scheduling, customer communications, billing, payment collection, CRM, accounting and document storage for waste transfer notes and permit evidence. Asset-backed operators also buy vehicle maintenance, plant servicing, depot security, fuel management, insurance, health and safety training and recruitment for drivers or yard staff. Brokers tend to need supplier management, margin tracking, contract administration and customer service systems, because their risk sits in coordination, documentation and third-party performance rather than ownership of every collection or treatment asset.
Why and how to sell to them
Pain tends to concentrate where regulation meets low-margin logistics: missed collections, contaminated loads, uncertain treatment access, staff shortages, expiring registrations or gaps in paperwork. Middlesbrough has four waste firms above £5M turnover and 10 incorporated since 2022, giving sellers two different entry points: scaled operators may be formalising systems, while newer firms may still be choosing finance, compliance, CRM and operational processes. Buying triggers include a new depot, extra vehicles, a public-sector tender, a change in compliance responsibility or a move from brokerage into owned capacity. Generic efficiency claims are weaker than evidence tied to fewer failed visits, cleaner audits or faster billing.
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
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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