Bristol-based independent waste management company McCarthy Marland is to more than double its turnover and expand across the South West and beyond after hitting the acquisition trail.
The firm has taken over Hughes and Salvidge Holdings in a multi-million pound deal in a move that not only takes its turnover to £18m but also enables it to increase the amount of waste it handles as well as its recycling percentages and sustainability. 
The acquisition, which includes Hughes and Salvidge’s subsidiaries Aasvogel Skip Hire and Valley Trading – based in Wantage, Oxfordshire, and Tetbury, Gloucestershire, respectively – will in addition further expand McCarthy Marland’s reach along the M4 and M5 corridors.
At the same time its workforce will now rise by more than 60% to 130 people, with the existing leadership teams of both Aasvogel and Valley Trading remaining in place.
The combined group now handles around 145,000 tonnes of waste a year, 75% of which is recycled or recovered for energy from waste.
As a result of the deals, McCarthy Marland – which has its head office in St. Phillips – now runs waste collection services and recycling facilities across Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.
The firm provides skip hire, roll-on roll-off, grab hire, wheelie bins and other waste management services to a customer base that includes local authorities and businesses in the manufacturing, construction and warehousing/distribution sectors as well as high street retailers and organisers of major events.
The acquisition will also enable the firm to improve operational efficiencies across the breadth of the organisation and greatly increase the amount of recyclable materials it can extract.
Its subsidiary company Westcombe Waste, which it acquired in 2017, also operates a landfill site in Somerton, Somerset.
McCarthy Marland director Alex Marland, pictured above, right, with McCarthy Marland founder and director Kevin McCarthy, said: “The acquisition of both Aasvogel Skip Hire and Valley Trading represents a significant step forward in McCarthy Marland’s journey.
“These are exciting times as we enhance and expand our offering across the region, strengthen our position within the waste management sector and accelerate our overall growth.
“As we more than double our headcount, we are confident we will go from strength to strength with this geographical expansion and drive further efficiency from our combined waste recycling technologies.”
Mr McCarthy added: “We are proud of the reputation that McCarthy Marland has built up over the years as a leading independent waste management company, which our growing number of customers can trust.
“We have a valuable role to play in helping the UK to respond to today’s net zero carbon challenge. This acquisition will enable us to greatly enhance the extraction of recyclable material from the waste we handle and provide the ability for our clients to effectively track it from an ESG perspective.”
Shawbrook Bank supported the refinancing of McCarthy Marland to allow acquisition, financial details of which have not been released. Kevin McCarthy (left), founder and director of McCarthy Marland and Alex Marland, director of McCarthy Marland.
