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With a wealth of experience in the waste management sector, Susan Purnell plays a leading role at Willshee’s. As Commercial and Technical Manager, she is involved in a wide range of areas across the business, from managing the commercial team to overseeing compliance and handling complex waste streams. In this Q&A, we get an insight…

Moving into his fifth year at Willshee’s, Ben Kelly-Walley has carved a unique path in the waste management industry. Starting as a Business Development Manager in 2020 – with no previous experience in the sector – Ben’s role has evolved significantly. In this Q&A, we explore Ben’s experiences of working at Willshee’s and his insights…

Around 260 infant school children received a lesson in recycling and other environmental issues last week, as part of Burton-based Willshee’s 40th anniversary celebrations. Willshee’s Waste & Recycling’s business development manager Ben Kelly-Walley attended a school assembly at Violet Way Academy in Stapenhill and was thrilled with the response he got from the children around…

Back in the early Eighties, Keith Willshee was working as a haulier, driving long distances in his lorry – week in, week out – delivering building materials and spending many nights away from home. In 1982, he took a job closer to home, delivering skips for a local skip hire company. This gave Keith some…

Burton-based Willshee’s Waste & Recycling is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the company hits £35million turnover and continues its trajectory of 20% year-on-year growth for the 10th consecutive year. Started by Keith and Maria Willshee on Monday 12th March 1984, with one vehicle and 10 skips, today the company handles 300,000 tonnes of waste per…

Willshee’s Waste & Recycling has been appointed by ground-breaking construction company TopHat to undertake a major waste management contract that showcases market-leading sustainability in practice. TopHat produces design-led, low carbon modular homes through a unique technology-enabled approach which has innovation and protection of the environment at its heart – from concept stage to manufacturing to…

Burton-based Willshee’s Waste & Recycling has appointed Jenna Willshee to its board of directors following a 13 year career at the leading Midlands family-owned waste management business. Jenna’s responsibilities as a director will focus on leading and developing the customer service, office management, payroll and human resource functions within the growing company which comprises of…

Achieving 59th place in the UK Women-Powered Business Report, Willshee’s is the largest independent waste and recycling company in the East Midlands region, providing domestic, industrial and commercial waste solutions for nearly 40 years.

Willshee’s is delighted to have been named the 2023 Business of the Year at the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce business awards. The annual awards bring together businesses across Staffordshire to celebrate successes, innovative strategies and vital contributions made by locally based companies across fifteen diverse strategies. Commenting on the prestigious award win, Dean Willshee, Managing Director of Willshee’s Waste…