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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…

Willshee’s is delighted to be named a finalist in the Science, Technology, and Innovation category of the Staffordshire Chambers Business Awards 2023. The category aims to recognise businesses that have demonstrated exceptional advancements through the application of ground-breaking technology and innovative practices. Dean Willshee, Managing Director said: “I’m really pleased for the team that they…

Willshee’s has appointed Jon Cox as financial controller, which is a newly-created position following on from another record year for the company which saw 20% increase in sales and the need to recruit additional team members right across the business.   Jon Cox is a double qualified accountant (FCMA & MAAT) and has 23 years’ experience in business…

Meet Marketa Dacova who has been with us for nearly five years and speaks five languages – Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian and English. Marketa is one of our dedicated customer service advisors – here to help! And this is her story. Originally from Slovakia, Marketa’s first job was in Belgium – picking apples, which also…