Robert Longley-Cook joins WRAP as trustee
WRAP has announced the appointment of experienced charity figure and former oil industry executive Robert Longley-Cook to its board of trustees.
Mr Longley-Cook joins WRAP with a wealth of experience in the third sector. In his current role as chief executive of Hft, a national charity with a turnover of £70 million, Robert leads the delivery of personalised support services for some 2,500 adults with learning disabilities.
As part of a 26 year career at oil company BP, Robert played a key role in the development of an overarching strategy on ‘Plastics & Waste’ for the European Plastics Association.
Commenting on the appointment, he said “I am delighted to join WRAP, a charity I consider to be vital in addressing the resource challenges of today and the future. I look forward to drawing on my experience and knowledge from both the third and private sectors and combining them with the passion and energy I have to help meet WRAP’s vision of a world where resources are used sustainably.”
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Ted Pierpont appointed as director of sales for BHS
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has appointed Ted Pierpont as director of sales, reporting to President John Warne.
Mr Pierpont will lead the BHS regional sales managers and internal team, directing the sales process for BHS’ products for mixed materials, single stream recyclables, construction and demolition (C&D) waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), plastics and waste-to-energy industries.
Commenting on his new role, Mr Pierpont said. “I’m looking forward to working with an impressive team of sales professionals to bring innovative solutions to our customers, enabling them to exceed their profit and diversion goals.”
Welcoming the appointment, BHS President Mr Warne said: “BHS has undergone a period of tremendous growth in recent years, bringing to market ground-breaking systems and uniting best-in-class technologies under one roof.
“As we usher in a new era of sales leadership, it was important to find someone with the acumen to not only understand this often complex environment, but to strategically lead our entire team towards What’s next. We’re fortunate to have found someone of Ted’s calibre. A proven executive who has successfully led large-scale sales operations in highly technical applications, he will be highly instrumental to our future success.”
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Nick Unwin joins Wastecycle as general manager for collections
East Midlands-based recycling and resource management company Wastecycle has appointed Nick Unwin as general manager for collections.
The role has been created to drive forward the continued improvements in operations, complimenting the imminent arrival of Wastecycle’s new technology system, the company claims.
Mr Unwin will oversee the management of transport and logistics in relation to the company’s collections process, working to improve its transport solutions, efficiencies and health and safety procedures.
Joining Wastecycle from Sims Metal Management, Mr Unwin has 18 years’ experience in the transport industry as well as in third party logistics and waste metal recycling.
On his new role at Wastecycle, he said: “I’m excited to be part of a business that continually invests in innovative new recycling and recovery techniques in what is an ever-evolving industry.”
Wastecycle processes more than 450,000 tonnes of waste and materials through its recycling facilities in Nottingham every year.
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Three appointed to ADBA board
The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has announced three new board members to support and enhance its knowledge base in AD market.
The new appointments include Julian O’Neill, chief executive of Biogen; William Heller, chief executive of Tamar Energy; and Dr. David Greenfield advisor to the Local Authority Waste Network Coordinators (WNC) and managing director of SOENECS (Social, Environmental and Economic Solutions Ltd).
Welcoming the appointment ADBA’s Chief Executive, Charlotte Morton, said: “As the trade association for the AD and bioresources industry, a key aspect of our work is to represent all sectors of our industry and to demonstrate what the anaerobic digestion industry can deliver for the UK to attract appropriate government support. To help us understand the issues affecting each sector and adapt our strategy to best support the growth of the industry, we take care to appoint a board which is as representative of the industry and our membership as possible.
“Together, Willie, Julian and David will support our ambitions to grow the food waste sector and to encourage local authorities to support source segregated collections. Through substantially increasing the amount of food waste available for industry, not only would segregated collections increase recycling, but treating the UK’s inedible food waste through AD could produce 9.3TWh per year by 2025 – enough green gas to heat half of the homes in London.”
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