Enva continues expansion into WEEE market with fresh acquisition

WEEE Solutions specialises in the disposal of WEEE and works with a string of councils in Scotland, the company says, including Renfrewshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Argyll & Bute and Aberdeenshire councils.

WEEE solutions was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Linwood, Scotland and focuses on collecting and recovering materials from various WEEE items like fridges, flat panel displays, batteries, fluorescent tubes, large domestic appliances, IT equipment, and small domestic appliances.

The move follows two acquisitions made by Enva last year in the WEEE recycling sector.

In November, Enva bought Grantham-based WEEE recycler Environcom (see letsrecycle.com story), three months after it also purchased Shore Recycling’s fridge recycling plant in Perth, Scotland (see letsrecycle.com story).

Commenting on the acquisition, Michelle Scott, Enva’s operations director in Scotland said: “The purchase of WEEE Solutions complements our recent acquisitions in this space, further consolidating our market leading position in the UK and Ireland. We have a long-standing relationship with WEEE Solutions, and this purchase will enable Enva to invest directly to grow its already established footprint in Scotland. We look forward to working with the team going forward to maximise the recovery of valuable resources from electronic waste’’.

Graeme Douglas, director of WEEE Solutions, commented: ‘’Enva are the perfect fit for our business and becoming part of a larger group will enable our already successful operations to grow and flourish. The additional expertise and extended service portfolio Enva brings will also add value to what we can offer our customer base.’’

Enva

Enva is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading recycling a companies with a turnover of £346 million in 2022/23,  more than 1600 employees and over 20,0000 customers.

The company has perused an aggressive acquisition strategy in recent years to establish itself as a big player in the industry. It was acquired by US private equity firm I Squared Capital in April 2023 (see letsrecycle.com story).