A South West based metal recycling company has rebranded and expanded - and landed a national contract.
Plymouth-based Aussie Scrap Metal is now called Aussie Metal Management and has expanded into the commercial market, a move which has already paid dividends with the awarding of a new nationwide contract.
Set up in 1997 by Alan “Aussie” Tunks, who moved to Devon from Australia the business originally handled domestic scrap metal collections.
In 2007 his son Beau Tunks joined the business and now runs it with his partner, Sara.
The business has grown growing from a small Plymouth-based family
business into a recycling company with national coverage handling complex metal recycling projects, hence the need to rename as Aussie Metal Management.
It has just won a nationwide contract servicing 240 garage sites, which will provide full compliance with waste disposal requirements, saving a considerable amount of time and effort across the company.
Metal wastage is an area where considerably more recycling could take place. Mr Tunks said, and Aussie Metal Management regularly undertakes metal clearance from farms, boatyards, factories and hospitals where waste metal is likely to accumulate.
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“‘Our mission is very simple,” said Mr Tunks, managing director. “We want to make it easy for companies to recycle their waste metal, which allows them to meet their environmental targets while also helping conserve our precious natural resources.
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‘We have the resources and skills to tackle very large metal clearance projects in the South West which means there really is no job too large for us to handle.
“We also have a national collection service specifically for the garage and automotive trade, enabling us to keep their sites safe and clear of metal waste.
“We recently won a nationwide contract servicing 240 garage sites, which will provide full compliance with waste disposal requirements, saving a considerable amount of time and effort across the company.’
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The Lister Close-based company stressed that scrap metals such as copper, steel, iron, aluminium and brass can be recycled over and over again.
Steel, for instance, is one of the most recycled metals in the world.
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“By recycling scrap metal, we reduce waste and improve the efficiency of use of our valuable metal resources,” said Mr Tunks.
“Recycling metal is also an environmentally friendly solution and can help you meet your targets for sustainability and corporate responsibility.”