Waste management company Bagnall and Morris Waste Services (B&M) yesterday (5 May) announced its acquisition of family-run waste services provider Stockdale & Sons.

The acquisition was undertaken to ‘strengthen the presence of B&M’ in Manchester and throughout the north west of England.

Stockdale & Sons Managing Director, Carl Stockdale, will be working with B&M for one month before starting his retirement, to ensure there is a ‘smooth transition’ for Stockdale customers.

Stockdale said: “Having built up strong relationships with our customers over the years, it has been important to me to ensure that the level of customer service continues, and B&M Waste Services are the perfect partner to provide this moving forwards.”

“Excited about the prospect of continuing to expand our national presence”

Speaking about the acquisition, Neil Curtis, Managing Director of B&M (pictured), said: “Working with like-minded family run businesses is something we pride ourselves on so this was a natural transition, having known Carl and the way Stockdale & Sons operate for a number of years.

“We are excited about the prospect of continuing to expand our national presence.”

Alongside the acquisition, Curtis has said there will be “continuous improvement” by “increasing segregation wherever possible”, in line with waste legislation.

B&M Waste Services background

Describing itself as a ‘family run organisation with a recycling focus’, B&M Waste Services was established in 1954 when plumber William Bagnall and builder Gerry Morris both left their jobs at the Wirral Gas Board and created Bagnall & Morris.

Now servicing over 4000 companies, today B&M provides ‘recycling-led management solutions’ for businesses across the UK.

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