Category: Blog

  • IEG Acquires UK-Based Capital Compactors Limited

    IEG Acquires UK-Based Capital Compactors Limited

    Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Capital Compactors Limited (CCL).  CCL is the leading service provider of waste compactors and recycling balers in the UK.  CCL becomes the fourth major UK waste products and services business to join IEG alongside Taylor, DuraFlex and UKCM. CCL was founded in 2000 by Alistair and Jo Lindsay, both of whom…

  • IEG APPOINTS NEW UK HEAD 

    IEG APPOINTS NEW UK HEAD 

    Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has appointed Mike Braddock to the role of Managing Director at IEG EMEA. Mike joins the group with a wealth of experience, having spent over 30 years growing several major UK brands, and will now take the lead in the next phase of growth for Taylor, DuraFlex and UKCM.  The appointment…

  • IEG acquires UKCM

    IEG acquires UKCM

    UKCM’s Cheshire site, which is now owned by US firm Impact Environmental Group UKCM, the UK’s longstanding container repair and refurbishment specialists, has been acquired by Impact Environmental Group (IEG) in a move that sees the Cheshire-based business become the third major UK waste products and services business to join IEG alongside Taylor and DuraFlex….

  • Taylor Bins steers toward car buying model

    Taylor Bins steers toward car buying model

    Taylor, the Worcester steel bin manufacturer, has become the first of its kind to offer customers the opportunity to configure and purchase as little as one custom-made bin directly from this website.

  • Pet project gets Taylor Bin support

    Pet project gets Taylor Bin support

    Pets In Need Hertfordshire, an animal food bank based in St Albans, has avoided steep storage costs after appealing to Taylor, the Worcester bin manufacturer, for help with securing pet food donations received from the local community. After facing pet food storage costs amounting to £400 a month from one Hertfordshire landlord, Pets in Need…

  • Taylor’s latest apppointment is a fan of four wheels

    Taylor’s latest apppointment is a fan of four wheels

    Kirsty Barnes, the latest member to join Taylor, is proving that there is a clear link between cars and bins following her appointment to the role of Customer Service & Sales Office Manager. Since leaving college in 2007, Kirsty has worked in the car industry, having started her career with BCA, the UK’s largest used…

  • IEG rings in New Year with new hire

    IEG rings in New Year with new hire

    Impact Environmental Group (IEG), the US firm that owns Taylor and Duraflex, is enjoying a strong start to 2023 following the appointment of seasoned international sales professional Arie Verlaat to the role of International Sales Director for its entire EMEA operation. Arie joins the business following a 25-year career in international sales across a number of…

  • IEG expands sales team

    IEG expands sales team

    Impact Environmental Group (IEG), which now owns the Taylor and Duraflex brands, has expanded the remit of Container Components’ Sales Manager Bruce Ashton following the decision to promote him to the role of Area Business Manager for the entire group. Bruce joins the wider IEG stable of brands after three years at Container Components where…

  • Green Rewards Drives sustainable nappy change in Wigan

    Green Rewards Drives sustainable nappy change in Wigan

    Green Rewards, a sustainability initiative launched by Taylor, is helping Wigan Council’s residents achieve a mindset change when it comes to nappy changes after the container manufacturer awarded the council £1,136 to promote reusable nappies and reduce the council’s level of nappy-related contamination. Green Rewards enables local authorities throughout the UK to accrue points for…

  • Taylor scoops top manufacturing award

    Taylor scoops top manufacturing award

    Taylor has won the Best Waste & Recycling Containers Manufacturer Award as part of the SME News-hosted British Made Awards 2022. The awards programme, which aims to reward a vastly diverse range of creative manufacturers from across the UK, includes a panel of judges that evaluate entrants solely on merit.  All entrants are assessed based…

  • The apprentice: a day in the life of Rachel Powell, Credit Controller at Egbert Taylor

    The apprentice: a day in the life of Rachel Powell, Credit Controller at Egbert Taylor

    I generally start my day at 8.15am, when I report into the Finance Director – who also happens to be my Mom, it really is a joy to work at Egbert Taylor. Everyone’s friendly here, and everybody gets on well.  Prior to my current role, I was managing invoices in. Now, as credit controller, I…

  • Scottish council puts a lid on contamination

    Scottish council puts a lid on contamination

    South Ayrshire Council has cut waste contamination in four problem areas, all of which were suffering from severe fly tipping, by giving its waste strategy an overhaul with the help of Droitwich bin manufacturer Egbert Taylor. Up until this spring, the council had relied on four 240L wheeled bins per flat to manage the general…

  • Major UK acquisition for US firm

    Major UK acquisition for US firm

    Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Duraflex, the brand behind Chesterfield-based Container Components Europe.  It is the US firm’s second acquisition in the UK since acquiring Egbert H. Taylor & Co Ltd in November 2021. The decision to purchase Duraflex is part of IEG’s global strategy to build a comprehensive waste solutions organisation that caters…