Meet our Waste & Recycling Experts: The People Powering North West Recycling

Behind our reputation as a leading waste management and recycling provider is a team of dedicated industry experts.

This series highlights the knowledge, experience and leadership that drive our operations — from recycling innovation and resource recovery to customer service excellence. Learn more about their career journeys, insights and the role they play in helping customers achieve sustainable waste solutions.

As part of our 30 Stories for 30 Years campaign, we’re proud to celebrate the expertise that defines our business.

Discover Alec’s career journey from Skip Driver to Transport Manager and his passion for solving problems at NWR.

Alec: From Skip Driver to Transport Manager, Solving Problems and Moving Forward

If you’ve ever wondered who’s behind the scenes making sure every NWR vehicle gets where it needs to go on time, safely, and efficiently, meet Alec, our Transport Manager.

Alec's story

Beccie: From the Ground Up

In any fast-growing business, there are people whose evolution mirrors the organisation’s own – people who grow with the business and shape it in return. At North West Recycling, Beccie is one of those people.

Beccie's story

Dean: Numbers, Negotiations and Never Standing Still

Some people grow with a business. Others help pull it in a new direction entirely. At North West Recycling, Dean is the commercial force that has done both.

Dean's Story

Cat Simpson Finance Director 30 Year Meet the Experts. Learn how Cat brings financial clarity, control and strategic leadership to support growth and positive change at NWR.

Cat: Clarity, Control and Driving Change

Some people keep the numbers in order. Others use them to shape what comes next. At North West Recycling, Finance Director Cat is doing both — bringing structure, insight, and momentum to a business evolving at pace.

Cat's story

Learn how Paul supports NWR’s people, culture and growth as Head of HR & People, helping teams thrive across the business.

Paul: The People Behind the Progress

Behind every strong team is someone making sure the culture that built it doesn’t get left behind as the business grows. At North West Recycling, that’s Paul.

Paul's Story

Waste Management Careers Explore Karl’s 15-year journey at NWR and his role in keeping site operations running efficiently and safely.

Karl: The Engine Room — Fifteen Years Keeping NWR Moving

Some careers follow a path. Others build one from the ground up. At North West Recycling, Karl has spent fifteen years growing from operative to Head of Operations — and shaping the business at every step along the way.

Karl's Story

Tom Kendal Head of Site Maintenance Working a Site Clearance. Find out how Tom leads the site maintenance team at NWR, ensuring operations run smoothly, safely and efficiently every day.

Tom: Building the Team That Keeps NWR Running

Behind every site that runs smoothly is a maintenance team that never stops. At North West Recycling, Tom didn’t just join that team — over seven years, he built it into something the whole business depends on.

Tom's story

Dan DIllion, Meet the Experts, Maintenance Supervisor at North West Recycling, NWR 30th Anniversary

Dan: Eight and a Half Years Learning What the Manual Can’t Teach You

Behind every process that runs smoothly on site is someone who fixed it when it didn’t. At North West Recycling, Dan is one of those people — and after eight and a half years, there’s very little he hasn’t seen.

Dan's Story