About
All businesses need a reliable, cost-efficient and ethical solution to their waste management needs. Gone are the days when businesses weren’t concerned about what happened to their waste. Today environmental responsibility, reliability and price are all of equal importance, and that’s where we come in.
As a business firmly rooted in family values with over 75 years of experience, here at Cawleys, we truly care about our clients, and our local communities and delivering sustainable solutions that will benefit your business and the planet for generations to come.
Our longevity and success have been built on a top-notch reputation for delivering on our promises and more importantly, helping businesses save money. Our focus is our customers who range from the smallest offices or retail establishments up to large manufacturing businesses and blue chip corporates.
From our state of the art materials recycling facility, to the most complex hazardous waste collection processes, we are constantly looking to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to sort, treat and recycle all classifications of waste.
As a leading regionally owned recycling company, we work with both local and national businesses to give waste a new life, benefiting the environment and all those who are a part of it.
To discover how we can improve on your recycling and resource management arrangements whilst making a positive impact on the environment, contact us today.
What we do
At Cawleys our business is your rubbish. As a full-service waste and resource management organisation, we provide a complete range of reliable and cost-effective solutions.
As well as organising the collection and safe disposal of your waste, we are a driving force for innovation in waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
With facilities in Luton, Wellingborough and Milton Keynes we serve a wide range of businesses across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire, as well as North and East London and regional hubs across the UK.
Whether your business needs to dispose of food waste, plastics, coffee grounds, hazardous materials, lithium batteries or any other type of waste, we can help. From the most straightforward weekly lifts to national multi-site collections, we offer all the equipment you might need including skips, wheeled bins (eurocarts), bulk rollon skips, hazardous drums, baled recyclate and much more.
Our values At Cawleys we deliver a reliable, efficient and competitively priced waste collection service, but there’s far more to us than just that.
As a family run business that has more than 75 years of success, we understand that staying true to our values is the thing that drives us forward. To achieve our vision, we live and breathe our core values at every point of transaction and in the practices, we undertake each and every day.
Our community As a family business, having a sense of responsibility and being personally involved in our community is in our DNA.
Our company values are important to us and are expressed both in our day to day work and through our support for local communities and charities.
Teamwork, energy and determination are all part of the Cawleys vision and we like to nurture these qualities in our colleagues, clients and those who live and work in our local area.
Meet our team
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Nigel Ingram
General Manager
With over 30 years of experience in the processing of waste, Nigel is ideally placed to lead Cawleys as the company looks to further increase the recovery of recyclable materials whilst diverting non-recyclables to energy generation.
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Simon Platt
Director of Finance
At the financial helm of the business is Simon Platt. Simon, who joined Cawleys in 2011 has extensive experience in the finance sector, including twelve years at Iron Mountain Europe where he managed annual revenues in excess of $3 billion. More recently, Simon spent two years with waste management group Reconomy. This combined experience makes Simon the top man for the job as Cawleys’ Financial Director.
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Lynsey Mardlin
Head of Sales
Lynsey started her career at Cawleys in November 2023, heading up the Sales team. With over 5 years experience in the waste industry and 10+ years managing sales teams, Lynsey’s experience and drive is invaluable to the company. She fosters a culture of encouragement through developing and empowering individuals to evolve and reach their full potential.
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Dan Tebay
Head of Corporate Sales
Dan joined Cawleys in January 2016 and has been involved in many of the biggest new contract wins Cawleys have had during that time. With more than 12 years’ experience in the waste industry, Dan’s key strengths lie in relationship building with new prospects, interrogating their existing waste data and delivering innovative waste solutions to exploit efficiencies from a cost, service or sustainability perspective.
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Pete Greig
Head of Account Management
Pete has more than 20 years’ account management experience, the last 15 years in the waste industry managing high profile and blue chip contracts. Pete oversees the account management, retention and contract management teams, all focussed on developing bespoke programmes to meet customers specific waste and long term sustainability goals.
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Kirsty Dwan
Human Resources Manager
Kirsty joined Cawleys in August 2016 and is an experienced HR Professional with over 25 years of experience. She is passionate about all things HR and is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD and MBA as well as a Mental Health First Aider, IOSH certified and Certified Data Protection Officer. Kirsty is working with the management team to progress Cawleys from Investors in People Silver to Gold and handles all the day to day HR, Recruitment and Development requirements.
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Ann-Louise Doidge
Hazardous Services Manager/ Operations Manager Wellingborough Depot
Ann joined the Hazardous team in 2021 bringing over 18 years of experience in the waste industry to the Cawleys team. Ann-Louise’s strengths cover an extensive skillset developed from her previous roles in the waste industry. Covering account management, retention and staff development as well as her commitment to continuous improvement which is reflected in the strong team she has built-in the Hazardous services.
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Michael Fitchew
Transport & Depot Manager Milton Keynes Depot
Prior to joining Cawleys in June 2024 as Transport & Depot Manager at Milton Keynes, Michael was Managing Director for D&M Removals & Logistics for 13 years. During that time, Michael gained his certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage and has been a qualified Transport Manager since August 2023. Before starting his career in the logistics and waste industry, Michael served in the police, as a Special Constable, Response Officer and was promoted to Traffic Officer which he did for 6 years. He has a passion for success and promoting empowerment.
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Justyna Rurka
Commercial Support Team Leader
Justyna started her career at Cawleys in 2011 as a Recycling Operative and has been climbing the internal ladder ever since. In 2016, she joined the Sales Administration team and transferred to lead the Commercial Support and Broker Team in 2020.
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Louise Sumerlee
Customer Services Team Leader
Louise joined Cawleys in August 2014, starting as a part time member of the Customer Services team. She transferred to a full time position five years later in 2019 and is now the Customer Services Team Leader. During her time with the business, Louise has worked on various projects, including retention.
