Recruiter Profile: European Metal Recycling

European Metal Recycling was formed in 1994 by Manchester-based Sheppard Group making the first of several key acquisitions to rapidly grow the company and create a global leader in recycling. The company employs over 1,400 people and operates at over 65 locations, with liaison offices all around the world.

Our core business involves the fast-paced accumulation and recycling of metal-based consumer products, metal off cuts from factories and demolition materials - over eight and a half million tonnes a year. Not only do we have extensive ferrous and non-ferrous operations, we are also rapidly expanding our activities in plastics and other materials. Already we produce over 100 grades of recycled products, which are taken to market by our extensive road, rail and shipping network.

Supporting our core activities are a range of specialist divisions, ranging from industrial clearance, total waste management and compliance services for manufacturers under new producer responsibility rules to local authority services on abandoned vehicles and metals arising from civic amenity sites, incinerators and recycling facilities. We even operate a multi-disciplined environmental consultancy.

Our mission statement is simple: To maintain our position at the forefront of the industry by delivering the right products in the right volumes on time, and continually enhancing our portfolio of environmentally progressive services. 

European Metal Recycling has achieved sustained organic growth over the past decade, with an average annual compounded sales growth of 20% over the last 10 years and an annual turnover now topping over £2 billion.