A family-owned London waste and recycling company that runs some of southern England's largest materials recycling sites, including Willesden Junction and Enfield, plus skip hire and waste collection.
Powerday is a London waste management and recycling company. Its website says it serves construction, demolition, commercial, industrial and public sector customers with waste collection, skip hire and recycling of materials including metal, plasterboard, wood, plastic and aggregates. It also handles hazardous and clinical waste, clears fly-tipped waste for councils, and moves some waste by water. It makes refuse-derived fuel, a fuel made from waste that cannot be recycled, which can be sent to energy plants. The company says it runs the largest materials recycling facilities in southern England, licensed to process more than 3.5 million tonnes a year.
Powerday describes itself as a family-owned business with almost 50 years of experience. A 2015 trade article names Mick Crossan as chairman and owner and says the business grew from construction-related work into commercial and industrial waste. A 2023 article names Edward Crossan as chief executive and Liam Kearney as joint managing director. We found no written mission statement, only a link to a mission video that we could not read. The website stresses responsive, personal service, recycling, innovation and compliance, and it publishes a sustainability manifesto that refers to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to social value.
Powerday is firmly a London business. Its main site is at Willesden Junction in north-west London, where the company has its address at Old Oak Sidings. The website lists sites at Bermondsey, Brixton, Canning Town, Croydon, Enfield, Heathrow, Thorney Mill and Wimbledon as well. A 2023 report says it bought Economic Skips, a Bermondsey skip company that has served Greater London since the early 1970s, and that it runs close to 200 vehicles across London and the surrounding counties. The fleet is described as meeting the Euro 6 and ULEZ emissions rules.
On people and culture, the site mentions a Meet the Team page and sponsorship of local sports clubs and a boxing programme, which suggests a business that puts effort into its local community. These are the company's own claims. The same 2023 article shows the company growing by buying smaller local firms and keeping their established sites, which tends to mean a mix of long-serving local staff and newer colleagues.
Roles at a company like Powerday include drivers and skip lorry operators, plant operators and mechanics who keep the sorting machinery running, site and transport managers, and environmental and compliance officers who make sure each site follows its permits. There are also sales and customer service teams, estimators for construction clients, and finance, health and safety, and administration staff. If you like practical work, machinery, or seeing waste turn back into usable materials, this is a good company to look into.
Website: powerday.co.uk
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