Wirral Life July 2018 | Page 79

IN BRIEF W BUSINESS L B&M WASTE SERVICES LAUNCH RECYCLING INNOVATION CENTRE SALE OF AWARD WINNING WIRRAL BASED NURSERY PORTFOLIO Continuing to remain ahead of the game, Carbon Neutral B&M Waste Services this week launched their state of the art innovation in recycling centre, ‘Milner House’, based in Bromborough, Wirral. Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed on the sale of Daisy & Jake Nurseries, an impressive portfolio of six purpose-built day nurseries on the Wirral, providing an effective operating capacity of 642. The nursery group has been acquired by leading international childcare provider, Busy Bees. Over 650 m 2 of information, activities and equipment will be the one stop shop for businesses wanting to improve their approach to waste management in their school, hospital, retail outlet, manufacturing outlet, office or other business. The layout of the facility allows those visiting to go on a ‘waste journey’ to understand from start to finish what they can do when working with B&M Waste, in order to reduce their waste costs, and minimise the environmental impact of their waste. B&M Waste have a zero waste to landfill policy, are fully accredited as Carbon Neutral to PAS 2060 standards, as well as further assessed to PAS 402 level. All of which means their customers are assured by using their service, they are doing the absolute best to protect the environment. Neil Curtis, Managing Director at B&M Waste Services said “The road to recycling isn't always easy, which is why we're making it simpler as we invite you to take a tour of our brand new innovation centre. This hub is geared up to educate not only schools and those in the education sector, but businesses who want to understand more about moving up the waste hierarchy, reducing waste output and recycling more using the very latest techniques and technology to assist.” Jayne Kennedy, Marketing Manager at B&M Waste said “We’ve named the innovation centre – Milner House - after our long- standing Sales Director Terry Milner. He’s been a considerable part in the growth of B&M Waste and after 25 years service will be retiring later this year. He’s a terrific innovator and mentor and with that in mind we hope that Milner House will be testament to that, as we invite schools, colleges and businesses to visit and learn about the very latest recycling innovations. We’ve already had plenty of enquiries and look forward to ‘talking rubbish’ with even more people following the launch this week.” Those interested in taking the free tour should contact marketing@ bagnallandmorris.com who will arrange a suitable date and time. Since 2004 the group has grown organically by acquiring vacant sites, including residential properties and former petrol stations, and developing their own purpose-built settings. The six strategically located, high quality nurseries all offer in excess of 90 childcare places at each site, extensive outdoor play areas, and car parking. The acquisition brings the total to 359 UK nurseries in the Busy Bees Group, with in excess of 50,000 children across more than 500 sites in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, China, and Australia. Marg Randles, Chief Academic Officer and Co-Founder of Burntwood- headquartered Busy Bees, comments, "We are delighted to have the opportunity to add Daisy & Jake Day Nursery to our growing family. Our philosophy and passion has always been and always will be to deliver local provision to local families, and we work hard to ensure each nursery runs on its own merit with its own specialised and dedicated staff team in place. Over the past 35 years, we have been dedicated to providing outstanding opportunities for children to give them the very best start in life. Our success has been down to the people in our nurseries and we are very much looking forward to working with Daisy & Jake and their team of dedicated and passionate staff. We will work closely with parents and staff at Daisy & Jake to keep everyone up to date to ensure a seamless transition." Former part owner of Daisy and Jake Nurseries, Lisa Collins, comments, “After 14 years building our nursery business, we have decided that now is the right time to hand over the reins. I am confident that in Busy Bees we have chosen the ideal partner who will maintain the values and ethos we have all worked so hard to achieve. I know they will preserve the things that make Daisy & Jake so special and continue to provide quality childcare and excellent staff support. The future of Daisy & Jake is bright, and I will be proud to watch the business continue to go from strength to strength under its new owners." wirrallife.com 79