KCM brings green waste management to Sheffield with new site

The company, which was launched in Rotherham in 1989 by brothers Mark and Philip Hickling and now employs three generations of the Hickling family, is based at an eight-acre site at Ginhouse Lane in Rotherham and is made up of more than 140 waste management professionals who aim to offer a one-stop shop for all waste disposal needs.

Now the company has acquired an abandoned two-acre waste disposal site at Cricket Inn Road in Sheffield and, after a major upgrade programme, is bringing its full range of services to the heart of the city.

Those services include skip hire, household waste, trade waste bins and collection, aggregate and tipper hire, confidential and secure document disposal, legal disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment, tipping and recycling, grab wagon hire and hazardous waste disposal.

KCM already deals with an estimated 75,000 tonnes of waste every year, all currently sorted and graded by a team of 24 waste specialists at the company’s Ginhouse Lane site.

“The fact that everything is hand sorted makes us pretty unique in the area,” said KCM Managing Director Gareth Hickling.

“No matter what the level of waste or its source, our aim is to recycle to the highest specification, ensuring that the smallest amount of material possible goes to landfill.

“We know that wood, metals, plastics and even simple garden refuse can be recycled if properly sorted and we even already have two biomass plants on site.

“In the main, only asbestos and abrasives are left by the end of our rigorous sorting process and these are then safely disposed of following all current industry guidelines.

“We know that for home owners and businesses, waste disposal is not always top of the priority list but with our help it doesn’t have to be a hassle.

“From our recycling policy to the routes our drivers take to collect waste, we ensure that vehicle pollution is addressed as well as landfill reduction.

“We also regularly research new industry technologies and industry trends to keep at the forefront of the waste management sector.”

The new Cricket Inn Road depot was an abandoned and heavily polluted two-acre waste disposal site that has been completely cleared and refurbished by the KCM team, working in close association with Environment Agency and Sheffield Council, making it safe for both staff and clients.

“KCM already serves Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Worksop and the surrounding areas but this new site is a major step forward in our plans for major expansion,” said Gareth.

“We are a proud family business with our roots firmly planted in Rotherham and South Yorkshire and this move into Sheffield reflects the scale of our ambitions for the future.

“We are not just a skip hire business - we are experts in total waste management.

“We already have many existing customers in Sheffield so being able to transport their waste to the new site will have a major impact on our carbon footprint.

“As Cricket Inn Road becomes firmly established we will also be looking to expand our workforce, bring new jobs to the city and it’s important to us too that the money KCM makes is invested back into South Yorkshire.

“Cricket Inn Road is a major step forward for us after more than 35 years in Rotherham and we are already looking at other potential development sites in the area.

“We like to say that we are big enough to compete with the biggest names in the recycling industry but we are small enough to care.”

To find out more about KCM and its full range of services visit kcmwaste.com