Ailsa3 made its first acquisition in the formation of a new specialist environmental and waste management group in March 2005.

Hinton and Wyatt acquired a majority shareholding in Automotive waste specialist Credential Environmental as the cornerstone of a new waste and environmental group bringing together specialist waste and environmental businesses in complementary niche markets with a view to sharing sales, knowledge and technology advantages.

Credential Environmental Ltd is a £16m turnover specialist in recycling and waste management. The company is a UK market leader in the collection and recycling of automotive waste such as tyres, brake and battery fluids, oils and catalytic converters, and the treatment and transfer of other special and hazardous waste.

Credential Environmental operates sites across the UK including Selby, Newton Aycliffe and Durham and employs over 100 staff.

Credential Environmental is developing new products and innovative safe waste management techniques that have put the company at the forefront of the growing automotive waste sector.

The market for waste management solutions and recycling is growing rapidly, and changes to waste disposal legislation and ever-tougher environmental directives including the Landfill Directive and End of Life Vehicle Directive has seen significant increase in demand for specialist services especially within the automotive sector.

For more information visit the Credential Environmental Ltd
website at www.credenv.com