WRAP Cymru strengthens regional support to small-medium recycling businesses
WRAP’s (Waste & Resources Action Programme) expanded business development service will enable small-medium (SME) recycling businesses across Wales to draw on local expertise through regionally placed business advisors. SMEs in the recycling or reprocessing industry can receive free support and advice from WRAP at any stage of their business development.
The challenging economic times highlight the real need faced by many in the recycling industry for robust business plans to ensure the sustainability of their business. Responding to this, WRAP’s business development service offers wide-ranging support from raising finance, market information, access to funding for new equipment, opportunities for staff training through to marketing and business planning. The business development service offers a flexible and dedicated package to help businesses consolidate and prepare for future development.
Beth Winkley, WRAP Cymru Programme Manager, said: “Equipping recycling businesses in Wales with the skills they need to become sustainable businesses is critical to developing our excellent domestic recycling industry, in the face of many global challenges.
“WRAP Cymru is developing programmes of targeted support to help increase recycling rates by SMEs, and to encourage manufacturers to use more recyclate as a resource. These schemes will also help the reprocessing sector by providing more good quality material, and additional local markets”.
“WRAP’s business development service provides access to skills, knowledge and resources for SME recycling businesses – all available from local business advisors.”
For help, support, advice or just a conversation about how your business can benefit from WRAP’s business development service, please call 0808 1002040 www.wrap.org.uk/recyclingbusiness
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Editor's notes
- WRAP helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change.
- Established as a not-for-profit company in 2000, WRAP is backed by government funding from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Working in seven key areas (Construction, Retail, Manufacturing, Organics, Business Growth, Behavioural Change, and Local Authority Support), WRAP’s work focuses on market development and support to drive forward recycling and materials resource efficiency within these sectors, as well as wider communications and awareness activities including the multi-media national Recycle Now campaign for England.
- More information on all of WRAP's programmes can be found on http://www.wrap.org.uk/