PROFILE ANYJUNK
32 MARCH 2019
Using the latest smart technology could radicalise the way the
FM industry manages reactive services, Jason Mohr, creator of
a slick on-demand waste collection model tells Sara Bean
One of the biggest headaches in FM
is managing any kind of reactive
response, whether it is organising an
engineer to fix an urgent maintenance
breakdown or arranging for the collection
of unscheduled waste. For those in need
of the latter, rubbish collection business
AnyJunk o ers an on-demand
collection service for bulky waste.
So far so FM, but the concept is
intriguing: the firm uses smart
technology to o er an Uber-style
network of local waste carriers who
together provide a nationwide, ondemand
service.
Jason Mohr, founder and CEO of AnyJunk,
believes that the company’s technology
and operating model have the potential
to transform the FM industry’s approach
to reactive services. He wants people to
consider how their service capabilities
and costs would be transformed if they
completely digitalised their processes and
created their own Uber-style network of
overlapping local service providers.
Says Mohr: “We provide man and van
teams nationwide to remove bulky waste
from homes and o‚ ices across the UK and
take it to commercial recycling facilities.
This includes everything from builders and
repairs waste to furniture, appliances and
fly-tipped rubbish. Clients are mainly from
social housing, real estate, building repairs,
home improvement, and FM.”
The model is slick and straightforward,
o‚ ering same-day collection in most major
cities and next day guaranteed nationwide.
All the collections, which can be ordered
online 24/7 via a desktop or smartphone, are
sent to the most local teams from a base of
approximately 350 operators, all connected
to a Uber-style platform. This results in
on-time collection rates of more than 99
per cent, something that Mohr claims was
impossible to achieve using a traditional
waste collection model.
“Previously we had about 40 trucks, with
the equivalent of around 100-plus teams