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Resource management consultancy, Novati, has acquired the waste portfolio of Blue Castle Business Services Ltd.
Founded in 2002, Blue Castle’s consultants deliver sustainable business solutions for hundreds of customers in the healthcare, leisure, and hospitality sectors. These customers will now join several thousand customers who are already being supported by a combination of Novati and Click Waste UK.
Following October’s acquisition of Managed Waste Solutions Limited, this acquisition further strengthens Novati’s offering in key customer sectors in which it already operates.
Managing Director, Max Kanda said: “There are some incredible synergies in the mindset and approach of both Blue Castle and Novati. Not only do we operate in similar customer sectors, but our offices are also located within a couple of miles of each other. We’re excited to welcome our new customers and teammates into the group during such an exciting time for our business.”
Blue Castle Business Services CEO, Marie Harley added: “We created a business with a passion for disruption and a vision to shake up the world of waste and utilities. The pandemic and geopolitics have presented us with many challenges and opportunities, but it hasn’t dampened our passion or enthusiasm for all things sustainability. Now’s the right time for us to concentrate our efforts on other aspects of the Blue Castle Group and hand over the responsibility for Waste Management to Novati.”
The sale has been completed for an undisclosed figure with both parties committing to engaging a localised supply chain to carry out ongoing waste and recycling collection services.
According to Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index, worldwide parcel volume is likely to double in the next five years, with the UK showing the highest increase in carrier revenue of all 13 countries in the Index.
Alongside a huge uptake in the volume of parcel volume and spend, post pandemic, the adoption of hybrid working patterns means that FMs need to find ways to enable staff to book / host collaborative meetings in available workspaces and to find desk, office and parking spaces by utilising automation and data capture to enable site governance.
Yet a recent survey by FMJ in partnership with Pitney Bowes found that 20 per cent of recipients are still using manual paper-based visitor systems, which doesn’t fit with their top priority – to maintain a safe and operational environment.
This overwhelming reliance on paper-based systems is causing many respondents bottlenecks, resulting in a lack of efficiently in logging and tracking packages and people coming into the organisation.
In this webinar, Gary Abbott Director of Business Development and Stuart Bushaway, Head of Dealers Operations and FM Relationships at Pitney Bowes will outline the main findings of the two surveys and what this could mean for FMs, followed by a discussion, chaired by FMJ Editor Sara Bean with a panel of thought leaders into the solutions available to meet these challenges.
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