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In August Augean celebrated its 20th anniversary where staff enjoyed lunch and gifts from the company to show its appreciation for their hard work and dedication over the years.
The firm is a leader in the specialist waste management sector and delivers a broad spectrum of services for the sustainable management of hard-to-handle wastes.
To take the celebrations beyond the site gates, staff were encouraged to take part in a “20 Acts of Kindness” initiative, aimed at spreading a bit of goodwill to local communities. Augean staff are great volunteers and champions of local projects, including charitable fundraising, litter picks, mitigating the consequences of fly tipping and supporting foodbanks.
Augean began life as a PLC, listed on the Alternative Investment Market on 6 August 2004 with just 3 staff members. The company had an objective to buy and build businesses in the UK waste sector, specifically focussing on hazardous and hard-to-handle wastes. By the end of that year through the acquisition of four sites the company had grown to 38 employees. Through other acquisitions, most notably Future Industrial Services in March 2023, and strategic planning and development, now in 2024, the company has nearly 600 staff encompassing a wide range of skills and disciplines, working across 22 sites around the UK.
While there have been many changes in Augean, the waste sector, and the policy and legislation that guides it over the last 20 years, there is a golden thread of values that runs across those two decades. There has always been a strong commitment to staff and their wellbeing and professional development; clients and the continuing importance of excellent customer service and operational delivery; ensuring the highest standards of health, safety and compliance and supporting the communities who live alongside our sites. Looking to the future, Augean is excited and enthused by the challenges that lie ahead in the next 20 years.
