A household recycling firm launched in Hull 20 years ago, is gearing up for a major third decade as it prepares to invest significantly in major green projects.
Transwaste was founded by brothers Paul and Mark Hornshaw as a skip hire firm in 2002, hand-sorting waste on the docks. Now the £29 million turnover business is preparing to emerge as a leading player in the green economy in East Yorkshire, with a multiplex energy from waste plant.
Melton Green Energy Park will use waste streams to produce biogas from anaerobic digestion and electricity, while aiming to add three further wind turbines to support neighbouring businesses.
