Enviromail moves to new east Hull HQ following £275k investment

Enviromail, the social enterprise and recycling business, is on the move after making a £275k investment to relocate its headquarters in Hull.

The not-for-profit company has bought and converted a 20,000 sq.ft. site at Studley Street, off Holderness Road in east Hull, into a new Enviro-Hub as Enviromail recycles waste materials from more than 400 small businesses in Hull and the Humber region.

The £275k investment in a new building includes exterior and interior refurbishment, new roof, an upgrade of the grounds, yard and drive, plus new IT systems.

Enviromail recycles glass, card, plastic film and confidential waste, using these services to train and educate the disadvantaged and long-term unemployed in skills applicable to the renewables sector and for general employment.

Peter Lemon, director at Enviromail, said: “We are in the middle of a period of continued, sustainable growth and had simply outgrown our old site. There’s materials coming in and out all the time and we are encouraging more and more local businesses to recycle their cardboard, office paper, plastic film and glass as well as utilising our confidential waste service.

“The aim with Enviro-Hub is to help and support these businesses while providing a variety of ongoing training services.”

The new facilities include a computer training room for 16 people, which will be the base for Enviromail’s WAMITAB training, plus a second training room, with a capacity of between six and 10 people, for more senior informal training including recycling and manual handling.

Significant upgrades have also been made to the warehouse space.

Katy Swaby, fellow director, added: “We are now able to bring our wagons straight into the factory to drop off any recycling for processing and have the space to store processed materials safely inside.”

Other new facilities include a new store room, new recycling store, mailing room for its contract mailing services, and a larger canteen dining area.

Enviromail, which employs 12 staff and was established in 2007, was previously based on Beverley Road.

Financial support for the move and expansion has come from Barclays Bank in Hull.