WRA calls on Welsh Government to keep HWRCs open during lockdown
The Wood Recyclers’ Association has written to the Welsh Government asking it to take urgent action to safeguard the supply of waste wood, after Wales was put into a 17 day “fire break” lockdown on Friday night. Andy Hill, Chair of the Association (WRA) said the...
Three WRA members announced as finalists in Awards for Excellence
Congratulations to WRA member companies A&A recycling, Egger Timberpak UK and Westminster Waste who have all been selected as finalists in this year's Awards For Excellence in recycling and waste management. The category, which is sponsored by another WRA member...
Public and Private Sector join forces to tackle Waste Crime
The UK’s Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) will be officially launched at the Waste Crime Conference later this week, heralding a new way of working to tackle one of the waste and recycling sector’s biggest issues. WACT comprises a number of organisations from...
WRA Calls on Government to extend deadline for Red Diesel
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has asked the Government to give wood recyclers more time before it removes the entitlement to use red diesel. In this year’s Budget the Government announced it is removing the use of red diesel from April 2022 in certain sectors,...
Andy Hill to stand down as WRA Chair
Wood Recyclers’ Association Chair Andy Hill has announced he will be standing down from the lead role at the trade body’s AGM next March. Andy has been Chair of the WRA for eight years, and was on the Board for two years prior to that. He will hand over the role to...
Spotlight on Knight Energy Services
Knight Energy Services are specialists in solid fuels sampling, testing, supervision and inspection services. The team works across the fuel supply, energy generation and recycling industries with a variety of materials including virgin wood products, agricultural...
Some upturns post Covid for waste wood, but what will the winter hold?
Wood recyclers have reported a faster than expected return to near normality since Covid struck. That was the overall message at the WRA’s Autumn members’ meeting. However, while incoming feedstock of waste wood has risen since June, it is still below the usual levels...
Join us at our autumn webinar for market and regulatory updates
Following the success of our June webinar for WRA members, and with Covid restrictions in place for the foreseeable future, we've decided to make our autumn members' meeting another webinar, hosted on our behalf by CIWM. Join us on Wednesday 16th September from 2.30pm...
UK’s Waste Wood Processing Figures Continue To Rise Year on Year
The amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose again last year to 3.98 million tonnes, an increase of just over 6% on the previous 12 months. As predicted, UK exports of waste wood dropped dramatically by 39%, from 313,000 tonnes across the UK as a whole to...
Member Focus for A&A Recycling Services
A&A Recycling Services is an expanding and innovative waste management company. It was established in the 1990s and its core business was the repair, production and sale of pallets, as well as wood recycling. In 2001, it was purchased by A.W. Jenkinson Forest...



















