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[[Category:Waste Companies]] | [[Category:Waste Companies]] | ||
[[Viridor]] is one of the major waste and recycling companies in the UK and operates many waste management facilities . | |||
==History== | |||
Pennon emerged from the privatisation of the utility elements of the South West Water Authority in 1989. Pennon acquired | Pennon emerged from the privatisation of the utility elements of the South West Water Authority in 1989. Pennon acquired [[Haul Waste Ltd]] in 1993 from English China Clays. Haul Waste Ltd changed its name to Viridor in 1998. | ||
Haul Waste Ltd changed name to Viridor in 1998. | |||
Viridor acquired many waste management and recycling companies, including | Viridor acquired many waste management and recycling companies through the late 1990's and early 2000's, including Blue Circle Waste Management, [[Wyvern Waste Services Limited]], Thames Waste Management, Enviroscot, Brett Waste Management and Terry Adams Ltd. | ||
The sale of Viridor to '''Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR)''' by Pennon was announced in March 2020 for £4.2bn<ref>https://www.pennon-group.co.uk/media/news/proposed-sale-viridor-%C2%A342-billion-kkr</ref> and completed in July 2020<ref>https://resource.co/article/viridor-acquired-kkr-42-billion</ref> | |||
==Viridor Entities Listed on WikiWaste== | ==Viridor Entities Listed on WikiWaste== | ||
*[[Viridor Waste (Somerset) Ltd]] | *[[Viridor Waste (Somerset) Ltd]] (previously [[Wyvern Waste Services Limited]]) | ||
*[[Viridor Waste Management Ltd]] | *[[Viridor Waste Management Ltd]] | ||
==References== | |||