Esh Group has entered the recycling and waste management sector with the formation of a joint venture company with Aggregate Industries UK Limited, the multi national aggregates group which includes the Bardon, Bradstone, Masterblock and Charcon brands.  The deal follows Esh Group's takeover earlier this month of J Tonks (Transport) Limited, the Teesside based recycling and skip hire company.

The new company, to be known as Bardon-Esh Limited, will concentrate on recycling activities within the region, operating the recycling plants at Haverton Hill and Wingate and producing a wide range of re-usable construction aggregates.  Bardon Recycling, Aggregate Industries' waste management business, will be responsible for the sale of the recycled materials produced from the North East operation.  Separately, J Tonks Transport will continue to operate its highly successful skip hire and waste management business within the region.

Esh Group has wide ranging construction interests in the region, including civil engineering company Lumsden & Carroll construction, social housing with Dunelm Property Services, private house builder Dunelm Castle Homes, Bartram Walker, mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractor, Deerness Fencing and Sones Landscaping.

Commenting on the deal, Brian Manning, Group Managing Director of Esh Group said;

'This is another key addition to Esh Group, and we are looking forward to working with Aggregate Industries who we believe, like ourselves, will invest in the region and support the local economy.  In addition, this deal gives us many more real benefits and synergy within the business.  Esh Group companies are already users, both as suppliers and customers, of these recycling facilities and through this venture we will now be able to offer value-added recycled materials to the market and our clients will benefit from a wider application of recycled materials.'

Geoff Parkin, North and Scotland Regional Director, of Aggregate Industries said;

'This is an excellent opportunity to enter the growing recycled aggregates business in the North East, we are already leading players in this sector in the Midlands and South.  We are looking forward to working with Esh Group, one of the region's most dynamic and reputable companies whose core values and belief, in the benefit of operating strong regional businesses, correspond directly with ours.'