P H Hull & Sons Limited

As a progressive and expanding family business, P. H. Hull & Sons are very proud of where we have evolved from, and more importantly, where we are striving to be. For four generations our business has been built on the removal of food by-products. This started with a horse & cart which then moved to our grandfather's first lorry in 1940, collecting materials from schools and restaurants.

This continued until the outbreak of foot & mouth in 2001 when food waste with ABP (animal by-products) was disallowed from being fed to livestock. With any non ABP this can be recovered for animal feed whilst ABP's have to be transported direct to Petfood production, AD and Compost.

Since 2007 we have concentrated our business activities towards recycling which we have been able to gain from our food recovery service at customers' sites. This is due to our high service levels and flexible approach in the market place to fully recover the true value of the product, which has seen a steady growth in all areas i.e. handling card, paper, metal, plastic, wooden pallets, oils and hazardous waste.

The unique location of our facility at Ragdale has been a perfect platform to support the bespoke systems and services we can offer our customers, ranging from collecting one 20kg mixed bag to a 44,000kg stream load of one product.

Our commitment has always been to respond to all challenges over the last 20 years while overcoming; BSE, Foot & Mouth, Sudan 1, Fuel Crisis and Global Recession which have tested both our customers and ourselves as a company, but we overcame these trials with our strength to succeed.

Our growth has been underpinned with a long standing, committed and motivated team of staff. We have 2 members of staff, each of whom have been with us for 20 years, and 14 other members of staff averaging 9 years each within the company. Our staff have allowed us to grow and maintain our modern fleet of vehicles and equipment, which has been critical to our expansion.

The success of our company has been supported by working closely with large customers for over 20 years and providing them with a blemish-free, family run service which we intend to continue for many years to come.