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Powerday is a London based recycling and waste management firm.[1] Mick Crossan owns 85% of the company.[2] They are the current sponsors of the London Irish rugby club.[3] Crossan is also the majority shareholder and club president of the rugby club.[4] They are also the current sponsors of Enfield Town FC.[5]
| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Mick Crossan |
| Website | powerday.co.uk |
In 2010, Powerday were awarded the waste contract for Heathrow Airport.[6] They have handled 87,000 tonnes of waste from the site and in 2015, the contract was renewed.[7]
In 2015, they invested £10 million into a new material recovery facility (MRF) in Enfield, London.[8] In 2017, they exported 170,000 tonnes of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to energy company, Geminor in Sweden.[9] The unusable plastic waste goes to valuable fuel to power Stockholm.[10]
Powerday and I-recycle provide a commercial waste service by water transportation.[11]
Foundation
editPowerday support local communities through the Powerday Foundation.[12] They support local communities including youth boxing.[13] Mick Crossan is the Dale Youth boxing club president, he funded and organised the rebuild of the boxing club which was destroyed in the Grenfell Tower fire. The club is now located on Ladbroke Grove.[14] The rebuild was featured on the BBC Television programme DIY SOS.[15]
Powerday have also helped ex-offenders into employment.[16] As of 2019, it sponsored London Irish rugby club.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Powerday Company Profile". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Mick Crossan, Business Profile". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Powerday Extends Partnership with London Irish". London Irish.
- ^ "London Irish Rugby President Mick Crossan responds to Telegraph's claim of £3.5millon club takeover". Irish Post. The Irish Post. 16 January 2018.
- ^ "A new main sponsor for a new season". Enfield Town.
- ^ "Powerday awarded two West London contracts". Let's Recycle. letsrecycle.com. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Powerday renews Heathrow waste contract". Let's Recycle. letsrecycle.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Powerday opens 330,000 tonne capacity Enfield MRF". Let's Recycle. letsrecycle.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Powerday Deal to Export 170,000 tonnes of RDF to Swedish Waste to Energy Firm". Waste Management World. waste-management-world.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Removing plastics from construction". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Powerday offers commercial waste service by water". Let's Recycle. letsrecycle.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "The Powerday Foundation website".
- ^ "Powerday Hooks celebrating new home, with youngsters crowned London champions". The Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "How boxing is helping the Grenfell community fight back". Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "DIY SOS announces build for the Grenfell community". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Ex offenders have chance to rebuild their lives with Enfield's Powerday". Enfield Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ London Irish. "Sponsors and partners". Retrieved 22 August 2019.