Stephen Williams (centre) celebrating his retirement with the staff at Weirbags Stephen, whose father Philip was one of the original founders of Weir & Carmichael, joined the business as Finance Director in early 1991 working alongside his brother John, then MD and his cousin Barrie Williams. Over the next few years he set the company on a firm footing...
Managing Director Martin Ellioth shakes Tom Mcdermott's hand In September we said goodbye to our Marketing Executive Tom McDermott, who left the company to go travelling around Asia.Tom joined us 3 years ago for a work placement during University. He made such a positive impact in the role that he was invited back to work for the company once he...
Global Recycling Day was created to recognise the importance of recycling in preserving resources and minimising our impact on the environment. By raising awareness and recycling daily, we can contribute towards a sustainable future for the planet, with In 2021 Weirbags supplied over 1.2 million reusable recycling bags to councils and homeowners across the UK, preventing a further 321, 000...
The Weirbags team congratulated fellow colleagues on their milestones working for the company. Commercial Director Julia Pemberton and Production Manager Dean Alexander have now both worked for the company for an impressive 30 years, as well as Account Supervisor Gill Porter celebrating 25 years with the company. Managing Director Martin Ellioth gave a warm speech before presenting gifts as a...
The Weirbags team enjoyed spending two days at the NEC arena, Birmingham on September 22nd-23rd for the RWM (Recycling & Waste Management) exhibition. It was great to meet customers face to face, and also to connect with innovative minds in the UK waste sector, to discuss the future of the recycling and waste management as it becomes ever more important...
The Weirbags team were delighted to get a taste of normality last week, while exhibiting our range of agricultural packaging products at Cereals exhibition in Lincoln. There was a positive mood at the show, as industry members attended in promising numbers, eager to make up for lost time from last year's cancellation due to COVID-19. Weather conditions were a vast...
We are excited to announce we will be exhibiting at RWM 2019, the UK’s leading recycling event, at the NEC Birmingham on the 11th and 12th of September. Here, for the first time we will be exhibiting our new eco-friendly kerbside bag range, all 100% recyclable, including our new recycled PET bottle bag, which makes use of previously used plastic...
MD Martin Ellioth was delighted to congratulate Production Manager Dean Alexander; Production Supervisor Louise McIntyre; Warehouse Manager Alex Brown and Production Operative Steven McIntyre on each surpassing 25 years as members of the Weirbags family. Celebrations today saw Martin give a warm speech, before presenting his long-serving staff with complimentary Moët champagne and vouchers to express the company's gratitude for...
Sales Director Richard Murray attended this year's Cereal Exhibiton alongside Field Sales Executive Mark Coleman. No thanks to the unrelenting torrential rain, the exhibition site was heavily water-logged and with the arrival of exhibitors and their vehicles, the condition of the surface quickly deteriorated. Weirbags would like to thank the organisers, staff, and visitors for their perseverance and for making...
Weirbags have been supplying kerbside recycling sacks to local authorities for over 20 years. Over the past 5 years we have supplied over 2 million reusable kerbside bags to local councils and waste management companies throughout the UK. Unlike single use plastic recycling sacks, re-usable kerbside bags can be used many hundreds of times and offer an ideal solution for...
The Weirbags team enjoyed spending two days at the NEC arena, Birmingham on September 22nd-23rd for the RWM (Recycling & Waste Management) exhibition. It was great to meet customers face to face, and also to connect with innovative minds in the UK waste sector, to discuss the future of the recycling and waste management as it becomes ever more important...
The Weirbags team were delighted to get a taste of normality last week, while exhibiting our range of agricultural packaging products at Cereals exhibition in Lincoln. There was a positive mood at the show, as industry members attended in promising numbers, eager to make up for lost time from last year's cancellation due to COVID-19. Weather conditions were a vast...
We are excited to announce we will be exhibiting at RWM 2019, the UK’s leading recycling event, at the NEC Birmingham on the 11th and 12th of September. Here, for the first time we will be exhibiting our new eco-friendly kerbside bag range, all 100% recyclable, including our new recycled PET bottle bag, which makes use of previously used plastic...
MD Martin Ellioth was delighted to congratulate Production Manager Dean Alexander; Production Supervisor Louise McIntyre; Warehouse Manager Alex Brown and Production Operative Steven McIntyre on each surpassing 25 years as members of the Weirbags family. Celebrations today saw Martin give a warm speech, before presenting his long-serving staff with complimentary Moët champagne and vouchers to express the company's gratitude for...
Sales Director Richard Murray attended this year's Cereal Exhibiton alongside Field Sales Executive Mark Coleman. No thanks to the unrelenting torrential rain, the exhibition site was heavily water-logged and with the arrival of exhibitors and their vehicles, the condition of the surface quickly deteriorated. Weirbags would like to thank the organisers, staff, and visitors for their perseverance and for making...