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SME waste disposal disruptors attract investment

An Alrtincham-based commercial waste business that aims to disrupt the £9 billion UK market has attracted investment from The North West Fund for Digital & Creative.

BeatMyWasteQuote.com is an online switching platform for waste disposal services, targetted at SMEs.

The firm now plans to expand across the North West and improve its online platform, along with digital marketing activity.

Carl Bennett and David Brown founded the company and have recently recruited Telecity co-founder Anish Kapoor as non-a executive.

Carl Bennett, CEO, BeatMyWasteQuote.com said: “BeatMyWasteQuote.com has been launched to shake up the UK commercial waste industry. It remains tough out there for all businesses, with growth in the economy still sluggish.

“Waste disposal costs in particular seem to only head in one direction - upwards. We’re here to help businesses save money on their waste collection costs but also to help waste service providers tap into new markets and grow their customer base.”

Rupert Wingate-Saul, investment manager, AXM Venture Capital, whichmanages The North West Fund for Digital & Creative, said: “We are delighted to be able to support a management team with real expertise in both the waste market and the digital space to create a market-leading switching platform for waste services.”

The North West Fund for Digital & Creative is part of The North West Fund and is financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Investment Bank.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .