A FAMILY firm is celebrating 22 years in business with incredible achievements.

Winsford-based UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), the country’s largest container repair and refurbishment company, has saved local authorities and waste companies more than £260 million.

The company has reached this incredible milestone through the refurbishment and repair of 1.7 million waste and recycling containers, utilising all materials so that today’s redundant and scrap stocks and damaged parts are re-manufactured, recycled and reused.

This milestone follows many years of success for UKCM, during which there has been a series of major developments and achievements for the company including much-coveted new contracts and high-profile, award-winning recognition.

Emma Elston MBE, UKCM chief executive officer, said: “Over the last 22 years, we have continued to remain true to what we do and what we believe in. Refurbishment and re-use is key to protecting the environment and conserving resources, and as a family-run business we are thrilled at the extent to which we have been able to help our customers in doing this.

“Moving forward, we strive to provide solutions for a sustainable future by reacting to industry needs, promoting the importance of re-use, refurbishment & re-manufacturing, but also ensuring that all containers in the public domain are safe and efficient for use.”

Established in 1998, UKCM, is dedicated to the refurbishment of all types of waste and recycling containers. UKCM works across the country offering waste companies and local authorities’ mobile repairs, as well as factory-based services at its head office in Road One.

The process brings old, and often unwanted, waste containers back to life instead of them going to scrap. The business model, refurbishment over replacement, is simple and for a third of the price of replacing a container, UKCM can restore the unit to full working order.