Energy company St1 Nordic Oy has acquired Brocklesby, an East Yorkshire-based recycling expert of used cooking oil and fatty food waste.
The waste collection is based on strong partnerships with a large number of restaurants, retailers and food manufacturers in the UK. The collection volumes produce over 46.000 tonnes of output annually.
The acquisition of Brocklesby will strengthen St1’s value chain further upstream towards feedstock collection. It will provide feedstocks for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
Henrikki Talvitie, CEO of St1 Nordic Oy, said: “By investing in renewable energy and in the transition of the energy sector while ensuring the necessary cash flow, we are solving global energy challenges for our part, step by step. Entering the sustainable feedstock business in the UK is a concrete step in consistent and long-term implementation of our growth strategy.
“At the same time, it strengthens our feedstock sourcing for our own growing renewable fuels production and enables development of future growth in a new business area. Acquiring Brocklesby is a significant reinforcement of our value chain and results in more and more sustainable feedstocks for our premium energy products that we will serve our customers with.”
Director Robert Brocklesby, Brocklesby Ltd, said: “We are excited to now be part of the energy company St1 Nordic and the opportunities for the future that this delivers to Brocklesby employees, the site and wider business for its continued future growth. This allows Brocklesby to be part of the whole supply chain from a restaurant collection directly through to the manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel – a truly integrated operation.”
Brocklesby has a strong history of 35 years, and it employs around 80 recycling professionals. It is located strategically in close proximity to the port of Hull, facilitating collections from across the UK.
“I am extremely proud to welcome the people, traditions and suppliers of Brocklesby to our St1 family. Joining forces will make us stronger going forward in our energy transition roadmap. I am so pleased that Rob will continue in an active role as a board member of Brocklesby, strengthened further with the existing management team, ensuring seamless supplier relationship management together with developing new business opportunities and growth,” continued Henrikki Talvitie.
