ORDER AGGREGATES

Founded in 1984 by Keith and Maria Willshee, the group has grown into a full service waste management business covering the entirety of the Midlands and beyond.

This is our Journey

Driving the sector forward, year after year.

1984

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2009

2011

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2015

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2020

2023

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The beginning

Our journey began on Monday, 12 March 1984, when Keith and Maria Willshee purchased one lorry and ten skips.

Depot 1 opens

We acquired our first site, Depot 1, on Glensyl Way, Burton-on-Trent in 1987.

25th anniversary

We celebrated our Silver anniversary in 2009, marking 25 years of Willshee's providing leading waste management and recycling services across the East Midlands.

RDF exports begin

We started to export RDF in 2011, helping us ensure our customers' waste sent to landfill was zero.

Depot 2 opens

At the end of 2011, we opened the doors to our second site, Depot 2, on Wharf Road, Burton-on-Trent.

Our new HQ opens

In August 2014, we opened the doors to our new Head Office at Granary Wharf on Wetmore Road, Burton-on-Trent.

Setting standards

As a business that values delivering high quality services, we proudly achieved ISO 9001:2008 in January 2014.

Leading the way

We added 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001 in February 2015.

Depot 3 acquired

In October 2016, we acquired our third site, Depot 3, on Keith Willshee Way in Swadlincote.

MRF at Depot 3 opens

We proudly opened our £10m state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at Depot 3 in Swadlincote, in September 2020.

Women power

Willshee's was recognised as one of the UK's Top 200 Women-Powered Businesses in 2023 by J.P.Morgan in its annual business report.

Award win

More success came in 2023 as Willshee's was awarded Business of the Year at the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Business Awards.

More award success

Dean Willshee was named Young Director of the Year at the 2024 Midlands Family Business Awards.

Celebrating 40 years

We celebrated our Ruby anniversary in March 2024.

Depot 4 acquired

In September 2024, we acquired our fourth site for development – Depot 4, in Burton-on-Trent.

Acquisition

In October 2024, we acquired local recycling business, Stanton Recycling. This became our fifth site and expanded our reach and service offering.

King's visit

In March 2025, Dean Willshee was invited to meet King Charles during a tour of local businesses.

Servicing the
Heart of England

Willshee’s Aggregates operates out of our dedicated Materials Recycling Facility in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. At this facility, Willshee’s Aggregates produce secondary aggregates derived from waste collected across both domestic and commercial services that the group businesses generate.

The materials are sorted and separated for recycling and reuse, and a portion of these materials are suitable for re-purposing as secondary aggregates.

Our zero to landfill pledge is a key cornerstone of our Group’s environmental ethos, and our business complements this perfectly with the large scale production of various aggregates for a huge range of construction projects of all shapes and sizes.

In Good Company

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