TRADEBE

What TRADEBE does

Tradebe Environmental Services is a privately held, multinational environmental services firm headquartered in Marlow, United Kingdom, founded in 1983. The company provides comprehensive industrial waste management, recycling, recovery, and treatment services through a network of 22 strategically located UK sites and additional operations across the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, and Germany. Tradebe operates the UK's largest physicochemical treatment facility and one of only two high-temperature incineration plants nationwide, processes over two million tons of waste annually, and converts more than 50% of received waste into recycled products or energy, including being the UK market leader in manufacturing alternative fuels for cement kilns.

Its service portfolio spans industrial waste management, lab pack services, industrial field services, solvent recovery and distillation, used oil recycling, waste fuel blending for energy recovery, secure destruction, nuclear waste decommissioning, and clinical and NORM waste services. The company is differentiated by full ISO and COMAH regulatory accreditations, which constitute a substantial barrier to entry in hazardous waste handling. Tradebe serves industrial manufacturing as its primary vertical, alongside healthcare, nuclear energy, and oil and gas customers, using an enterprise field sales model with tailored, quote-based pricing. Recent inorganic moves — acquisitions of Curie Environmental Services (2024), Spirit in Italy (2026), and Soltec in Ireland (2026), plus a strategic commercial agreement with Veolia North America — indicate an active buy-and-build platform strategy extending into battery recycling, critical metals recovery, and the Irish market. Advent International is identified as a historical institutional investor.

Name

TRADEBE

Legal name

Tradebe Environmental Services

Website

https://tradebe.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

TRADEBE is a UK-headquartered, privately held environmental services firm operating 22 UK sites and international locations, providing industrial waste management, recycling, and treatment to manufacturing, healthcare, nuclear, and oil and gas customers across multiple geographies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Hazardous Waste Services (Manufacturing, Refineries, Metals, Automotive) (EUAIAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Used Oil & Oily Waste Management (Collection, Re-refining, Disposal) (BPALAFAI), Hazardous Waste Compliance, Profiling & Brokerage (Waste Characterization, Vendor Management) (BPALAFAN), Hazardous Waste Landfill & Secure Disposal (RCRA Subtitle C) (BPALAFAF)

Keywords

• Industrial waste management
• Hazardous waste treatment
• Waste recycling services
• Solvent recovery services
• Nuclear waste decommissioning

Headquarters

HQ city

Marlow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices27 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Waste Management and Treatment Services: Core revenue stream from comprehensive industrial waste management including collection, treatment, recovery, and disposal services across multiple waste types including hazardous, clinical, nuclear, and norm waste.
2. Recycling and Recovery: Revenue generated from processing over 50% of received waste into recycled products or energy, including solvent recovery, metal recycling, and alternative fuel production for cement kilns.
3. Specialized Services: Additional services including lab pack services, industrial field services, secure destruction, nuclear waste decommissioning, and port services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tradebe provides comprehensive industrial waste management, recycling, recovery, and treatment services across multiple waste streams including hazardous, clinical, nuclear, and NORM waste. The company operates 22 strategically located sites across the UK, runs the UK's largest physicochemical treatment facility, operates one of only two high-temperature incineration plants nationwide, and is the market leader in manufacturing alternative fuels for cement kilns, processing over two million tons of waste annually.

Product overview

Tradebe is an environmental services company offering a comprehensive suite of industrial waste management and recycling services. The company's portfolio includes a network of 22 strategically located sites across the UK with market-leading capabilities for organic and inorganic waste recovery and treatment. Core services include industrial waste management, lab pack services, solvent recovery, used oil recycling, waste fuel blending for energy recovery, secure destruction, nuclear waste decommissioning, and clinical waste services. The company operates the UK's largest physicochemical treatment facility and one of only two high-temperature incineration plants nationwide. Tradebe also maintains divisions in life sciences (purification, flavours & fragrances, cosmetics, health & nutrition, CDMO) and port services, with subsidiary brands including Tecnoambiente, Curie Services, and Spirit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Life Sciences: Division encompassing life sciences operations including purification, flavours & fragrances, ingredients, health & nutrition, sports nutrition, CDMO, and pharmaceutical products
• Purification
• Flavours & Fragrances
• Cosmos
• Ingredients
• Health & Nutrition
• Sports Nutrition Nutrisport
• CDMO
• Persan Farma
• Port Services
• Tecnoambiente
• Aaronoil
• Curie Services
• Spirit
• Relivessolar
• Ebedart
• Florachem

Products and services

• Industrial Waste Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Uses over 50% of received waste as raw material for recycled products or energy

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Soltec (Ireland) LtdcoreOthers · 21 May 2026Acquisition of majority stake in Soltec (Ireland) Ltd located in Mullingar. Soltec specializes in transfer station operations and solvent recycling, supporting a wide range of industrial customers while operating to high Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality standards.
• City of BridgeportminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2026Partnership to celebrate Earth Day 2026 with community events, environmental stewardship, and local support initiatives. Tradebe hosted an open house at its facility as part of the celebration.
• SpiritcoreOthers · 23 March 2026Acquisition of Spirit, a leading company in electric battery recycling and the recovery of critical metals such as tungsten and molybdenum in Italy. This transaction reinforces Tradebe's commitment to recycling, sustainability, and the circular economy.
• BASF Schwarzheide GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025Collaborative partnership at Industriepark Lausitz for circular economy project. Government and diplomatic leaders visited to recognize the landmark circular economy initiative, highlighting international cooperation in sustainable industrial development.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest IndianaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 July 2025Corporate partnership supporting youth development and scholarship programs. Tradebe contributed $25,000 to the 2025 Youth Summit and Champion-level corporate partnership to support teen leadership programming.
• Veolia North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2024Strategic commercial agreement ensuring guaranteed access to high-temperature treatment capacity for Tradebe's hazardous waste services. This partnership secures hazardous waste treatment capacity for industrial growth, combining Tradebe's hazardous waste management capabilities with Veolia's treatment infrastructure.
• Curie Environmental ServicescoreOthers · 23 April 2024Acquisition of Curie Environmental Services, LLC of Albuquerque, NM. Curie specializes in recycling radioactive materials using a unique mail-back program for ionizing smoke detectors. The acquired company retains its name and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Biffa: UK-headquartered integrated waste management company providing collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal services. Direct UK-market competitor to Tradebe's industrial waste management and recycling operations.
• Grundon: UK-based waste management and recycling company serving industrial and commercial customers with hazardous waste services. Direct competitor in UK industrial waste management market.
• FCC Environment: UK and European waste management company providing municipal and industrial waste services including recycling, treatment, and disposal. Comparable to Tradebe's UK and European waste management footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major North American environmental services company providing solid waste, recycling, and hazardous waste services. Comparable to Tradebe at scale with overlap in US industrial and hazardous waste operations.
• Suez: Major international environmental services company with hazardous waste treatment, recycling, and water/waste management operations across Europe. Comparable to Tradebe in industrial waste services and recycling portfolio.
• Waste Management Inc: Largest North American waste management company offering comprehensive solid waste, recycling, and hazardous waste services. Comparable as an incumbent environmental services platform with related treatment and recycling capabilities.
• Veolia: Global environmental services leader operating across water, waste, and energy services. Veolia is a direct competitor in industrial hazardous waste treatment and is also Tradebe's strategic capacity partner in North America, making it a critical peer on both competitive and partnership dimensions.

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: North America's leading provider of environmental and industrial services, including hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and emergency response. Directly comparable to Tradebe's core hazardous waste treatment and industrial field services offerings.
• Heritage Environmental Services: US-based hazardous waste management company offering treatment, disposal, recycling, and field services. Closely comparable to Tradebe's US operations and core industrial hazardous waste treatment capabilities.
• Stericycle: Specialist in regulated waste management including hazardous waste, clinical waste, and secure information destruction. Closely comparable to Tradebe's clinical waste, secure destruction, and lab pack services lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tradebe
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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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