What J&G Environmental does

J&G Environmental Limited is a UK specialist waste management company headquartered in Blandford Forum, Dorset, providing collection, treatment, disposal, and recycling services to printing, photographic, and healthcare industry customers across England and Wales. The company operates an integrated processing facility equipped with an HDPE/PP wash plant (8-10 tonnes/day capacity), an Ulster U150 Twin Shaft Shredder, a Rapid 8045 granulator, and an Avery Weigh-Tronix ZM510 weigh-bridge, enabling handling of more than 150 distinct print and industrial waste streams with an approximately 95% recycling rate. Service lines include Print Waste Management, Non-Print Recycling, WEEE Recycling, Fluorescent Lamp Recycling, Corporate Clothing Recycling, Emergency Spill Control, and Containment & Fabrication, supported by a free waste audit offering and compliance accreditations including ISO 14001, ISO 45001, WAMITAB, BPIF, iPIA membership, and the Queen's Award for Sustainable Development.

J&G generates revenue through managed waste services contracts with enterprise customers such as Polestar, Communisis, Trinity Mirror (Reach plc), Graphic Packaging International, Benson Group, Medica Packaging, and Lush, alongside the sale of pressroom consumables under its JAG Products sub-brand (founts, FOGRA-approved washes, IPA, plate cleaners, blankets, inks) supplied via partnerships with hubergroup UK and Acoma. The go-to-market is field-sales-led with on-site audits, supplemented by participation in print industry exhibitions (IPEX, FESPA, Packaging Innovations, Label & Print) and IPIA sponsorship. Founded circa 1980, J&G has operated for 25+ years, was acquired by Cleansing Service Group (CSG) in 2008, merged with sister company Saxon Recycling in 2018, and serves 2,000+ customers with a headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

J&G Environmental

Legal name

J&G Environmental Limited

Website

https://jg-environmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Print waste recycling
• Pressroom consumables
• Hazardous waste disposal
• WEEE recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Blandford Forum

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Waste Management Services: Expertly-managed collection, treatment, disposal and recycling services to customers in printing, photographic and healthcare industries. Services include WEEE recycling, fluorescent lamp recycling, corporate clothing recycling, emergency spill control, and containment services.
2. JAG Products (Pressroom Consumables): Sale of specialist pressroom consumables including founts, FOGRA-approved washes, IPA, plate cleaners, blankets, and inks. Products delivered alongside waste collection service enabling circular economy model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

J&G Environmental is a specialist waste management company providing expertly-managed collection, treatment, disposal, and recycling services to customers in the printing, photographic, and healthcare industries. Its core offering spans print waste management, non-print recycling, WEEE recycling, fluorescent lamp recycling, corporate clothing disposal, emergency spill control, and waste containment/fabrication. Complementing this, the company sells pressroom consumables (founts, washes, IPA, plate cleaners, blankets, inks) under the JAG Products brand, creating a circular service where consumables are delivered and empties collected for recycling.

Product overview

J&G Environmental operates as a waste management specialist serving the printing, photographic and healthcare industries. The core offering is a comprehensive suite of waste collection, treatment, disposal and recycling services including Print Waste Management, Non-Print Recycling, WEEE Recycling, Fluorescent Lamp Recycling, Corporate Clothing Recycling, Emergency Spill Control, and Containment & Fabrication. The company has diversified into related offerings including JAG Products (pressroom consumables launched January 2015), a Wash Plant Facility for plastic recycling, and free Waste Audit Services. J&G also manages consumables take-back programs for Kodak and HP. The company processes materials at its Dorset facility using equipment including an Ulster U150 Twin Shaft Shredder and Rapid 8045 granulator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JAG Products: Print consumables brand offering printing essentials including founts, FOGRA-approved washes, IPA, plate cleaners, blankets, and inks. The range has grown from 6 core products at launch in January 2015 to over 200 products.

Products and services

• Print Waste Management
• Non-Print Recycling
• WEEE Recycling
• Fluorescent Lamp Recycling
• Corporate Clothing Recycling
• Emergency Spill Control
• Containment & Fabrication
• JAG Products Pressroom Consumables
• Plastic Recycling Processing
• Waste Audit Service
• Kodak Consumables Take-Back
• HP Consumables Take-Back

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of collected print waste recycled
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• hubergroup UKmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 December 2015Official supplier deal where JAG Products stocks hubergroup's standard range of Pantone colours and provides special mixes to order. hubergroup is a 250-year-old international organisation manufacturing inks, varnishes, coatings, dampening solutions and additives. J&G already manages waste for hubergroup at its Nottingham manufacturing site.
• AcomamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 March 2015Official supplier deal where Italian blanket manufacturer Acoma's products join JAG Products consumables range. Acoma blankets are produced using zero solvent technology and have gained approval from independent testing institute ISEGA.
• Metafix UKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2014Partnership at IPEX 2014 exhibition where companies worked together to show how every printing customer can be supplied with a bespoke waste management service.
• Saxon RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2013Acquired by CSG in 2013, Saxon Recycling is a £2m turnover business operating in the printing, photographic and healthcare industries. Merged with J&G Environmental in 2018. Ten employees joined CSG from Saxon. Continues to trade under existing name from Whittlesford premises near Cambridge.
• Pressroom PlusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2013Strategic partnership between Colchester-based inks, coatings and print consumables supplier Pressroom Plus and J&G Environmental for waste management alliance in the print industry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Global hazardous waste and compliance services specialist serving healthcare and industrial customers; relevant comparability on hazardous streams (chemicals, lamps, WEEE) handled by J&G.
• Veolia UK: Global environmental services major with UK commercial and hazardous waste operations; competes for enterprise waste contracts and has the balance-sheet depth to subsidize niche verticals like print.
• Remondis UK: UK presence of German family-owned waste and recycling group, operating commercial and industrial waste collection including hazardous streams.
• Biffa plc: UK-listed diversified waste management company covering commercial, hazardous, and recycling streams; a broad incumbent that can compete for multi-site print/packaging enterprise contracts across the UK.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: UK division of global environmental major offering commercial waste, recycling, and hazardous waste services to industrial and enterprise customers.
• FCC Environment UK: UK arm of FCC Environment (FCC/Aqualia group), offering commercial and municipal waste collection, treatment, and disposal to enterprise customers across the UK.

Others

• hubergroup UK: 250-year-old ink and pressroom consumables manufacturer; J&G's official supplier partner for JAG Products and a customer for waste management at its Nottingham site.

Regional players

• Tradebe: European-headquartered hazardous and industrial waste management company with UK operations; overlaps with J&G on chemical, solvent, and industrial waste handling for enterprise customers.

Direct peers

• Cleansing Service Group (CSG): Parent of J&G and one of the UK's oldest waste management companies (est. 1934), operating across 45,000+ customer accounts; J&G is the print-sector specialist arm of CSG's diversified portfolio.
• Saxon Recycling: Pre-merger direct competitor in UK print, photographic and healthcare waste management; acquired by CSG in 2013 and merged into J&G in 2018.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jgenvironmental
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/JGEnvironmental
• Facebookfacebook.com/jgenvironmental
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/j-g-environmental-limited

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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