ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions

What ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions does

ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd is a UK private limited company headquartered in Bromsgrove that provides transit asset management services to enterprise retailers, supermarkets, food wholesalers and distributors. Founded in 2012, the company addresses the loss and theft of reusable transit equipment (roll cages, plastic trays and magnums) from last-mile supply chains, an operational problem that drives capital replacement costs and environmental waste. ACQSYS operates four interconnected service lines: a results-based Recovery service that investigates and returns missing or stolen equipment, a fixed-rate Audit service that counts and reconciles stockpiled and missing assets using licensed drone operators, a Rental/Lease service providing temporary equipment for peak trading periods, and a free Clearance service for unwanted equipment. The company also runs Roll Cage Rental as a sister brand offering recurring rental economics.

The company's revenue model is a blend of outcome-based recovery fees (no upfront cost, payment only on successful return of assets), fixed per-audit fees for reconciliation work, and recurring weekly rental income from the integrated rental offering. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting blue chip clients, with sales processes that begin through website enquiries and direct phone outreach, and recovery operations executed under a Letter of Authority from the client. Customer acquisition is supported by content marketing, sustainability messaging, and industry recognition including the 2025 UKWA First Place Award for Sustainability.

ACQSYS reports over 40 blue chip clients and thousands of tonnes of steel and plastic recovered annually, with no complaints recorded since inception. The firm is founder/management-owned (Chairman Bill Howie and CEO Graham Williams) with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding. Operations are UK-only, and there are no public revenue or headcount disclosures beyond the 11-50 employee range.

Name

ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions

Legal name

ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd

Website

https://acqsys.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions is a UK-based transit asset management company that recovers, audits and rents roll cages, plastic trays and magnums for blue chip retailers, supermarkets, food wholesalers and distributors, operating on a pay-on-results model since 2012.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transit Asset Management Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reusable Packaging & Refill Systems (Returnable Transport Items, Deposit/DRS Ops) (EUAIANAE), Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support) (IMALAMAF), Recall, Quarantine & Compliance Returns Management (TLAIAHAI)

Keywords

• Transit asset recovery
• Supply chain asset management
• Roll cage recovery
• Transit equipment audit
• Asset rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromsgrove

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transit Asset Recovery Services: Results-based recovery service where ACQSYS only receives payment when assets are successfully recovered and returned to the client. No retainers or upfront costs charged.
2. Asset Auditing Services: Fixed-rate per audit for counting and reconciling missing and stockpiled roll cages, trays and magnums. Costs can be budgeted as they are not variable based on discrepancies found.
3. Transit Asset Rental: Weekly rental model for roll cages and magnums with unique Rental Recovery System. Lost cages are recovered and reintroduced into the pool, with clients receiving rebates to mitigate loss costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions investigates, traces and recovers lost, stolen or abused roll cages, plastic produce trays, totes and magnums from locations outside clients' normal UK supply chains, and returns them to the rightful owner. The company complements this recovery work with full physical audits (using licensed drone operators for accuracy), rental/lease of roll cages and magnums with a unique Rental Recovery System, and free clearance of unwanted equipment from client yards. All services are targeted at UK retailers, supermarkets, food wholesalers and distributors seeking to reduce capital replacement costs and improve sustainability outcomes.

Product overview

ACQSYS Supply Chain Solutions is a service-based company offering a unified suite of transit asset management services. The core portfolio consists of four interconnected services: Recovery (investigates and recovers lost/stolen roll cages, trays, and magnums), Audit (counts and reconciles missing assets using drone technology), Rental/Lease (provides temporary equipment for peak trading with a unique recovery-backed rental model), and Clearance (removes unwanted equipment free of charge). These services work together within a circular economy model—Recovery returns assets to clients, Audit identifies hidden stockpiles to prevent losses, Rental provides flexible capacity without capital expenditure, and Clearance clears yards of unneeded equipment. The company also operates a sister brand, Roll Cage Rental, for equipment leasing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recovery Service Investigates, traces and recovers lost, stolen or abused roll cages, plastic produce trays, totes and magnums from locations outside clients' normal UK supply chains and returns them to the rightful owner. Clients are paid only on results; no retainers or upfront costs are charged.
• Audit Service Counts and reconciles missing and stockpiled roll cages, trays and magnums at client sites using trained auditors and licensed drone operators, charging a fixed rate per audit regardless of discrepancies found.
• Rental/Lease Service Provides roll cages and magnums on a weekly rental model for managing peak trading periods, with a unique Rental Recovery System in which lost rented cages are de-hired at no charge and rebates issued to clients to mitigate loss costs.
• Clearance Service Free clearance service that removes unwanted roll cages and trays from customers' yards, available for equipment owned by ACQSYS clients or unbranded equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of tonnes of steel and plastic repatriated annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Roll Cage RentalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister company providing roll cage and magnum rental services. ACQSYS refers clients requiring equipment rentals to Roll Cage Rental, with the benefit of their integrated recovery services mitigating loss penalties for clients.
• United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA)minorOthersUK industry association that awarded ACQSYS the First Place Award for Sustainability at the 2025 UKWA Awards for Excellence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Brambles: Parent of CHEP, the dominant global provider of pooled pallets and containers. Comparable through its reuse-and-return model for supply chain transit assets, though at significantly larger scale and primarily pallet-focused.
• Stericycle: Specialises in waste and reusable asset recovery services across regulated industries. Comparable as a broader asset recovery and circular services operator, though Stericycle's focus is more on regulated waste than retail transit assets.
• CHEP: Global pooled pallet and reusable container network. Operates at much larger scale in returnable transport items; the closest analogue on the reusable transit asset side, though it owns/manufactures assets rather than recovering third-party cages.
• Yusen Logistics: Global logistics provider with reverse logistics and returns management offerings for retailers and manufacturers. Overlaps with ACQSYS on returnable transport item handling and UK retail/grocery customers.
• IFCO: Global pooling provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh grocery supply chains. Directly relevant because ACQSYS recovers grocery produce trays — the same asset class IFCO pools — and shares the same supermarket customer base.
• Geodis Reverse Logistics: Operates reverse-logistics and after-sales services for retail and consumer goods clients across Europe. Comparable where ACQSYS recovers and returns assets in retail/grocery supply chains, though at much broader scope and scale.
• Schoeller Allibert: European manufacturer and pooler of reusable plastic containers and crates. Directly comparable to ACQSYS's category of returnable transit packaging used in grocery and retail supply chains.

Regional players

• Pallet Track: UK pallet network with tracking and recovery capabilities for pooled pallets. Relevant peer in the UK asset-tracking and recovery space, with overlapping asset-tracking technology angle and UK focus.

Emerging players

• ReturnGO: Returns management and reverse-logistics software platform. Comparable in the broader returns management category and potential technology partner, though primarily focused on e-commerce returns rather than B2B transit asset recovery.

Direct peers

• Clipper Logistics: UK-based value-added logistics and reverse-logistics specialist serving major UK retailers and grocers. Closest direct peer in the UK retail reverse-logistics niche, with overlapping customer base and return-asset handling capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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