Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd

What Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd does

Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd is a privately held UK family-owned waste management, recycling, and aggregates business operating since 1985 from Park Grounds, Brinkworth Road in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire (Company No. 3707005). The company runs a 170-acre site comprising 40 acres of licensed landfill and 30 acres of recycling infrastructure, with the balance used for processing, access, and ancillary operations. Its principal activities are waste disposal for non-hazardous industrial, commercial, and municipal waste; supply of recycled aggregates (MOT Type 1, building sand, sharp sand, ballas, Newbury flint, crushed concrete, road planings); production of BSI PAS 100 peat-free compost via a 12-week composting cycle; multi-grade woodchip processing for biomass, board mills, and animal bedding; and civils & groundworks services including road construction, car parks, foundations, drainage, and landscaping, for which it is an approved contractor for Swindon and Wiltshire County Councils.

The technology stack is mechanical and process-driven rather than digital: shredders, trommel screens, and an industrial screener underpin wood and hardcore processing, while the 12-week turned-and-sorted composting flow produces PAS 100 certified output. Around 85% of incoming waste is recycled into sellable products, with the residual going to landfill. Product extensions include the Sustain 20mm shredded cardboard horse bedding line (launched November 2021) and a DTC e-commerce channel through the sister brand Mr Crapper's Potting Shed; a separate Crapper House Clearance service was discontinued on 31 March 2025.

Revenue is generated across four streams: transaction-fee waste tipping (with discounts for segregated waste), one-time sale of recycled aggregates and compost (delivered loose, in dumpy bags, or via grab lorry, with free local delivery), professional services fees for civils and groundworks contracts, and unit-pricing on consumer SKUs such as horse bedding. Customers include national waste operators (Biffa, Veolia, Hills Waste Solutions, Porter Skip Hire), Wiltshire Council, regional construction and demolition firms (M J Church, Rockstone Surfacing, Bath Demolition, Lawson Group, Weaver Demolition), utilities (Public Power Solutions), metals recycling (Saunders Metals), and horticultural businesses (Freeland Horticulture, Melcourt Industries), alongside direct local residential and trade customers across Wiltshire, Swindon, and South Gloucestershire.

Name

Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd

Legal name

Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd

Website

https://crapperandsons.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd is a UK family-owned waste management and recycling business operating since 1985 from a 170-acre site in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, serving local councils, builders, skip companies, and residents with waste disposal, recycled aggregates, PAS 100 compost, and approved groundworks services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling

NAICS

Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Commercial (I&C) Landfills (Non-hazardous) (EUAIACAC)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycled aggregates supply
• Landfill operations
• Green waste recycling
• Civil groundworks

Headquarters

HQ city

Royal Wootton Bassett

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Disposal Services: Fee-based waste disposal services for non-hazardous commercial and industrial waste. Accepts pre-sorted waste, mixed municipal waste, inert materials, and trommel fines. Discounts offered for segregated waste.
2. Recycled Aggregates Sales: Sale of recycled products including BSI PAS 100 Soil Improver, Topsoil & Compost Mix, Woodchips, Road Planings, and crushed concrete. Products sold via e-commerce (sister site) and on-site collection/delivery.
3. Civils & Groundworks Services: Civil engineering and groundwork services including foundations, concrete slabs, road construction, car parks, drainage systems, landscaping. Approved contractor for Swindon and Wiltshire County Councils.
4. Aggregate Supplies: Supply of aggregates including MOT Type 1, Building Sand, Sharp Sand, Ballas, Newbury Flint & Crushed Concrete. Offered with loose deliveries or dumpy bags. Free local deliveries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd operates a non-hazardous waste disposal, recycling, and landfill facility at a 170-acre site in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. The company diverts approximately 85% of incoming waste into recycled products (BSI PAS 100 compost, topsoil mixes, woodchips, crushed concrete, road planings) and supplies construction aggregates. It also provides approved civil engineering and groundworks services for local councils, construction firms, and private clients.

Product overview

Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd operates as a waste management and recycling company offering a unified portfolio of services focused on diverting materials from landfill. Core offerings include waste disposal services (recycling and landfill options), aggregates supply (MOT Type 1, sands, ballas, flint, crushed concrete), and recycled products (BSI PAS 100 Soil Improver, Topsoil & Compost Mix, Woodchips, Road Planings). The company also provides Civils & Groundworks civil engineering services. A sub-brand, Mr Crapper's Potting Shed, retails compost and garden products directly to consumers. The company processes materials through a 12-week composting cycle and operates a wood recycling division producing biomass-grade woodchip. Note: Crapper House Clearance service was discontinued March 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mr Crapper's Potting Shed: Sister brand selling compost and garden products, including BSI PAS 100 peat-free soil improver and topsoil/compost mix.
• Sustain Cardboard Horse Bedding
• Sustain Wiltshire

Products and services

• Waste Disposal Services Acceptance of non-hazardous industrial, commercial, and municipal waste at the Park Grounds site, with recycling and landfill options. Discounts are available for segregated waste and account customer application is required for business users.
• Aggregates Supply Supply of construction aggregates including MOT Type 1, Building Sand, Sharp Sand, Ballas, Newbury Flint, and Crushed Concrete, available as loose deliveries or in dumpy bags with free local delivery.
• BSI PAS 100 Peat-Free Soil Improver Peat-free compost produced from 100% recycled green materials through a 12-week composting process and certified to the British Standards Institute PAS 100 quality mark.
• Topsoil & Compost Mix Recycled growing medium combining BSI PAS 100 compost with locally sourced topsoil, sold as a best-selling product through Mr Crapper's Potting Shed.
• Woodchips Processed woodchip supplied in multiple grades for biomass, board mills, and animal bedding applications, sorted and processed to meet end-user specifications.
• Road Planings Recycled road planings available occasionally for sale by load or customer collection.
• Civils & Groundworks Services Civil engineering and groundworks services for the industry and private sectors including road construction, car parks, foundations, concrete slabs, landscaping, drop kerbs, drainage systems, and tarmac work.
• Sustain Cardboard Horse Bedding 20mm shredded cardboard horse bedding sold under the Sustain brand — environmentally friendly, dust-free, and absorbent, priced at £6 for a 20kg bale.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% of all waste material received is recycled into useful products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Community FirstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrapper & Sons Landfill Ltd and Community First work together to provide essential funding for community projects within Wiltshire through the Community Landfill Trust. This partnership has funded community projects including sports facilities, village halls, play areas, and solar installations. Total project funding exceeds £193,000.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Grundon Waste Management: UK family-owned waste management company offering skip hire, aggregates, recycling and landfill services across southern England — directly comparable integrated waste, recycling and aggregates operator.
• M J Church: South West England-based civil engineering, haulage and waste management contractor — named Crapper & Sons customer providing direct endorsement for landfill, composting and wood recycling use.
• Hills Waste Solutions: UK regional waste management and recycling operator covering the South West of England with landfill, recycling and aggregate operations — closely comparable to Crapper & Sons' integrated waste/recycling/aggregates model in overlapping geographies.
• L&S Waste Management: Mid-sized UK waste collection, recycling and skip-hire operator with permitted facilities — comparable on the regional integrated waste/recycling/aggregates business model.
• Mick George Group: Mid-sized UK waste management, aggregate supply and groundwork contractor in the East of England — operationally analogous to Crapper & Sons on the aggregate, civils and waste-tip combination.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: Major UK provider of recycling and waste recovery services including transfer, treatment and disposal. Comparable on integrated waste-management breadth and regulatory/certification positioning.
• Veolia UK: Global environmental services company with significant UK recycling, waste collection and disposal operations. A named Crapper & Sons partner and broad incumbent competitor in commercial waste and recycling.
• Biffa: One of the UK's largest waste management companies providing collection, recycling, treatment and disposal services nationally. Listed as a Crapper & Sons commercial partner and competes in municipal and commercial waste tenders across the same region.
• FCC Environment: UK waste and recycling operator offering municipal and commercial collection, transfer, treatment and disposal. Comparable to Crapper & Sons on integrated waste-to-recycling operations and council contracts.

Regional players

• Powerday: London-focused waste management and aggregates supplier operating recycling and waste handling. Comparable on aggregates-from-waste and contracted commercial disposal, though serving a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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