What Lumicom does

WERCS is a UK Producer Compliance Scheme operator that helps businesses meet statutory obligations under WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), battery, and packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations. Operating from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire as a subsidiary within the Waste Experts family, the company serves four primary producer cohorts — WEEE Producers, Battery Producers, Packaging EPR Obligated Businesses, and WEEE Retailers — across all UK sectors via a nationwide collection and compliance service.

The product portfolio comprises four core services: WEEE Compliance (waste collection, processing, and reporting for electrical products), Battery Compliance (end-to-end battery collection, recycling, and disposal), Waste Collections (in-house treatment facility with a monitored fleet), and Packaging Compliance (EPR obligations for packaging waste). Technical differentiation rests on the in-house treatment site — enabling direct control over producer-obligation fulfilment — and the Carbon Impact Monitoring Portal, which provides customers with visibility into the carbon impact and recycling savings of their waste streams. The company is B-Corp certified and operates without any disclosed AI or machine-learning capabilities.

WERCS runs a sales-led direct go-to-market motion, beginning each engagement with a desktop audit followed by a tailored quotation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured around service fees for regulatory compliance management, consistent with a recurring revenue model. The company is privately held under the Waste Experts parent entity, with no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no reported revenue figures; headcount is reported at 8 employees. Marketing is primarily content-driven, focused on educational blog coverage of UK compliance obligations.

Name

Lumicom

Legal name

WERCS

Website

https://lumicom.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WERCS is a UK Producer Compliance Scheme subsidiary of Waste Experts that delivers WEEE, battery, and packaging EPR compliance services — including collection, processing, reporting, and a carbon-impact portal — to UK businesses across all sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Compliance Services

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain & Product Environmental Compliance (RoHS, WEEE, Packaging EPR, Eco-Design/Labeling Regulations) (EUAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC)

Keywords

• WEEE compliance services
• Battery compliance solutions
• Packaging EPR compliance
• Producer responsibility services
• Environmental compliance schemes

Headquarters

HQ city

Huddersfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Compliance Services: Full suite of WEEE compliance, battery compliance, and packaging compliance services including waste collection, processing, and reporting. Revenue generated through service fees for regulatory compliance management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lumicom provides regulated environmental compliance services to UK businesses, covering WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) compliance, battery compliance, packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and waste collection through an in-house treatment site. The offering bundles reporting, collection, processing, and carbon-impact tracking into a single managed service for producers and retailers with statutory producer-responsibility obligations.

Product overview

WERCS is a strategic environmental compliance partner offering a unified platform of compliance services for UK businesses. The portfolio comprises four interconnected core services: WEEE Compliance handles waste electrical and electronic equipment collection, processing, and reporting; Battery Compliance manages end-to-end battery recycling and disposal; Waste Collections provides in-house treatment and monitored fleet logistics with portal-based carbon tracking; and Packaging Compliance addresses Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging materials. Together, these services cover the full regulatory spectrum for producer obligations under WEEE, battery, and packaging regulations, from desktop audits and quotations through to waste collection and compliance reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WEEE Compliance Full suite of WEEE compliance services including waste collection, processing, and reporting for electrical products across all sectors, ensuring adherence to national WEEE regulations.
• Battery Compliance End-to-end battery compliance services ensuring safe and compliant collection, recycling, and disposal of batteries, helping businesses meet responsibilities under national and EU regulations.
• Packaging Compliance Compliance services for packaging regulations under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), helping businesses meet packaging waste obligations.
• Waste Collections In-house treatment site and monitored fleet for waste collection with portal access to track carbon impact and savings from recycling, fulfilling producer obligations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced admin workload through complete reporting management from start to finish

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Waste ExpertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWERCS is a member of the Waste Experts family. Waste Experts is the parent organization providing strategic direction and shared sustainability values. Both companies share B-Corp certification and focus on environmental compliance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• REPIC: REPIC is a UK WEEE and battery compliance scheme serving producers of electrical equipment and batteries. It directly competes with WERCS in the same regulatory compliance category with similar service offerings.
• Valpak: Valpak is one of the largest UK Producer Responsibility Organisations, offering WEEE, battery, and packaging compliance services alongside data and consulting. It is a direct competitor to WERCS in the same compliance scheme category with broader scale.
• ERP UK: ERP UK is the UK arm of the European Producer Responsibility Organisation, providing WEEE, battery, and packaging compliance services to UK producers. It is a direct competitor with international backing.
• Lumicom: Lumicom is a UK WEEE compliance scheme owned by the same Waste Experts family as WERCS, offering comparable WEEE producer compliance services to UK businesses. It is the closest direct peer by service scope, target customer, and parent group affiliation.
• Ecosurety: Ecosurety is a UK compliance scheme offering packaging, WEEE, and battery compliance services with a strong sustainability focus. It competes directly with WERCS for UK producer compliance business.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia UK: Veolia is a major UK and global waste management company that operates compliance schemes alongside broader waste collection, treatment, and recycling services. It is a broad incumbent competing for compliance and downstream waste handling.
• Biffa: Biffa is a large UK waste management company offering collection, recycling, and producer compliance services. It competes with WERCS as a broad incumbent with bundled offerings.
• Veolia Environmental Services (Compliance): Veolia's UK compliance and recycling arm bundles WEEE and packaging compliance with operational waste services, providing scale advantages over specialist compliance schemes like WERCS.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: Suez is a global environmental services company with UK operations spanning waste collection, recycling, and producer compliance. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capability to WERCS' service offering.

Emerging players

• Recolight: Recolight is a UK WEEE compliance scheme focused specifically on the lighting sector, providing compliance and recycling services for lighting producers. It is a niche direct competitor with specialised focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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