Enva
Enva is a UK and Ireland resource recovery and environmental services company operating 42 facilities, employing 2,000+ people, and serving 20,000+ customers with hazardous waste management, recycling, water treatment, and industrial services. It generated £400m in FY25 turnover and is PE-owned by I Squared Capital.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Enva does
Enva is a UK and Ireland-based resource recovery and environmental services company operating 42 facilities with 2,000+ employees and 20,000+ customers, reporting £400m in FY25 turnover. Its core activities span hazardous and specialist waste collection and treatment, construction and demolition waste recovery, commercial and trade waste management, e-waste/WEEE recycling (including WEEELABEX-compliant fridge processing), water and wastewater treatment services, and industrial services such as decommissioning, decontamination, and emergency spill response.
The company's portfolio combines service delivery with downstream material recovery. It produces and sells recycled plastic compounds (ABS, PP, HIPS), construction aggregates (including BSI-certified APCr aggregate and Type 1 recycled aggregate), wood products (including the easibedding brand), compost and fertilisers, reconditioned drums and IBCs, recovered oils and fuels (ULO, RFO, PFO, biomass), and refurbished large domestic appliances. Proprietary and differentiated technologies include PHOSPHIX micropollutant water treatment (first commercial reference plant in Europe), APCr ash conditioning yielding BSI-certified lightweight aggregate, and the MyEnva customer portal providing 24/7 access to quotations, order tracking, waste transfer notes, and sustainability reporting.
Enva generates revenue through a mix of recurring managed service contracts, pay-as-you-go skip and container hire, sale of recovered secondary materials, and project-based industrial services. Pricing is quote-based and varies by waste stream, volume, and geography. Distribution is primarily direct via the 42-facility network and dedicated enterprise account managers, supplemented by strategic channel partnerships (e.g., TotalEnergies for automotive lubricants circularity). Enva UK Bidco Ltd is privately held by infrastructure investor I Squared Capital, which acquired the business from Exponent in April 2023. The company's growth model is heavily acquisition-driven, with thirteen completed deals since 2018 across waste oil, WEEE, plastics, aggregates, and hazardous waste segments.
Enva firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Enva
- Legal name
- Enva UK Bidco Ltd
- Website
- https://clearcircle.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Enva is a UK and Ireland resource recovery and environmental services company operating 42 facilities, employing 2,000+ people, and serving 20,000+ customers with hazardous waste management, recycling, water treatment, and industrial services. It generated £400m in FY25 turnover and is PE-owned by I Squared Capital.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Enva industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Environmental and Waste Management Services
- NAICS
- Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (5621), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)
- SIC
- Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hazardous Waste Recycling & Recovery (Solvent Recovery, Oil Re-refining, Metals Recovery) (EUAIAFAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA), Advanced/Nutrient Removal (BNR/ENR: N, P) (EUANADAC), Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH)
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Where Enva is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dublin
- HQ country
- Ireland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices42 records
Markets served
Enva business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Waste Collection and Treatment Services: Hazardous and specialist waste collection, treatment, and disposal services for commercial, industrial, construction, and municipal sectors. Includes hazardous packaged waste, bulk liquid disposal, chemical waste, clinical waste, e-waste, and asbestos removal services.
- Water and Wastewater Services: Water and wastewater treatment services including lab services, filtration, disinfection, sludge management, and biological augmentation products (coagulants, flocculants, antifoams).
- Recycled Material Sales: Sale of recovered and recycled materials including recycled plastic compounds (ABS, PP, HIPS), aggregates and soil products, wood products, compost and fertilisers, oil and fuels (used lubricating oil, recovered fuel oil), and metals.
- Reconditioned Packaging: Reconditioned drums and IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers) for industrial packaging, along with new packaging supply.
- Industrial Services: Decommissioning and decontamination services, commissioning services, drainage services, emergency spill response, and surveys/inspections/monitoring.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom quote-based pricing for waste management services |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Enva product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Enva is a UK and Ireland resource recovery company that collects, treats, and recycles hazardous and non-hazardous waste, delivers water and wastewater treatment, and provides industrial cleaning services to commercial, industrial, construction, and public-sector customers. Across 42 facilities it diverts material from landfill and converts recovered streams into sellable recycled products such as oils, fuels, aggregates, plastic compounds, wood products, compost, and reconditioned containers.
Product overview
Enva is a resource recovery and environmental services business operating across the UK and Ireland with 42 facilities. The company offers a unified portfolio of waste management services and recycled products. Core services include Commercial & Trade Waste Management, Construction & Demolition Waste Management, Specialist & Hazardous Waste Management, Industrial Services, Water & Wastewater Treatment, and Skips & Containers. These are supported by the MyEnva Customer Portal for service management and compliance reporting. Product portfolio includes Oil & Fuels (ULO, RFO, PFO, Biomass), Aggregates & Soil (Recycled Type 1, Primary Type 1), Plastic Compounds (ABS, PP, HIPS), Wood Products (Easibedding), Compost & Fertilisers, Reconditioned Drums/IBCs, Biological Augmentation chemicals, and Reuse of Large Domestic Appliances. The company also operates e-Waste/WEEE processing facilities including fridge recycling with WEEELABEX compliance.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- easibedding: Recycled wood bedding products including easichick (poultry bedding), easibed, and easicattle
- easichick
- MyEnva
- PAS 402
Products and services
- Commercial & Trade Waste Management Services Scheduled and ad-hoc collection, segregation, recycling, and disposal of commercial and trade waste for retail, hospitality, offices, and other commercial premises across the UK and Ireland.
- Construction & Demolition Waste Management Services Skip hire, container collections, segregation, recycling, and supply of recycled aggregates for construction sites, demolition projects, and property developers.
- Specialist & Hazardous Waste Management Services Collection, treatment, and compliant disposal of hazardous and specialist waste streams for industrial and regulated customers, supported by PAS 402:2025-aligned management systems.
- Water & Wastewater Treatment Services Water hygiene, wastewater treatment, and compliance services for industrial, commercial, and process-industry customers, including the PHOSPHIX nutrient recovery process.
- Industrial Services & Cleaning Industrial cleaning, tank and vessel cleaning, and on-site maintenance services for industrial facilities, together with associated biological augmentation and cleaning chemical products.
- e-Waste & WEEE Processing WEEELABEX-compliant collection and processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) including large domestic appliances, with material recovery for resale and reuse.
- Skips & Containers Hire Rental of skips and containers in multiple sizes for commercial and construction customers, including delivery, collection, and recycling of contents.
- Oil, Fuel & Lubricant Products Recovered and re-refined oils, fuels, and lubricants produced from used lubricants and waste oils, sold to industrial and commercial buyers.
- Recycled Aggregates & Soils Recycled aggregates and recovered soils produced from construction, demolition, and excavation waste for sale back into construction and infrastructure projects.
- Plastic Compounds Recycled plastic compounds produced from recovered plastic waste streams for resale into manufacturing and packaging markets.
- Recycled Wood Products Recycled wood products manufactured from recovered wood waste for sale into landscaping, energy, and construction markets.
- Compost & Fertilisers Compost and fertiliser products produced from organic waste streams for sale to agriculture, landscaping, and amenity customers.
- Reconditioned Drums & IBCs Reconditioned drums and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) recovered and refurbished for resale to industrial chemical and manufacturing customers.
- Biological Augmentation Products Biological augmentation products used to support wastewater treatment and industrial cleaning processes for commercial and industrial customers.
- MyEnva Customer Portal Online portal that lets commercial customers manage accounts, book and track collections, view compliance documentation, and access waste and recycling reporting.
Quantifiable outcome
- 96.29% diversion from landfill achieved at Nottingham Colwick site under PAS 402 certification
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use Enva
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Enva technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Enva partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators26 records
Recent moves12 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Enva competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Veolia UK: UK arm of Veolia Environnement, the largest waste management and resource recovery operator in the UK — directly comparable to Enva across hazardous waste, recycling, materials recovery, water services and end-of-waste products, though with materially greater scale and a wider municipal focus.
- Biffa plc: LSE-listed UK waste collection, treatment, recycling and energy-from-waste business — closely comparable to Enva's commercial waste, recycling, hazardous services and end-markets, though Biffa is more weighted to municipal collections and operates at greater scale.
- FCC Environment UK: UK subsidiary of FCC Environment (originally part of the Suez/Agbar group) operating landfills, transfer stations, recycling and hazardous waste facilities — directly comparable to Enva's mixed waste, recycling and disposal profile with overlapping C&D and municipal exposure.
- Renewi plc: LSE-listed waste-to-product specialist across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium — closely comparable to Enva's circular-economy positioning, recycled commodity sales (plastics, aggregates, fuels) and hazardous waste recovery services.
- Tradebe: Spanish-headquartered multinational operating UK hazardous waste treatment and recycling facilities — directly comparable to Enva's hazardous and specialist waste management services, particularly the RILTA-acquired industrial chemistry footprint.
Broad incumbents
- Stericycle: US-listed global medical and hazardous waste services provider with UK operations — comparable to Enva's clinical waste and hazardous waste services, but operates from a US-centric cost/risk base and serves healthcare as its primary vertical.
- Clean Harbors: US-listed North America's largest hazardous waste management company with industrial and environmental services — comparable to Enva's hazardous waste handling, decontamination, emergency spill response and recycling activities, but at meaningfully greater scale and with a primarily US footprint.
- Suez (Suez SA): Global water and waste management major with UK recycling and recovery operations historically routed through FCC Environment — comparable to Enva across environmental services and resource recovery, though Suez sits at parent-company level with broader municipal and water utility exposure.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Enva social profiles
Digital presenceEnva compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Enva financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Enva leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Enva subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries11 records
Enva funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Enva M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Enva
What does Enva do?
Enva is a UK and Ireland resource recovery company that collects, treats, and recycles hazardous and non-hazardous waste, delivers water and wastewater treatment, and provides industrial cleaning services to commercial, industrial, construction, and public-sector customers. Across 42 facilities it diverts material from landfill and converts recovered streams into sellable recycled products such as oils, fuels, aggregates, plastic compounds, wood products, compost, and reconditioned containers.
Is Enva a public or private company?
Enva is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Enva founded?
Enva was founded in -1. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Enva based?
Enva is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, in the Europe region.
How does Enva make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Waste Collection and Treatment Services are the primary driver. The others are water and Wastewater Services, recycled Material Sales, reconditioned Packaging and industrial Services.
Who are Enva's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Veolia UK, Biffa plc, FCC Environment UK, Renewi plc and Tradebe. Broad incumbents are Stericycle, Clean Harbors and Suez (Suez SA).
Does Enva have an API?
No public API is recorded for Enva.
What industry is Enva in?
Enva's product category is Environmental and Waste Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIAFAI, Hazardous Waste Recycling & Recovery (Solvent Recovery, Oil Re-refining, Metals Recovery), with a secondary code of EUAIAIAA, Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs. Its NAICS code is 562112 and its SIC code is 4955.