Lisa Smith, Author at Smiths Gloucester Ltd

Inspiring the Next Generation: Monica Gregory Represents Smiths at Women in Construction Event

Jul 17th, 2025

Written by: Lisa Smith

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We are proud to celebrate the achievements of Monica Gregory, one of our talented Plant Operators, who recently represented Smiths at the South Gloucestershire and Stroud College’s Women in Construction event. The event marked the launch of the college’s new Groundworks Apprenticeship, aimed at opening more pathways into the construction industry. Monica joined forces with […]
Our Commitment to Nature: Tree Planting for a Greener Future For Generations to Come

Jul 17th, 2025

Written by: Lisa Smith

Social Value

As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability and enhancing the natural environment, we are proud to have planted 765 native tree whips, each measuring between 450mm and 600mm in height. These trees include a mix of Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Hazel, and Birch—all carefully selected for their ecological benefits and their ability to thrive in the […]
Cam Everlands Eco-School Council meets with Smiths

May 13th, 2025

Written by: Lisa Smith

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Eco-Schools Award-Winners Cam Everlands recently invited Smiths’ Nick Grove in to present. The Eco Council benefitted from a short talk on how Smiths helps Gloucestershire County Council facilities, including schools, to divert waste away from landfill. In fact, our recycling activities are only a small part of what helps the school team achieve recognition, as […]
Energy From Waste Facility School Visits

Feb 17th, 2025

Written by: Lisa Smith

Waste Management

As part of our educational and social value initiatives, Smiths has been hosting student and teacher visits at the Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility, operated by FCC Environment on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council. The latest visit was held over two sessions for Aurora Hedgeway, a Bristol-based SEN school who have also just earnt the […]
Smiths commercial waste collection expansion to Oxfordshire

Feb 14th, 2024

Written by: Lisa Smith

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Due to high demand for our services and sustained growth, we have launched our second commercial waste round in Oxfordshire. We have been providing business waste collections across Bristol, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and South Wales for over 10 years, Oxfordshire is the latest service area in our portfolio. Tom Broomfield, Divisional Manager, commented “We spotted an […]
Morgan Sindall Supply Chain Annual Awards

Oct 20th, 2023

Written by: Lisa Smith

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We are delighted to announce that we were honoured with two awards at Morgan Sindall’s Annual Awards on 28th September in Cardiff. During the ceremony we were promoted to preferred sub contractor status, which is testament to the words carried out by our site teams on recent projects. During the ceremony Morgan Sindall mentioned our […]
Jetvac

Oct 5th, 2023

Written by: Lisa Smith

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New Jetvac joins the drainage fleet! Our latest jet vac joined the fleet at the beginning of the month. We have been servicing, unblocking and repairing drains for over a decade and are delighted to add this vehicle to our drainage fleet to further assist our customers with their requirements. The RioCom is built on […]
St Rose’s Sensory Playground

Oct 4th, 2023

Written by: Lisa Smith

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The money raised from Smiths 2022 40th anniversary ball has been put towards building an amazing new sensory playground for the students. The new playground opened on September 3rd 2023 ahead of the new school year. Friends and family of students attended to celebrate this fantastic new addition to the school. We are so pleased […]
POBL

Aug 1st, 2023

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Our focus at Smiths is for continual improvements & embracing enhanced recycling processes to meet ever increased targets. We are delighted to have won the contract to service all sites in South Wales for the POBL Group. Having operated in South Wales for many years, we have continually increased the customer base and this seemed […]
LET’S RECYCLE – WASTE WORLD CUP

Jul 7th, 2023

Written by: Lisa Smith

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Smiths football team took part in the Let’s Recycle – Waste World Cup at Beaconsfield Rugby Club in Buckinghamshire on June 30th. There were 40 teams competing for 5 trophies. Smiths Waste Management were the first runners up in this year’s tournament! The team made it through the group stages well, meaning they were onto […]