Kuusakoski’s Clean SWEEEP

 Kuusakoski OY, a Finnish recycling company, has entered into a joint venture agreement with the British electronics recycling firm SWEEEP. Going forward, the British firm will be known as SWEEEP/Kuusakoski.

Despite the name change, the company will continue to focus on recycling obsolete electronics throughout the United Kingdom. SWEEEP has invested more than £6.5 million in its facility since its inception three years ago. The facility includes a MeWa QZ plant, which processes more than 10 metric tons of obsolete electronic equipment per hour. It also recycles over 4,000 televisions and monitors every day.

Kuusakoski, which has been in the metals and metals recycling business since 1914, notes the joint venture will enhance its operations. The company presently is involved in recycling stainless steel at a facility in Sheffield, U.K.

 “At SWEEEP, we are passionate about the WEEE recycling process and that philosophy is very much shared by Kuusakoski, probably the world’s leading experts in WEEE recycling and non-ferrous metals. Together, we offer 43 years experience in e-waste, so our intention is to continue to raise the bar on electronics recycling,” says Patrick Watts, managing director of SWEEP.

“With Kuusakoski on-board, it is our ambition to grow our business and improve the performance of UK plcs’ WEEE response. Our customer base will only benefit from this move and we look forward to continuing to offer a complete capability across the country.”

 “SWEEEP is one of the UK’s leading WEEE organizations and we see in the team a perfect fit with our own aspirations in the UK marketplace. As a result of this venture, we’re now able to offer a truly pan-European solution,” says Timo Kuusakosi, managing director of Kuusakoski OY.

Kuusakoski has 107 plants throughout the world. The company employs around 3,300 people.