OCS sells Envirocomp composting business
New Zealand facilities management company, OCS has announced it is selling its New Zealand Envirocomp composting
operation to Frontier Group Partners Ltd, a consortium which includes original Envirocomp founder, Karen Ashby.
Envirocomp collects and processes residential and commercial sanitary, incontinence and nappy waste at two facilities in
Canterbury and Wellington. Each site has the capacity to process 60,000 items per day, reducing an estimated 7200 tonne
of waste from entering landfill in each region.
OCS purchased the business from its start-up owners in 2011, and OCS New Zealand Managing Director Gareth Marriott says
it’s timely for someone else to bring in new innovation and technology.
“OCS New Zealand has made a significant investment in research and development in Envirocomp over the past five years
and we look forward to seeing Frontier Group Partners Ltd take it to the next phase,” Mr Marriott says.
Frontier Group Partners Ltd intends to review the current operation and is exploring potential opportunities to
implement new technology to further enhance the business.
“I’m really excited to be back involved with Envirocomp – obviously it’s a business that I have had a great passion for
and I’m delighted to be working with Frontier Group Partners Ltd to take it to the next level,” says Karen Ashby.
Mr Marriott says OCS remains committed to operating in an environmentally sustainable manner across its wider facilities
management business and has developed a range of services that are designed to reduce energy, water use and landfill
waste.
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