Tradebe
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Waste management |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Josep Creixell |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain |
Area served | Spain, France, United Kingdom, United States, Oman |
Key people | Josep Creixell (Chairman), Victor Creixell (CEO) |
| Services | Solvent recycling, automated oil tank cleaning |
| Website | www |
Tradebe is a Spanish waste management company based in Barcelona that was established in 1980. It operates in Spain, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Oman.[1] The chairman is Josep Creixell, and the Chief Executive is Victor Creixell.
Tradebe was founded in 1980 and initially focused on solvent recycling and hazardous waste management. Over time, the company expanded its geographic footprint and diversified into additional business areas, including ingredients and nutrition-related activities.[2]
Tradebe operates within the solvent recycling[3] and automated oil tank cleaning markets.[4]
The company has been prosecuted in the UK. In 2016 it was fined £38,960 after a chemical leak at their Hendon Dock plant in Sunderland. It was prosecuted in 2013 after a spillage of highly flammable liquid at a site in Knottingley. The United States Environmental Protection Agency fined it after environmental violations at the firm’s hazardous waste treatment facilities in Connecticut. Their subsidiary Norlite had to pay around £15,000 for air pollution violations in Cohoes, New York, in 2016.[5]
History
In 2002, shareholders of Tradebe, S.A. approved a partial demerger (escisión parcial) creating Grupo Tradebe Medioambiente, S.L., as published in Spain’s official company registry bulletin (BORME).[6]
Tradebe expanded into the United Kingdom via Willacy Oil Services (later known as Tradebe Refinery Services), initially taking a major shareholding in 2003 and completing a takeover in 2006, according to industry reporting.[7]
The group also expanded in the United States in the late 2000s. In 2008, industry media reported that Pollution Control Industries (PCI) was acquired by the Tradebe Group and would operate under Tradebe Environmental Services.[8] Spain’s development finance institution COFIDES stated that in December 2008 it acquired a minority stake in Tradebe Environmental Services, S.L. as part of Tradebe’s U.S. internationalization strategy.[9]
In 2018, Tradebe was involved in public debate in the UK over clinical waste management following the collapse of Healthcare Environmental Services; MRW reported Tradebe’s statement that there was sufficient UK incineration capacity to meet market demand.[10] In 2019, the BBC reported that Tradebe was to take over clinical waste management in Scotland from August 2019 following the contractor’s collapse.[11]
Acquisitions
- 2011 – Tradebe acquired United Industrial Services (UIS) in the United States.[14]
- 2012 – Tradebe acquired Ecowaste Southwest (Avonmouth) from Stericycle, after a UK competition remedy required the business to be sold.[15]
- 2013 – Tradebe formed a joint venture with SITA UK for healthcare risk waste services in the UK (Tradebe Healthcare (Holdings) Ltd), which was reviewed by the UK competition authorities.[16]
- 2014 – Tradebe acquired Solvents with Safety Ltd and Scotoil Services Ltd in the UK.[17]
- 2017 – Tradebe acquired Badger Disposal (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).[18]
- 2017 – Tradebe acquired First Response Environmental Group (FREG).[19]
- 2018 – Tradebe acquired Avanti Environmental Holdings Limited (Avanti).[22]
- 2018 – Tradebe acquired the industrial waste division of COMSA Medio Ambiente (COMSA Corporación).[23][24]
- 2018 – The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority transferred land at the Winfrith site to Tradebe Inutec (UK).[25]
In 2022, Tradebe entered the health and wellness segment through the acquisition of the Clinical Nutrition group, according to Expansión.[2]
