Greyhound Recycling

Greyhound Recycling is an Irish waste collection and recycling company;[1] who took over the waste collection business from South Dublin County Council in 2011, making it one of the largest household recycling company in Ireland.[1] In 2012, it took over the Dublin County Council waste collection[2][3] and it serves over 500,000 customers in 12 local authorities in Ireland, as well as operating renewable business interests in 15 countries in Europe and Asia.[1]

Greyhound Recycling
Type of businessprivate company
Type of site
Waste recycling and recovery
Available inEnglish, Irish
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
OwnerMichael Buckley, Brian Buckley
Founder(s)Bernard and Maura Buckley
Key peopleMichael Buckley, Brian Buckley
Employees500
SubsidiariesGrehound Household, Greyhound Commercial, EcoMondis
URLgreyhound.ie/household-recycling-dublin
Current statusActive

History

Founded more than 40 years ago by Bernard and Maura Buckley, Greyhound is an Irish, family-run business based in Clondalkin, Dublin.[4] Currently it is headed by their sons Michael and Brian Buckley.[4] The company announced 100 new jobs in 2019, bringing the total employees in the firm to 600 people.[5]

In August 2016 Greyhound bought the domestic waste collection businesses from its rival Panda and Greenstar in a merger process.[6] As a part of Recycling in the Republic of Ireland the company is now investing €35 million into its commercial division.[5]

Disputes

A 14-week industrial dispute over pay cuts and redundancies catapulted Greyhound into the news six years ago.[4] The dispute ended with a settlement between the workers and the company,[7] Greyhound workers’ elected representatives, and the SIPTU organisers involved in this dispute, has been a key factor in the union’s ability to negotiate an agreement with management.[7]

Awards
  • All-Ireland Business All-Star accreditation was awarded to Greyhound Recycling in April, 2019.[8]
  • The Irish Logistics & Transport Awards in 2019 [9][10] for Customer Focus Achievement.
  • Community Focused Business 2019 award [11]

References
  1. Monday; March 21; Am, 2011-11:49 (2011-03-21). "Greyhound buys south Dublin waste service". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. O'Carroll, Sinead. "Dublin City Council to stop bin collection services". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. "Domestic Waste Collection Services | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. O'Halloran, Barry. "Waste companies: a collection". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. McCrave, Conor. "100 new jobs set for Dublin as waste company announces expansion". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  6. O'Halloran, Barry. "Greyhound to buy Pandagreen assets as merger proceeds". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. "Greyhound workers agree deal as 14-week strike ends". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  8. "Companies awarded top quality honours for highest standards". www.echo.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  9. "► VIDEO: The 2019 Irish Logistics & Transport Awards winners". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  10. "Winners | The Irish Logistics & Transport Awards". FMAwards. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  11. May 14; Business, 2019 |; News, Clondalkin. "Ballymount Clondalkin Win At Business Awards | NewsGroup". Retrieved 2020-01-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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