Oil Recoveries

Name: Oil Recoveries
Address: 160/162 Lord Street, Southport, PR90QA, GB
Telephone: +448455206444
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We specialise in the safe removal, recycling or disposal of waste oil, oil filters, batteries, contaminated fuels, solvents, antifreeze and chemical waste.

We offer a full service for garages, fleet managers, marine and shipping businesses nationwide. www.oilrecoveries.com

07/09/2026

🚛 Investing in Our People | Huge congratulations to Stephanie Holmes! 👏

A massive well done to Stephanie Holmes, our Lead Planner of Operations at Oil Recoveries on successfully achieving The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers - Road Haulage (VRQ) 🎓

This is a fantastic professional achievement and reflects all of her hard work and continued commitment to developing her knowledge and expertise within transport and operations.

As part of our Operations Team, Stephanie plays a vital role in the planning and co-ordination of our transport activities. This qualification further strengthens the knowledge and skills she brings to her role and to the wider Oil Recoveries Team.

At Oil Recoveries we proactively invest in the development of our people, supporting them to achieve professional qualifications and enhance their careers within the business.

A brilliant achievement and one the whole Team is very proud of her for! 🙌

Oil Recoveries
Sustainability | Expertise | Passion

28/08/2026

🏭 Tackling Heavy Sludge Across Four Industrial Tanks

A recent two-day industrial clean involved a combination of heavily compacted sludge and significant volumes of liquid waste across four industrial storage tanks.

The operation began with our team manually breaking down and clearing the compacted sludge, creating the access required for mechanical recovery.

Once the material was accessible, our Jet Vacuum Tanker was deployed to jet, vacuum and recover the remaining sludge and liquid waste.

In total, tens of thousands of litres was removed from the four tanks, with the recovered waste transported for appropriate treatment and processing.

This demonstrates our capabilities for:

🚛 High pressure jetting and high volume sludge/liquid waste recovery
✅ The ability to adapt methods to the condition of the waste
🏭 Industrial manual tank cleaning
♻️ Responsible waste recovery
👷 Experienced, hands-on drivers and operatives
⏱️ Efficient mobilisation and completion

It is part of a wider waste management relationship with our client. Alongside the industrial cleaning works, our team provides a weekly liquid washings collection service, removing a full tanker load per collection.

This combination of planned maintenance, specialist cleaning and ongoing waste collection allows us to provide a complete solution around our client's operational requirements.

If you have tanks containing sludge, liquid waste, or difficult to recover materials, our team can assess and recommend the right solution.

Get in touch with our expert team today:

📞 0845 520 6444
📧 [email protected]

Oil Recoveries
Sustainability | Expertise | Passion

24/08/2026

🌃 Out of Hours. Night Works

Over three nights, our team undertook an out-of-hours oily water recovery supporting critical transport infrastructure.

Working exclusively at night, we recovered tens of thousands of litres of oily water from interceptors, with each load transported to our nearest processing site for treatment and recovery.

This is a planned operation carried out quarterly, demonstrating the importance of our:

🌙 Out-of-hours operational capability
🚛 Night-time deployment readiness
🚌 Support for critical transport infrastructure
♻️ Efficient routing to our local sustainable waste processing

Our teams are equipped and ready to respond around the clock - helping keep transport facilities operating safely and efficiently.

🤝 It highlights our capability to provide a service designed around our client's operational requirements, particularly where daytime works could cause disruption to normal operations and the general public.

Get in touch with our expert team today:
📞 0845 520 6444
📧 [email protected]

Oil Recoveries
Sustainability | Expertise | Passion

21/08/2026

🚗🛢️ Automotive waste collections across the UK 🤝🚛

Alongside our marine and industrial waste collections, our dedicated automotive team of drivers carry out collections every day, supporting garages across the UK.

What makes a collection run smoothly?

Our automotive drivers have the skills and experience, working in and around busy garages where access, timing and minimising disruption are critical.

From used lubricating oil collected from tanks, drums and IBCs, working around access from the road, forecourt or workshop, through to collecting other garage waste streams.

Our operations team and drivers understand that garages are busy places, so collections are planned around our customers:

📞 Calling ahead so vehicles can be moved
📅 Accommodating preferred days and times
🛢️ Providing containers to suit the space available
🚛 Selecting the right-sized vehicle for the site
📍 Understanding access requirements before arriving
⏱️ Completing collections efficiently with minimum disruption

♻️🌱 The used lubricating oil we collect is re-refined, helping to recover a valuable resource and give the oil another life rather than treating it simply as waste.

Get in touch today with our expert team:
📞 0845 520 6444
📧 [email protected]

Oil Recoveries
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11/08/2026

We are very pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Northern Automotive Alliance 2026 Environmental & Sustainability Award, sponsored by CEVA Logistics! 🏆🌍

Being recognised for our ongoing commitment and dedication to environmental responsibility and sustainability is something we are particularly proud of.

This would not be possible without our Team. Everyone at Oil Recoveries plays a vital part in helping us achieve our sustainability goals 💚

Find out more about the NAA Business Awards here:
https://northernautoalliance.com/about/naa-awards/

Oil Recoveries
Sustainability | Expertise | Passion

05/08/2026

🚛 Congratulations to Joe Hayward! 👏

We're delighted to share that Joe Hayward has successfully passed his Class 2 (Category C) licence!

Joe started his journey with us working in our Southport Head Office, and it's fantastic to see him progress.

At Oil Recoveries it's important to us to invest in the training and development of our people, giving our team the opportunity to learn new skills, gain valuable qualifications, and helping them build long-term careers within the business.

Well done, Joe! 👏🚛 All the Team are incredibly proud

Oil Recoveries
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15/07/2026

Our Marine Services ⚓

📸 These images were taken quayside during a recent collection of 20,000 litres of bilge water from a vessel for one of our high profile marine clients.

The marine services we provide support the safe and efficient collection of waste from ships and port operations across the UK-mainland. For details see here: https://oilrecoveries.co.uk/our-marine-services-2026/

🚛🚢 Our experienced drivers carry out collections both quayside and directly onboard ships across all UK ports.

⏱️ Where required, our vehicles are driven onboard to provide safe and efficient access for handling waste materials, helping to minimise delays and maintain vessel turnaround times.

🤝 We understand that every operation differs - from port conditions to vessel requirements - and our team is trained to adapt, working in line with site procedures and co-ordinate closely with all parties involved.

From routine collections to more complex marine waste operations, we deliver a consistent, compliant service you can rely on.

Get in touch today with our expert team!

For any Marine enquiries call: 0845 520 6444
Email: [email protected]

Leading in Sustainable Marine Waste Solutions

Oil Recoveries
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06/07/2026

Multimodal 2026 🚢 🚆 🚛
A superb show to particularly demonstrate the breadth of our capabilities across marine, rail and road haulage - spanning oil and liquid waste collection, solid waste collection (such as oily rags and filters), through to fully integrated environmental services.

From interceptor emptying, fuel supply, emergency spill response, to tank and track cleans across the UK-mainland. We provide the collection and management across all of the MARPOL Annexes, supporting the safe and compliant handling of all marine waste streams, alongside wider marine waste solutions. We're able to expertly support both planned and reactive requirements.

It really highlighted the value of face-to-face engagement: with existing clients, continuing conversations from last year and connecting with new businesses.

Sustainability came up a lot throughout the event and is one of the key reasons our clients choose us. With our strategically located processing and treatment sites, sustainability and the circular economy sit at the core of our operations - determining how we recover, process and manage waste to maximise resource recovery and reduce environmental impact across the industries we serve.

Thank you to everyone we connected with. If we didn’t manage to speak, please reach out:

0845 520 6444
[email protected]

Oil Recoveries
Sustainability | Expertise | Passion

03/07/2026

We were there for the first day of the Hillhead Show catching up with existing clients and meeting new contacts from across the quarrying, construction and recycling industries.

☀️ The event's unique quarry location looked even more impressive in the sunshine, providing a fantastic setting for a busy day of networking and industry discussions.

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with us. We're looking forward to following up over the coming weeks and excited about the opportunities ahead!

17/06/2026

This weeks Industrial Waste 🏭 Spotlight:

A collection of 15,000 litres of oil and water for one of our manufacturing clients, using one of our Jet Vacuum Tankers.

Our experienced driver using one of our 50 metre flexi-hoses to safely and quickly collect the oily water directly from the underground interceptor. It is then taken to one of our nearest processing sites for treatment.

This forms part of a weekly scheduled service for this longstanding client, where we empty the on-site interceptors and collect water from the cooling towers. In addition we undertake their site cleans - all without disrupting day-to-day operations.

Need a reliable collection from your industrial site?

Get in touch today with our expert team

Call: 0845 520 6444
Email: [email protected]

Oil Recoveries
Sustainability | Expertise | Passion

🚛 Behind the Scenes Series: how we provide seamless waste solutions for Automotive Waste | Industrial Waste | Marine Waste

📷 Capturing Our Leading Work

Every day our drivers are working across every sector we serve - and they’re sharing this directly from the field.

Real moments. Real expertise. Real insight into the projects our team handles.

Address

160/162 Lord Street
Southport
PR90QA

Telephone

+448455206444

Website

http://www.oilrecoveries.co.uk/

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