Enva Acquires Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste, Growing Sustainable Resource Recovery in Northern Ireland

Enva, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading waste management and resource recovery businesses, has acquired Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste, which operate as one of Northern Ireland’s leading specialist waste management businesses.

Established over 55 years ago and operating across three sites in Northern Ireland, Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste provide industrial and commercial waste services, including collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. 

This strategic acquisition brings together highly complementary organisations with shared values, aligned expertise, and a strong commitment to sustainability, compliance, and service excellence. Together, the companies will provide an enhanced set of capabilities and a broader portfolio of specialist waste management services and resource recovery solutions for customers across Northern Ireland.

The Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste management teams, including Managing Director Jason McPolin, will remain in the business and continue to advance the company's ongoing growth and development, with the full support of the Enva group. The combined teams will facilitate a smooth transition to Enva ownership whilst maintaining the highest service delivery without interruption.

Commenting on the acquisition, Roger McDermott, CEO, said: “We are delighted to welcome Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste into the Enva family. This partnership brings together organisations with shared values and a deep commitment to sustainability, compliance, service and technical excellence. Our collective strengths enable us to tackle increasingly complex waste challenges and deliver innovative, sustainable resource recovery solutions to meet the needs of our customers in Northern Ireland.”

Also commenting, Jason McPolin, Managing Director, Irish Waste, said: “Bringing Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste together with Enva, creates a strong platform that will enable us to provide a broader range of services and solutions to customers, whilst ensuring continuity of our exceptional service. This acquisition provides the opportunity to ensure the continued growth and development of our people and the combined business.”

Enva, Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste are committed to advancing the circular economy and supporting customers in achieving their sustainability goals. The combined expertise and resources will enable the group to further invest in innovative technologies and processes that maximise resource recovery and minimise environmental impact.

Notes to Editors

• Enva is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading recycling and resource recovery companies with a turnover of around £400m, circa 2,000 employees and over 20,000 customers. The company’s 39 sites use the latest technology to maximise the recovery of valuable secondary materials and are focused on delivering safe, sustainable and compliant solutions for complex environmental challenges and hard to handle materials.
• Enva continues to invest in and develop its business across the UK and Ireland as a supplier of high-quality sustainable materials and solutions, supporting the increasing demands from our large manufacturing and industrial customers for sustainable, recycled materials and closed loop solutions.
• Belfast headquartered company, Irish Waste, has a fifty-five-year history in waste management. They provide industrial and commercial waste services as well as treatment and recycling of a range of waste streams, including hazardous and non-hazardous materials. Their focus is on developing processes and facilities to divert waste from environmentally irresponsible disposal outlets and to concentrate on waste reduction, recycling, recovery, and reuse. Irish Waste aim to provide total waste management and have a complete commitment to professional customer service, allied to ongoing technological development to help customers reduce waste and address their environmental responsibilities.
• MacNabb Waste was acquired by Irish Waste in 2021 and has over twenty years’ experience in waste management and recycling. They offer a wide range of services that support efficient, cost-effective waste disposal and recycling solutions. Their recycling facility in Downpatrick processes commercial, industrial, and construction waste, extending Irish Waste’s geographical reach.  
• Enva will acquire 100% of the issued shares in Irish Waste and MacNabb Waste.