CK Polymers Ltd began life as a two man plastics trading company in the year 2000. Today, we are a multi national distributor of rGrade plastic raw materials with a multi million pound turnover* and a customer base that stretches across the length and breadth of the UK, throughout continental Europe and the Far East (including China).

From humble beginnings we now have a 6 man commercial team covering the UK, a Far East sales and distribution operation in Hong Kong and a European agent who speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish & Dutch.

CK Polymers facilitate plastic reycling in the UK by finding new sources of plastic waste transporting them to our network of localised recycling partners across the UK for size sorting and size reduction via compacting, bailing, shredding, grinding and sometimes even compounding. This is why WE WANT YOU!!!

We then use our experience, knowledge and extensive sales and distribution network to find the most appropriate outlet for the materials to maximize their value.

To find out more about what it means to be a CK Polymers plastic recycling partner or if you would like to discuss in more detail please send us your details via our contact form or call 01472 398960.

*For the financial year 2008/9 turnover is predicted to reach £17m

Why CK Polymers need “plastic recycling partners”.

CK Polymers offer a nationwide collection service to suppliers of plastic waste and plastic raw materials, but as we all know, plastic waste is often light and bulky and therefore expensive to transport over long distances.

As an multi national company with a good reputation in the plastic recycling industry and a strong internet presence we receive a significant number of enquiries via our website and our network of contacts from people looking for someone to remove and recycle their plastic waste.

In order to minimize the impact on the environment and to keep transportation costs to a sensible level we prefer to work with “trusted recycling partners” around the UK.

We define trusted recycling partners as localised plastic recycling companies, who will collect and recycle the plastics from the enquiries we pass to you, bulk them up with other materials that you process, and sell them onto CK Polymers when a full load is available for onward distribution.

Why you need CK Polymers as “Your Plastics Partner”

CK Polymers directors and employees have many years experience between them in the plastics recycling industry and in the distribution of rGrade plastic raw materials. We have a customer base that stretches across the length and breadth of the UK, across Europe and throughout the Far East.

We have a large storage and distribution centre with a materials identification and quality control laboratory in Lincolnshire as well as various smaller warehouses around the UK.

We have a 6 man (and growing) commercial team in the UK, a Far East sales and distribution operation in Hong Kong (covering Pacific Rim countries and China) and a European agent who speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish & Dutch.

Over the last 3-4 years we have also developed a strong internet presence via our website, supported by an online marketing and advertising campaign which consistently delivers over 200 unique, UK based enquiries per month. These include offers of plastic waste for recycling or requests for recycling services.

This year alone we will sell over 40,000 tonnes of rGrade plastic raw materials, making us one of the largest and most successful companies of our type in the UK.

What this means for you.

• Guaranteed market for your materials - our laboratory can help you identify the plastics you are offered and assess their value and guarantee you a market for them before you agree to pay good money for them.
• Prompt collections - with 55,000 square feet of storage space in our main warehouse we have the ability to clear your site of all full load’s* of approved materials with just 48 hours notice.
• No hassle selling - when it comes to selling your materials, we do the hard work so you don’t have to which means less hassle and less paperwork for you.
• Best commercial return - the experience of our commercial team and the spread of our sales network means we will find the most appropriate outlet for materials to maximise their commercial return to us and to you.
• Prompt payment – we understand that cashflow can be a major burden to small companies. CK Polymers will shoulder that burden and pay you to agreed payment terms**.

*We consider a full load to be a full 40’ curtain sided vehicle or full 40’ shipping container (minimum weights apply).  

A full load can be made up of a single material item or a mixed load of as many items as you like (a premium will be paid for single item loads).

**Payment to agreed payment terms assumes that the materials received are as purchased and free of contaminants.

Becoming a plastic recycling partner

If you are interested in your company becoming one of CK Polymers trusted plastic recycling partners and share in our ongoing success then please contact us to arrange a visit from one of our commercial team to assess the material that you have available and your company’s recycling capabilities.

You can contact us via our online contact form or call our main office on 01472 398960.