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Chamber Patron Wins Major Industry Award
SYNETIQ, an IAA company, is pleased to announce that it received the Vehicle Recycling Company (Large) Award at the 2023 ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards, recognising the processes and teams who have driven the business forward. Winners were named at a ceremony at the British Motor Museum in Warwick on 9th November. “It’s incredibly meaningful for us to be recognised as the UK’s leading vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling company, with sustainability at the heart of our whole
Highland Carbon Receives National Recognition
Doncaster-based, Highland Carbon, has been heralded by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) as an “inspirational Business, leading the way with green innovations and solutions.” The visionary business was recognised alongside several other companies located across the whole of the UK. Highland Carbon has become known as the pioneer in conservation-grade, UK climate projects. Founded by a zoologist with experience in international conservation, it undertakes vast afforestation and peatland
SYNETIQ Awarded Silver EcoVadis Medal for Sustainability Performance
SYNETIQ — an IAA company and the UK’s leading vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling company — has been awarded a silver medal by EcoVadis, one of the most recognised independent sustainability assessment platforms. In its first EcoVadis rating, SYNETIQ was placed in the top 25% of more than 100,000 other businesses assessed worldwide, earning a silver medal. EcoVadis is an internationally recognised sustainability platform that evaluates companies across a range of criteria, including
Doncaster Businesses Collaborate for the Climate
On behalf of SYNETIQ, an IAA company, Highland Carbon has sourced multiple carbon projects to complement the former's robust decarbonisation plans. The projects include the Sheopur Solar Project located in Madhya Pradesh, India — verified by the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism — and the Sah Wind Power Plant located in the Bandirma district of Balikesir and the Karacabey district of Bursa in Turkey — verified by the Gold Standard. These renewable energy projects avoid CO2 emissions from
SYNETIQ Score a Hat-Trick at Industry Awards
SYNETIQ, an IAA company (NYSE: IAA), has been awarded the Green Parts Company of the Year, Larger Vehicle Recycler of the Year and Sustainability accolades at the inaugural Vehicle Recycling Excellence Awards. The awards recognise organisations supporting the growth in the promotion of green parts to reduce the impact of car repairs on the environment, those which set the standard for success across the industry and demonstrate all-round excellence in business and those driving positive environmental
Doncaster Chamber Achieves Landmark, Welcoming Three New Patrons At Once
Doncaster Chamber is delighted to welcome three new patrons to its network, in the form of Eland Cables, LNER and ORB Recruitment. For context, Chamber membership is tiered into bronze, silver and gold levels. Depending on which of these packages a business chooses, they will be entitled to different benefits. Among other things, they will get complimentary tickets to events, one2one business support, access to HR and legal services, and various networking opportunities. Patronage is a way for members
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Finalists Announced for this Year’s Doncaster Business Awards
The shortlist for this year’s Doncaster Business Awards has just been announced, with an assortment of impressive nominees spanning a total of 13 different categories. Taking place on Thursday, December 1, this will be the annual ceremony’s 24th iteration and will take place at the usual venue of Doncaster Racecourse. The black-tie event always proves to be a highlight in the local business calendar, as it celebrates standout achievements from charities, SMEs and larger companies across the
SYNETIQ Teams Up With National Association To Raise Awareness of Green Parts
SYNETIQ Ltd., an IAA, Inc. company (NYSE: IAA), and one of the UK’s largest integrated salvage, dismantling and vehicle recycling company, has confirmed its membership with the National Body Repair Association (NBRA) in a bid to increase the awareness around the importance and benefits of using green parts to its members. The pairing comes following the recent announcement of SYNETIQ’s Backorder team in response to delays of OEM parts which saw repairers waiting up to 190 days for replacement
South Yorkshire Business Experts Discuss the Importance of Innovation in New Podcast
A team of experts from the local business community recently came together to discuss their views on innovation, its benefits and the various obstacles that can hinder it. This all happened during the latest episode of the South Yorkshire Policy Pod. Developed by the three regional Chambers of Commerce (those being Doncaster, Sheffield and Barnsley & Rotherham), each instalment of this quarterly podcast has business leaders sharing their views and engaging in thought-provoking discussions about a given