We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been announced as a UK winner in the 2019 European Business Awards, one of the world’s largest business competitions, in an award which recognises our ongoing commitment to innovation in the waste and recycling sector.

Our award win sees us named as the best business in the UK in the category ‘The Award for Innovation with Turnover of €0-25M category’ and, and we’ll now go on to represent the UK in the final stage of the competition with the chance of being crowned the best in Europe!

First Mile’s CEO and founder, Bruce Bratley, said: “We’re committed to inspiring our nation to save the planet, and our innovative waste and recycling solutions really do make it easier for businesses and consumers across the UK to make a positive difference to their environmental impact.

“We’re delighted that this commitment has been recognised and that we are the UK winner for this category. This accolade not only belongs to our company as a whole, but also to each and every one of our incredible First Mile team that strive so hard to amaze our customers.”

Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards said: “This is a significant achievement and First Mile is an outstanding leader in their field. To be chosen as a national winner means you show great innovation, ethics and success and are one of the best businesses in Europe.”