The Luton-based leading logistics business will use the capital funding to invest in its growing service range, support business expansion through bulk stock acquisition and help create three new jobs for the local economy.
AP Taylor provides a personalised returns solution to a variety of global manufacturers and retailers of household and garden electronic appliances, providing the collection, analysis and repair of these appliances, as well as producing in-depth real-time, online reports of the fault analysis. The business employs over 100 staff and supports a range of high-profile customers including VAX, Hoover, Tefal, George Foreman, Delonghi and Russel Hobbs, as well as its own in-house branded range of Vytronix electrical products.
An AATF (Approved Authorised Treatment Facility) business, AP Taylor are one of the few operators in the UK with a high level of regulatory compliance which requires all electronic waste to be depolluted, disassembled, shredded, and/or prepped for controlled disposal. This restricted accreditation from the Environment Agency, mean the business has a re-use rate of over 90%, and means it is a key contributor to both the regional and national low carbon economy.
The business is backed by a highly skilled and knowledgeable management team, led by the co-founder and director Ross Taylor. Collectively the senior team have over 40 years’ experience within the reverse logistics space.