Materials trading & recovery UK · Ireland · Europe

About Us

Decades in the industry. Judgement built over time.

Resource & Fuels brings long-standing industry knowledge to the commercial, technical and practical decisions behind every responsible material route.

The company

Experience is what makes a route work.

Resource & Fuels helps businesses find commercially sensible, responsible routes for recovered materials and industrial byproducts. That means more than identifying a potential outlet. It means understanding the material, the market, the movement and the obligations that connect one to the other.

You deal directly with people who understand the detail and can apply years of accumulated knowledge to the practical problem in front of you.

Combined expertise

Knowledge that reaches across the whole movement.

Decades spent working with materials, producers, carriers, processors and regulators give Colm and Stella a joined-up view of what makes an arrangement viable.

01

Material knowledge

Understanding what a material is, how it behaves and which recovery routes merit investigation.

02

Commercial judgement

Balancing value, cost, continuity and risk to shape arrangements that work for every party.

03

Logistics

Turning an agreed route into a workable movement with the right packaging, transport and timing.

04

Compliance

Recognising the regulatory questions early and keeping responsibility central to the decision.

Who runs it

Experience stays close to the work.

Managing Director

Colm MacDowell

A Chartered Waste Manager with a master’s degree in Environmental Protection, Colm has 30 years’ experience in the waste industry. His background includes eight years with Safety-Kleen Ireland and responsibility for its hazardous-waste transfer station in Dublin.

Commercial & Logistics Manager

Stella Connor

Stella brings the commercial and operational sides of each arrangement together. Her focus is on the detail that keeps material moving: clear communication, realistic logistics and coordination between the businesses involved.

Put that experience to work

Start with the material.

Tell us what you have, where it is and what needs to change. Colm or Stella will help establish the useful next questions.

Speak to Colm or Stella