Viridor
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Viridor Limited (from the Latin 'to become green') is a recycling, renewable energy and waste management company in the United Kingdom owned by KKR.
History
The company was formed in 1956 as Harrison Western Limited, later becoming Haul Waste Limited. Haul Waste became part of Pennon in 1993,<ref name=history>Template:Cite web</ref> and grew by purchasing companies in the waste collection and landfill disposal market.<ref name=history/>
In 1995 it bought Blue Circle Waste Management, bringing about South West Water's name change to Pennon Group in 1998, and the merger of Haul Waste and Blue Circle Waste Management under Viridor. It subsequently acquired part of Churngold's waste business in June 2003, Thames Waste Management in 2004, Somerset LAWDC Wyvern Waste in 2006,<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> Grosvenor Waste Management<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Skipaway Holdings in 2007,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Shore Recycling in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Later in 2015 Viridor took over the collection side of Dorset based waste company Commercial Recycling.
Today the business is valued at around £4 billion,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with recent acquisitions and growth focused on expanding the company's recycling and energy from waste capacity. Viridor was awarded the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority's Waste PFI contract, the largest waste and renewable energy contract in the UK.<ref>State of the Art Technology for Greater Manchester, www.gmdwa.gov.uk, Retrieved 19 October 2007</ref>
On 12 August 2010, the company was featured on Channel 4 documentary Undercover Boss,<ref>Channel 4 - Undercover Boss Series 2 Episode 5 Retrieved 12 August 2010</ref> in which Chief Executive Colin Drummond went undercover as a new recruit inside the company.
In March 2020, KKR agreed terms to buy Viridor in a £4.2 billion deal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The transaction was completed on 8 July 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Viridor Credits
As part of the Landfill Communities Fund tax credit scheme, Viridor created the Viridor Credits scheme which in 2001 to distribute funds to communities for heritage and biodiversity projects.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> It reported £7.6m in grants in 2017/18.<ref name=":0" />