Management

Managing Director / Michael Grime

Michael became Managing Director of Mayside Recycling following its acquisition by Guernsey Recycling (1996) Ltd. He developed the business and led the team in installing a state-of-the-art MRF system in the Mayside Recycling facility to process kerbside/co-mingled waste material.

Michael played a central role in negotiating Guernsey Recycling’s acquisition of Island Waste, including the fund raise with new investors. Upon completion of this deal Michael became Managing Director of GRG (the new trading name of Guernsey Recycling (1996)). Michael has subsequently set the strategic direction of the business and led the acquisitional and organic growth of the group, developing GRGs presence in the jurisdictions of Jersey, Cayman Islands and the UK.

Operations Director / Matt Cox

Matt has worked within the recycling industry for over 20 years primarily within the scrap metal sector. During that time he has worked for various scrap metal businesses in the UK including European Metal Recycling, one of the largest scrap metal recyclers in the world.

Matt has gained operational expertise over the years and has managed various shredder installations including all the Mega shredders within the South East of the UK. In his time at European Metal Recycling he also managed all transport and logistics for the southern region.

Matt also has a degree in Financial Management and a HND in engineering. He has completed IOSH managing safely and has Wamitab accreditation for recycling.

Financial Controller / Barry Moroney

Barry has over 25 years of accounting experience mainly in the financial services sector and has also worked in the commercial sector.

Barry has held a number of group reporting related roles including working for an American Stock Exchange listed oil and gas exploration company. This role involved working closely with accounting departments in different jurisdictions to produce consolidated group accounts and included specific responsibility for the timely filing of quarterly and annual returns with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Barry’s strengths are in the preparation of relevant financial management information on a timely basis as well as the oversight and development of the group’s accounting functions to ensure robust financial statements close processes are in place.

Founder / Alan Crowe

Alan spent his early career building Mayer Parry into the largest scrap metal recycling company in the south of England. Under his leadership the company built up scrap metal exports to over three million tonnes per year, and twice won the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement. In the late 1990s Alan merged Mayer Parry with European Metals Recycling (EMR), creating the largest scrap metal recycler in the UK and Europe. He later left the company to relocate to the Channel Islands.

Having moved to Guernsey Alan acquired Guernsey Recycling (1996) Ltd. The company started in scrap metal recycling and through the acquisition of Mayside Recycling in 2008 diversified into the recycling of dry recyclable waste. In 2015 Guernsey Recycling (1996) Ltd acquired Island Waste, a commercial and demolition waste company to create GRG.

Alan was also the President of the European Federation of Recycling (EFR) and Vice President of the Bureau International of Recycling (BIR).

Alan passed away 15th March 2022. His spirit continues as a guiding force for the company.