Paul Barnes
Director
Paul has worked in the Recycling and Waste Management Industry for 35 years, with experience working for multinational companies including Veolia and Visy, both in the UK and Australia.
Paul established Oatley Resources in 2012, following successfully setting up Visy UK’s Trading business in the 2 years prior. His wealth of knowledge, experience and fundamental understanding of the industry, places Oatley Resources in a solid position to support both our Suppliers and Customers in meeting and exceeding their trading needs.
Sonja Barnes
Director
Sonja helped Paul start up Oatley Resources in 2012, and has worked in a part time role in the company since then. Sonja started work in the recruitment and labour agency sector over 30 years ago, and has held various positions in companies both in the UK and Australia.
Emma Huyton
Office Manager
Emma manages all functions once the trading team have agreed a deal with a supplier and customer. This includes logistics, service, finance, administration and compliance.
With the increased focus on compliance, Emma manages our specialised software systems covering logistics, export documentation and compliance.
Our Services
Suppliers
We purchase plastics, fibre, metals and glass products from UK sites, helping suppliers meet quality standards and paying premium prices for products. Our compliance system gives suppliers peace of mind that their products are recycled at licenced reprocessors.
Customers
From our network of UK suppliers, we procure specific products and qualities for each of our customers – whether they are based in the UK, mainland Europe or further afield in India, USA or the Far East. Our inspection processes ensure that customers have confidence that they will receive the products and quality that they ordered.
Logistics & Export Documentation Services
Some suppliers and customers prefer to deal direct with each other, but need specialist assistance on transport and shipping, arranging export documentation, loading and pre-loading inspections and environmental compliance.
Products We Trade
Plastic
We handle a wide range of baled plastic bottle and film grades, bulk bags, polystyrene and specification regrinds and pellets, connecting UK suppliers with domestic and overseas customers.
Fibre
Whether its bulk quantities of cardboard and mixed papers, or more specialist grades such as cores, kraft sacks, or tissue scrap, we can give you a secure solution for your buying or selling needs.
Glass & Metals
We handle various grades and qualities of sorted steel and aluminium cans from household recycling, as well as glass from post-industrial and post-consumer sources.