Milestones...
1929:
- Steve Grundon and his father purchase their first internal combustion vehicle - a Pierce-Arrow.
1979:
- Grundon undertakes a worldwide survey of waste collection and disposal techniques throughout Europe and North America and bring the Front End Loader vehicle to the UK.
1980:
- Grundon builds the world's largest high-density waste baling plant at Colnbrook.
1983:
- Grundon introduce the wheeled trade waste system (or wheelie bin) now used throughout the UK for trade and household waste collection.
1990:
- Grundon builds the first environmentally acceptable clinical waste incinerator in the UK.
1996:
- Grundon commissions the latest "state of the art" Materials Recovery Facility capable of handling 100,000 tonnes of waste a year.
2000:
- Grundon's first corporate environmental report is published.
2004:
- Grundon celebrates 75 years of success with a family fun day attended by employees and their families. Three generations of Grundons also attend!
2005:
- Grundon and Mole Valley District Council open a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at Leatherhead. Grundon's fourth MRF.
2006:
- Grundon's second corporate environmental report is published for the years 2001-2005.
