AO recycling plant creating 200 jobs in Telford
Around 200 jobs are being created at a state-of-the-art new recycling centre for white goods giant AO in Telford.
The online electrical retailer has already started operating at a 75,000 sq ft facility on the town's Halesfield Industrial Estate, which will be the home of the company's recycling operations.
The move makes Telford an important location for the company. When new goods such as fridges and washing machines are delivered to customers, AO will remove old items and bring them to the town to be stripped down and recycled.
In total it will lead to around 200 permanent jobs at the site, which will handle electrical appliances which are beyond repair, as well as packaging such as cardboard and polystyrene.
It is the first joint project between AO and leading white goods recycling company The Recycling Group since AO acquired a stake in the Telford-based recycling business.
