EMR Metal Recycling Reviews 

Worked here for 6 months, some very good people but some far from.
Cronyism is rampant, definitely who you know as opposed to what you know.
Massive breaches of both environmental law and H&S regulations.
I was unfairly dismissed, area manager took no action against another employee who committed far more serious breaches of company policy than what l was dismissed for.( I genuinely did not know l had breached the rules due to poor training and seeing the yard day manager doing this and far more on multiple occasions) This day manager took a dislike to me and tried all he could to make my position difficult.
When l was dismissed l provided the area manager with video evidence of this manager committing many more serious breaches of EMR's H&S, after he told me that what l had done was such a serious breach of EMR's own rules he had no option but to dismiss me. (Coincidentally my position was given to a friend of his) When l committed this breach of EMR's H&S l was immediately suspended, leading to investigation and dismissal. After providing the area manager with the above-mentioned video evidence no actions were taken against the yard day manager. I appealed the dismisal and this was conducted by the general manager, who when l asked him what would have happened if it was him who did what l done? He replied he would have been dismissed the same. I then asked him to explain why the yard day manager had not been suspended investigated or anything as l had been following the clear evidence that l had provided to the area manager weeks earlier. He said he knew nothing about this so something that the area manager had no option to dismiss me did not even get a mention to the general manager!! I don't know whether he did or did not, but it shows the level of cronyism at this very high level of managment.
As and when the covid19 allows authorities like H&S, and the environment agency to give full attention to reports of wrongdoing l have some very damming evidence showing some of EMR's working practices. This was told to the general manager at my appeal who wanted me to provide but l know it would be so he could know exactly what l held and do a damage limitation exercise....
Will be interesting to see if the higher level of managment wish to respond, meet and learn more about the way the company operates....

An absolute disgrace. I decided to try EMR as a potential new business proposition and tried the Gloucester branch out by taking a set of 5 alloy wheels and some other aluminium pieces.

I turned up with my 2 year old fast asleep in the car and was told that I had to get off the premises because of my son.

This was around 11:20am on a Saturday morning.

Ok, rules are rules... I turned around and took my son home and drove back to do as requested.

I turned up at 11:43am and was told by the staff (very abruptly) that they'd closed.

When I pointed out that the website stated that they were open until 12pm they replied that they finished at 11:45am and it was tough.

I spoke to the office staff who had asked me to leave the premises just 23 minutes earlier and he wasn't interested.

A complete waste of time and space. A wasted morning and obviously they won't be receiving my trade. I'll continue to use my existing recycling centre for my business of waste aluminium... which is a lot more than a set of alloys as I run an aluminium/steel stocking company.

I would avoid this business at all costs and look to other recycling centers who are actually interested in doing business.