As CTR Group continues its strong growth trajectory, the business is reinforcing a core belief that has underpinned its success to date, that people are at the heart of everything it does . This is reflected in a series of important developments across the Group, combining new senior appointments with a significant long-service milestone that highlights the strength and continuity within the organisation.

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Circular Commerce Meets Mainstream Retail

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A recycling industry veteran, Mark Fitzgerald takes the UK’s unwanted goods and finds new homes for them overseas, recycling the rest. “Zero to landfill, that’s our promise,” he says. In 2014, Mark began wholesaling second-hand clothes. He now handles unwanted stock for retailers like Lidl too. “We create opportunities and wealth around the world,” he says. “In Zambia, we supply a cooperative of female traders who sell our products in their street market.” Uttoxeter-based CTR employs 440 people and will turn over £45 million this year. Mark says: “70 per cent of the world’s population wears second-hand clothes so the opportunity is immense.”

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We are delighted to announce that CTR Group is now an accredited Living Wage Employer! This means that every member of staff working for CTR Group will earn a real Living Wage.

Across the fashion and clothing industry, businesses are introducing ‘giveback’ schemes, where brands allow their customers to play their part in responsible clothes-buying, by offsetting their purchases through the return of unwanted clothing.

He joined us earlier this year as a Charity Partner Collector, and his role involves collecting clothes, shoes, books and much more from the many charity shops CTR partners with. He does something else remarkable for us each fortnight too. Every two weeks Konrad drives a four-day, 2500 mile round trip to the German/Polish border, to hand over donations and supplies to the Polish Red Cross.

We are partnering with homewares retail giant Dunelm, which has launched a textile take back scheme in 165 of its 175 stores across the UK.

Our state-of-the-art staff canteen opened earlier this month to rave reviews from its diners. And it’s not just the delicious food they’re raving about. The purpose-built canteen, costing over £40K, will be serving up a free hot lunch every day, to each member of staff at the Marchington site.