Our story
Alistair and Jo Lindsay founded Capital Compactors in March 2000 with one ambition: to become the UK’s leading supplier of top-quality waste compaction and recycling machinery.
More than two decades on, that ambition runs through the business, from a purpose-built factory in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, to a nationwide team of our own field service engineers. Our machines work in distribution centres, retail and hospitality sites, factories and busy public spaces up and down the country.
In 2023 Capital became part of Impact Environmental Group (IEG), alongside Taylor, Duraflex and UK Container Maintenance. Our team stayed in place, and customers can now come to one group for bins, wear parts, servicing, compactors and balers.
2000
Founded by Alistair and Jo Lindsay
2015
Our latest factory opened in Barnsley
Nationwide
Service from our own in-house engineers
2023
Joined Impact Environmental Group
Everything from one team
We look after a machine from the first site survey to its last service visit.
Design
Our in-house design and technical team visits sites and produces detailed 3D drawings, so each machine suits its loading area, its waste stream and the people who use it.
Manufacture
Compactors and balers are built at our factory in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, one of the largest and most modern facilities of its kind in the UK.
Installation
Our engineers deliver, install and commission every machine, plan each job with risk assessments and method statements, and train your staff on site.
Servicing
In-house engineers maintain our own machines and other makes nationwide, with next-day call-outs and seven-day cover available.
Buy, lease or rent
Machines are available to buy outright, lease or rent, with fully factory-refurbished equipment as well as new.
Safety first
Capital achieved ISO 45001 accreditation for occupational health and safety management, and our engineers work to strict site safety procedures.
What we make and do
Static compactors
CS2 to CS5 static compactors for general dry waste, with bin lifts, enclosed hoppers and dock loading.
Portable compactors
Sealed CP10 and CP30 portable compactors for general and food waste where hygiene matters.
Balers
Vertical, horizontal and fully automatic balers for cardboard, plastics and mill-size recycling.
Servicing
Planned maintenance, repairs and compliance records from our own engineers.
Manufacturing
Designed and built in the UK at our Barnsley factory.
Bespoke solutions
Chutes, canopies, dual loading and machines designed around awkward sites.
Trusted on busy sites
Capital machines handle waste for household names. Recent projects include a fully automatic baler at JD Wetherspoon’s Rugby distribution centre, a CHB45 semi-automatic baler for Selfridges in Birmingham, a conveyor-fed baler for The Wine Society in Stevenage and a replacement compactor at Clapham Junction station, installed with Mitie.
We also work closely with waste management companies, from national operators to regional contractors, supplying and maintaining the equipment their customers rely on.
More about Team Capital
Careers
Join a growing team of engineers, fabricators and designers.
Supported charities
The causes Team Capital is proud to support.
Videos
See our design team at work.
Talk to Team Capital
Tell us about your site and your waste, and we’ll recommend the right compactor or baler. We can visit to carry out a site audit before you commit.