Material Change, an experienced waste and anaerobic digestion plant operator, became involved in the business in October 2021 looking to work with the existing management team to grow the business and continuing to provide a high-quality service to all our customers.
In their own words: our management and support team
Chris Blades: Managing Director
I started working at Pedersen Contracting Services Ltd in 1987 as a farm labourer feeding and looking after cattle. In 1989 Pedersen’s began cleaning out Poultry houses and I became involved with the cleaning out operation which included the operating of bobcats, and the tractor and trailer transport from Poultry sites to farmland around the Scunthorpe area.
In 1993, Pedersen’s began lorry haulage, transporting the litter into Fibrogen at Flixborough Power station. I passed my Class 1 lorry test in 1994 and then became a full-time lorry driver involved with bulk haulage and live bird collection with Lincs Turkeys for seven years.
In 2001 I became a working manager, organising the clean out operations and this eventually became full time, working alongside the haulage department, we have developed the lorry operation and now have 40 artic lorries and 10 machinery movement trailers of various sizes.
In 2015, I became a PCS Director and in 2016 a Joint Managing Director.
Craig Jacklin: Operations Director
Since leaving school in 1999 I have gained a good experience in the agricultural and haulage industry. In 2003 I took my HGV test then followed on to do 10 years driving, which gained me a good knowledge of the road networks and haulage industry. From there I took my Operators CPC and wanting to be more involved in day to day running of vehicles. I joined PCS in January 2016 and enjoyed my role as transport manager with day to day planning and keeping all legal matters up to date.
Paul Crooks: Heath & Safety/HR Manager
I joined the company in October 2000, having worked within the industry for the past eighteen years. I became a team leader a year later, after about two years of running my own team we gained a large local contract and I was appointed to oversee and organise the two teams operating there. During this time I started to help out in the office working alongside the operations manager and doing holiday relief when he or the transport manager were away. With more involvement in the office, I took an instructors course to become our in-house trainer for all the machinery we use, a position I still have today. In 2014 I qualified as a C.I.E.H. teacher, allowing me to train employees Manual Handling and then in early 2015, I was appointed Health and Safety/HR Manager for the company.
Vaughan Jaines: Transport Manager
I have been involved in the haulage industry in various ways since leaving school in 1983. I moved out of general haulage and into fuel distribution in 1988 when I began working for a small family run business. I began in the office and after gaining my HGV licence in 1991, combined office work and making customer deliveries. In 2001 the family run business became part of one of the largest independent fuel distributors in the country. In my role as Operations Supervisor, I was responsible for ensuring all aspects of the delivery side of the business, were run in compliance with current legislation. I began working at Pedersen’s in 2015 after deciding I needed a new challenge.
Wayne Newton: Operations Supervisor
Upon leaving school at 16 I joined Universal Construction Services as a groundsman, block paving and drain laying, driving dumper trucks and JCB 360 diggers. At 27 I joined PCS as a machine driver, cleaning out sheds in different areas of the country. Two years later I was offered a Team Leader role in the Humberside area, running a gang making sure deadlines were met and jobs finished to a high standard. In April 2016 I was promoted out my gang of eight years to the office to learn and assist in the day-to-day planning of the entire cleaning out operation.
Anne Kemp: Accounts and Invoicing
I was born in May 1954 and educated locally in Lincolnshire. I Left College in June 1971 and started working for a local Petroleum Company. I Left in January 1982 due to my eldest daughter’s birth. I worked for my husband’s furniture business until its closure in April 1988. I then started work for a local supermarket part time and left in 2001 to begin employment with PCS. I was trained by Bryan Summerlin to invoice our customer invoices relating to all cleaning out and Fibro-Thetford letter deliveries. Bryan was employed by the Company from its early days in 1976 and assisted Michael with its growth.
This Company is growing in size and stature every year and it is a privilege to work with such a forward-thinking and progressive. Craig and Vaughan have taken up the challenge in the transport office and have carried on improving the business that Richard worked hard to establish.
Find out more
To find out about our latest career opportunities, or to chat to one of our team about the services we offer, please send us an email to [email protected], or give us a call on 01526 353978.