Paul Barnes

Director

Paul has worked in the Recycling and Waste Management Industry for 35 years, with experience working for multinational companies including Veolia and Visy, both in the UK and Australia. Paul established Oatley Resources in 2012, following successfully setting up Visy UK’s Trading business in the 2 years prior. His wealth of knowledge, experience and fundamental understanding of the industry, places Oatley Resources in a solid position to support both our Suppliers and Customers in meeting and exceeding their trading needs.

Sonja Barnes

Human Resources Manager

Sonja helped Paul start up Oatley Resources in 2012, and has worked in a part time role in the company since then. Sonja started work in the recruitment and labour agency sector over 30 years ago, and has held various positions in companies both in the UK and Australia.

In 2020, Sonja started her own business Island Home Interiors, selling Australian coastal inspired furniture and accessories. Since then she has split her time between Island Home and Oatley Resources, but is always on hand to work through HR issues.

Rob cooper

Purchase/Inspection Contractor

Rob has worked as a contractor with Oatley Resources since it was established in 2012. His role as a Purchase/Inspection Contractor means he might be your first point of contact when dealing with Oatley, or he might visit to carry out material inspections. For Oatley, he covers many different areas of Great Britain and the majority of his time is spent visiting sites.

He brings over 20 years of experience in the recycling industry to Oatley, having worked previously in quality control and production.

Helen Bolton

Trading Manager

Helen has worked with Oatley for over 4 years. Her role encompasses managing the trading function of the company - including supporting our Inspection Contractor/Buyers.

Helen focuses heavily on our relationships with both suppliers and customers in the UK, EU and further afield. Helen brings 10 years of experience in the Transport and Financial Services industries to her role, giving her a strong understanding of the complexities involved in successfully supporting our Suppliers and Customers needs.

Jessica Rice

Commodities Trader

Jessica joined Oatley in 2018 as a Trading Administrator, but now operates in a frontline trading role, handling deals from supply stage to final sale to customers around the world. She has quickly developed new supply and customer relationships, and her positive attitude has helped to grow existing partnerships in the UK and overseas.

She splits her time between being out on the road meeting suppliers and assessing materials, and working from the office liaising with reprocessing customers converting enquiries into firm deals.

Emma Huyton

Office Manager

Emma manages all functions once the trading team have agreed a deal with a supplier and customer. This includes logistics, service, finance, administration and compliance.

With the increased focus on compliance, Emma manages our specialised software systems covering logistics, export documentation and compliance.

Jennifer Coogan

Finance Administrator

As our Finance & Administration Officer, Jennifer is your first point of contact when requiring support with all aspects of administration, including invoicing and accounts. Her strong customer service and finance administration experience means that once your load has been collected or delivered, then processing of invoicing and payments should be handled efficiently.

Sharon Carter

Supply Coordinator

Sharon has worked for Oatley since 2016, and has covered various roles in the company, including trading administration and logistics.

Sharon’s role now includes liaising with loading sites and logistics providers about active loads - before, during and after loading along with issuing and processing loading paperwork plus preparing export clearance documentation.

Suppliers

We purchase plastics, fibre, metals and glass products from UK sites, helping suppliers meet quality standards and paying premium prices for products.  Our compliance system gives suppliers peace of mind that their products are recycled at licenced reprocessors. 

Customers

From our network of UK suppliers, we procure specific products and qualities for each of our customers – whether they are based in the UK, mainland Europe or further afield in India, USA or the Far East.  Our inspection processes ensure that customers have confidence that they will receive the products and quality that they ordered.

Logistics & Export Documentation Services

Some suppliers and customers prefer to deal direct with each other, but need specialist assistance on transport and shipping, arranging export documentation, loading and pre-loading inspections and environmental compliance. 

Plastic

We handle a wide range of baled plastic bottle and film grades, bulk bags, polystyrene and specification regrinds and pellets, connecting UK suppliers with domestic and overseas customers. 

Fibre

Whether its bulk quantities of cardboard and mixed papers, or more specialist grades such as cores, kraft sacks, or tissue scrap, we can give you a secure solution for your buying or selling needs.

Glass & Metals

We handle various grades and qualities of sorted steel and aluminium cans from household recycling, as well as glass from post-industrial and post-consumer sources.