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Employee Progression
News, Our BlogCareer progression at JG PearsAt JG Pears, employee progression is something that we are passionate about. It is important to us that we help our employees gain knowledge and skills to help further their careers and the business. We rece...
Delivers Sustainable Transport Solutions
News, Our BlogJG Pears delivers sustainable transport solutions to employees through a salary sacrifice electric car schemeWith sustainability and employee happiness both being key focuses at JG Pears, it is crucial that we provide our employees with ...
Green Energy Generation Gets the Go-Ahead
News, Our BlogGreen Energy Generation Gets the Go-AheadYou're probably familiar with the saying, "It's not easy being green." But being environmentally responsible is one of the cornerstones of the JG Pears business. To further demonstrate our commitm...
Celebrating World Environment Day
News, Our BlogCelebrating World Environment DayMonday 5th of June marks World Environment Day. While you might think that sustainability is a recent addition to our global conscience, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of this global awareness day. The Unit...
Sustainable Pet Food Ingredients
News, Our BlogBest Ingredients for Sustainable Pet FoodRendering has existed for centuries and is one of the oldest forms of recycling. It’s a process that makes the best use of an animal carcass - producing new, high value products while simultaneous...
Engineering Success for our Graduates
NewsEngineering Success for our GraduatesAs the job market becomes increasingly competitive, supporting graduates and new talent has never been more important. For many graduates, the transition from academia to the workforce can be a daunt...
Supporting World Water Day
NewsSupporting World Water Day Water is one of the world's most valuable resources, yet it is also one of the most vulnerable. The world's water supply is finite, and climate change and population growth are putting increasing pressure on t...
Community Investment at JG Pears
NewsLooking After Our People and Our NeighboursAs proud employers in, and members of, our local communities the JG Pears Group firmly believe that we need to operate in our neighbours’ best interests and add value to those on our doorstep...
Food Waste at Christmas
NewsFight food waste this Christmas to give the gift of carbon reductionBritain wastes almost 6.5 million tons of good food every year – enough to fill Wembley Stadium 11 times. Experts agree that reducing our weekly food waste by 30% woul...
Earth Overshoot Day
NewsEarth Overshoot Day 2022The Earth's Overshoot Day in 2022 falls on July 28th. This day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year. F...
Green Claims Code
NewsNew Code to prevent misleading green claimsNowadays we hear a lot of organisations talking about what they’re doing to help reduce climate change. But with so many claims being made, how can we tell everything we hear is accurate? . We...
Over 150 Training Courses Completed in 2021
NewsOver 150 Training Courses Completed by Team JG Pears in 2021We spend a lot of time at work. Experts calculate that if you start work at 18 and retire at 68 you will spend a total of 92,120 hours at work. So it’s important that you find w...
2022 Outlook – The Future of Food and Agriculture
News2022 Outlook for Food and Agriculture Around 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture and land use, rising to more than 25% for the food system as a whole when you include processing, packaging and transport. It’s t...
The Food Waste Challenge
NewsWRAP Report Highlights Ongoing Food Waste ChallengeWRAP’s recent report on food waste has highlighted the scale of the challenge we are still facing. The charity estimates there was a staggering 9.5 million tonnes of food waste from U...
Nottinghamshire Business of the Year 2021
NewsEast Midlands Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2021On 19th November 2021, JG Pears were thrilled and proud to have won two awards from the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, the first being named Business of the Year in Nottinghamshi...
Rendering in the Circular Economy
NewsRendering in the Circular EconomyRendering is a process that has been carried out for centuries, but as we strive for a more circular economy, it’s clear this traditional practice has never been more important. Rendering converts wast...
Fighting Climate Change
NewsFighting Climate ChangeFighting climate change is integral to the JG Pears operation. We recognise that care for the environment is a fundamental and integral part of our business, so we work hard to minimise the effect of our operation...
Generating Renewable Energy
NewsHow is JG Pears Generating Renewable Energy Using Biomass?Through the development of the combined heat and power plant (CHP) at Newark, JG Pears is generating renewable energy. Our use of renewable biomass fuel significantly reduces the...
Reducing Our Environmental Impact
NewsWhat is the environmental impact of processing butchers' waste?Reducing our environmental impact is a key focus at JG Pears. The processing of butchers’ waste and animal by-products generates many useful, sustainable products, which i...
JG Pears Group Announces Completion of P Waddington Acquisition
NewsPress Release JG Pears Group Announces Completion of P Waddington AcquisitionJG Pears today announced the acquisition of P Waddington, the Bradford based rendering group, including the main processing facility in Bradford as well as the...