Portable Toilet Company set for growth following sale

By Tim Aldred

27 Sep 2022

Blackburn-based North West Portable Toilet Company has a new owner who plans to diversify and grow the business.

Ed Best (pictured right) has acquired the shares of the company from founders Alan Bretherton and Jacqueline Aspin for an undisclosed sum. It is his first major business-owning venture.

The company, which trades as Portable Toilet Company, was founded in 2016 and provides luxury toilet trailers and shower trailers for a range of music concerts, weddings, sporting events and agricultural shows.

It has previously been the company of choice for the Royal Lancashire Show, Great Eccleston Show and Cumbria Steam Show. Sporting clubs like Lancashire Cricket are also among the company’s client base.

The new owner now plans to use his experience in the recycling and waste management sector to explore new options for the company.

Ed said: “When the opportunity to acquire the business from Alan and Jacqueline came up it seemed like one that was too good to miss. I’m already loving working with our small, dedicated team and servicing our fantastic clients across the region. 

“Using my experience from the recycling and waste management sector, I’m also looking at ways to diversify the business and we’ve identified septic tank servicing as a big opportunity and one that’s still aligned with the core business.”

The corporate team at law firm Harrison Drury advised Ed on the acquisition which was partly backed by asset finance arranged by David Houghton at Dealer Net Finance.

Timothy Grover, associate solicitor in the corporate team at Harrison Drury (pictured left), said: “We’re delighted to have advised Ed on acquiring the business. This represents a new chapter in his life and career and we’re proud to have helped make it possible for him. I’m sure he will continue to build on the company’s success to date.” 

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