Some of you may have already met Marcy or spoken to her on the phone, but we felt it was time to formally introduce her to all our customers.
Having joined Ecospill earlier this year, we sat down with Marcy to find out a little more about her, her experience so far and her interests outside of work.
Who are you, and what’s your story?
Hey I’m Marcy , I’m a mum to three beautiful girls, ranging from eight to 18. I’m naturally a doer. I like working things out, solving problems and continuing to move forward.
Outside of work, I have a slightly ridiculous perfume addiction and love good food, cocktails and spending time with the girls.
What has surprised you most since joining?
How genuinely lovely everyone is. It really does feel like one big family. I’ve also discovered just how much Jonathan Mullis looks like Keanu Reeves!
What has been your favourite thing about working at Ecospill so far?
Being part of a family-run business and having a good work-life balance have been incredibly important to me. Family is everything to me, so working for a business that understands the importance of family life means a lot. The fantastic colleagues are a definite bonus too!
If you had to describe your job using only emojis, what would they be?
💻 📞 📋 ☕ 😃
What’s one thing people might not know about you?
I love a good conspiracy theory and anything connected to ancient Egypt. I also completely believe that we aren’t the only living things in the solar system. The X-Files has nothing on me!
Quick-fire round
Tea or coffee? Tea Early bird or night owl? Night owl Favourite takeaway? Seafood boil Favourite sport? Football, although I also love a bit of netball Podcasts or radio? Radio, but I enjoy a good podcast too
What are you looking forward to most over the next 12 months?
Continuing to learn, developing within my role and getting to know every aspect of the job.
We’re delighted to have Marcy as part of the Ecospill family and look forward to seeing her continue to grow within her role. If you haven’t spoken to her already, we’re sure it won’t be long before you do!
Phil Green Achieves His NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate
At Ecospill, we’re committed to continually investing in our people so that we can provide the highest levels of expertise and support to our trusted distribution partners and their customers.
The NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate is a globally recognised qualification that develops a strong understanding of environmental management, helping businesses identify environmental risks, improve best practice and support the implementation of effective environmental management systems.
Investing in knowledge to support our customers
Our goal is simple: to protect and care for the environment, industry and its people.
While industry-leading spill control products are at the heart of what we do, we believe the greatest value comes from combining those products with expert advice and practical support.
By investing in qualifications such as NEBOSH, alongside our BSIF-accredited Spill Training, we’re ensuring our Regional Business Development Managers continue to deliver knowledgeable, practical guidance when working alongside our distribution partners and visiting customer sites.
Whether carrying out a Spill Site Survey or delivering Spill Training, our team has the expertise to help businesses identify environmental risks, improve spill preparedness and promote best practice across the workplace.
More than products
At Ecospill, we’re proud to support our distribution partners with more than just products.
Our added value services are designed to help partners strengthen customer relationships, identify new opportunities and improve environmental compliance through:
By continually investing in the knowledge and development of our team, we’re ensuring our partners can have confidence that they’re working with experienced professionals who understand the challenges their customers face.
Learn more
To find out how Ecospill’s added value services can support your business and your customers, visit:
This year, we are proud to celebrate Kim’s five-year anniversary with Ecospill.
Over the last five years, Kim has played an important role in supporting our customers, distributors, and our internal operations. We caught up with Kim to look back on her time with the business.
What are you most proud of achieving during your time at Ecospill?
I’m proud to have played a part in improving processes and structure across the business. It’s also been rewarding to support some of our key distributor partners and contribute to projects across Europe.
What challenges have helped you grow the most professionally
Working at Ecospill has helped me grow professionally in many ways. Every day brings something different, and those new experiences and challenges have helped build my confidence and knowledge over the years.”
What has kept you engaged and motivated to stay with the company for five years?
Every day is different. There’s always a new challenge to tackle or something new to learn, which keeps the role interesting and rewarding.”
Celebrating 5 Years with Katie
This June, we are delighted to celebrate Katie’s five-year anniversary with Ecospill.
Since starting 5 years ago (during Covid) Katie has become a valued member of our warehouse team, developing extensive product knowledge and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of operations. We caught up with Katie to reflect on her journey so far
What are you most proud of achieving during your time at Ecospill?
I’m most proud of the knowledge I’ve gained over the last five years. I’ve learned a huge amount about our products and the wider range we offer, which has helped me grow in confidence in my role.
What has kept you engaged and motivated to stay with the company for five years?
The people. Everyone has always been friendly and welcoming (in every department), and it’s a great team to be part of. The support from colleagues has made a real difference
What new skills have you developed during your time with Ecospill?
I’ve had the opportunity to develop a range of skills across warehouse operations, including gaining my forklift licence. It’s been great to continue learning and taking on new responsibilities, and I’m really proud with what I do on a day-in-day out basis.
The Full Dirteeze Range is Now Available Through Ecospill Inventory Managed Services (IMS)
Following the recent relaunch of IMS, distributors and their customers can now access the complete range of Dirteeze wet wipes and non-woven wiping solutions as part of their managed consumables programme, helping ensure the right products are always available when and where they are needed.
This latest development further strengthens IMS as a complete workplace consumables management solution, combining absorbents, spill response products and industrial wipes within a single managed service.
What is Inventory Managed Services (IMS)?
IMS helps businesses maintain control of essential spill response and workplace consumables through a managed replenishment service.
Available in robust steel or sustainable correx formats, IMS stations provide a visible, organised location for absorbents and wipes, helping improve housekeeping, reduce waste and ensure critical products are always available when required.
Steel stations can be configured as single or dual-roll units, allowing customers to combine absorbent products and industrial wipes within one convenient location.
Getting Started with a Dedicated Site Risk Assessment
Every IMS installation begins with a site survey carried out by one of our experienced assessors.
The assessment identifies areas at risk from spills and contamination, helping businesses understand the potential impact on the environment, operations and employees.
The results allow us to recommend the most appropriate absorbents, spill response equipment and wiping products for each area of the site, ensuring the correct products are available exactly where they are needed.
The Dirteeze range has been developed for real-world industrial environments, designed to solve genuine cleaning and maintenance challenges rather than follow trends and has a reputation within the industry and a strong reliable wipe brand.
Whether cleaning hands, tools, machinery, surfaces or responding to spills, every Dirteeze product has been engineered with performance, durability and ease of use in mind.
Dirteeze Wet Wipes combine purpose-built substrates with carefully formulated cleaning solutions to deliver reliable cleaning performance across a wide range of industrial applications.
Unlike many industrial wipes that use polypropylene substrates, many Dirteeze wet wipes utilise spunlace technology, helping improve liquid release and cleaning performance while reducing the tendency to simply push contamination across surfaces.
Dirteeze Non-Woven Wipes use innovative fibre compositions to deliver optimum wiping performance, from rag replacement through to technical process wiping.
The range is also structured to make product selection simple, with clearly defined solutions and colour-coded packaging that helps users choose the right wipe for the right job.
Our mission is simple: to solve real people’s problems with the right wipe for the right job. Reliable, tough and built for the real world, without compromise.
A Wipe for Every Job
Wet Wipes Range
The Dirteeze wet wipes range is available in a variety of formats including flowpacks, tubs, buckets and giant wipes, depending on the product selected.
These products provide effective cleaning solutions for everything from heavy-duty grime removal and workshop cleaning to specialist glass, plastic and surface preparation applications.
Non-Woven Wipes Range
The Dirteeze Non-Woven range includes products suitable for rag replacement, low-lint applications, food production environments, solvent use, oils, lubricants, spill response and technical process wiping.
For customers operating dual-roll IMS stations, SONTEK65 is particularly suited to installation alongside absorbent roll products.
This creates a practical combination of spill response and everyday maintenance wiping from a single station, ensuring employees have immediate access to the products they need while maintaining a clean, organised working environment.
Historically, IMS stations have been stocked exclusively with the Ecowipes range.
While existing Ecowipes stock remains available, customers looking to transition to Dirteeze products can speak with their Regional Business Development Manager to identify suitable like-for-like alternatives and determine the most appropriate solution for their application.
Our team will be happy to guide distributors and end users through the available options and recommend the best products based on site requirements and usage patterns.
Strengthening IMS for the Future
The addition of the full Dirteeze range further strengthens IMS as a complete workplace consumables management solution, giving distributors and end users greater flexibility, improved product choice and simplified stock control.
By combining spill response products, absorbents and industrial wipes within a managed service, IMS helps businesses improve operational efficiency while ensuring essential products are always available when needed.
To find out more about IMS, arrange a site survey or discuss the Dirteeze range, contact your Regional Business Development Manager today. Or fill in the form today to request a sample.
Why Every Workplace Should Consider a Spill Site Survey
Every workplace that stores, handles or uses liquids faces some level of spill risk. From manufacturing facilities and construction sites to warehouses, workshops and distribution centres, even a small spill can quickly become a costly incident if it is not properly controlled.
Oil, fuel, chemicals and other hazardous substances can cause environmental damage, create slip hazards, disrupt operations and expose businesses to potential regulatory action.
That is why understanding your spill risks before an incident happens is so important.
What is a Spill Site Survey?
A Spill Site Survey is a professional review of how liquids are stored, handled and managed across your site.
At Ecospill, our experienced team works with businesses to identify potential spill hazards, assess existing control measures and highlight areas where improvements may be needed.
Rather than simply focusing on spill response, a Spill Site Survey looks at prevention, containment, drainage, environmental protection and overall site preparedness.
The result is a clearer understanding of your risks, supported by practical recommendations to help reduce them.
Why Spill Site Surveys Matter
Spills can happen in any workplace, regardless of size or industry.
Containers can leak, drums can be damaged, transfer processes can fail and liquids can escape during everyday operations. Without the right controls in place, spilled liquids can enter drainage systems, contaminate land or watercourses, create safety risks and interrupt business activity.
A Spill Site Survey helps identify these vulnerabilities before they become incidents.
Taking a proactive approach can help reduce environmental risk, support compliance objectives and improve how prepared your site is in the event of a spill.
What Does a Spill Site Survey Cover?
Every site is different, so each survey is tailored to your workplace. Typically, an Ecospill Spill Site Survey will review:
By looking at how liquids move around your site, the survey provides a practical picture of where risks exist and how they can be managed more effectively.
Supporting Compliance and Environmental Responsibility
Environmental responsibilities continue to grow across many industries, with greater focus on pollution prevention and risk management.
A Spill Site Survey can help your business understand where gaps may exist and what practical steps can be taken to reduce risk.
Beyond compliance, preventing spills shows a clear commitment to protecting employees, local communities and the environment. It can also help reduce the chance of incidents that may affect operations, reputation and customer confidence.
For businesses working towards environmental standards such as ISO 14001, a Spill Site Survey can provide valuable insight into current practices and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Turning Insight into Action
One of the biggest benefits of a Spill Site Survey is the clear, actionable information it provides.
Following the survey, Ecospill can provide a written report outlining the findings, highlighting any identified risks and recommending practical improvements.
This may include changes to storage and containment, improvements to spill response equipment, additional employee training or measures to strengthen overall spill preparedness.
Rather than simply highlighting problems, the report provides a practical roadmap to help businesses prioritise improvements and make informed decisions about managing risk.
Taking the Next Step After Your Spill Site Survey
A Spill Site Survey does more than identify risks. It provides a foundation for improving how spills are prevented, managed and responded to across your organisation.
For many businesses, the findings from a survey often uncover opportunities to strengthen spill preparedness through additional services and support.
Keep Your Spill Equipment Ready with IMS
A common issue identified during site surveys is that spill kits, absorbents and response equipment are poorly located, incomplete or not routinely checked.
Ecospill’s Inventory Managed Service (IMS) helps ensure your spill response equipment remains fully stocked, accessible and ready for use. Through scheduled site visits, our team monitors stock levels, replenishes used products and helps maintain compliance across your facility.
By combining a Spill Site Survey with IMS, businesses can move from identifying risks to actively managing them on an ongoing basis, ensuring critical spill response equipment is always available when it is needed most.
Build Confidence Through Spill Response Training
Having the right spill response equipment is only part of the solution. Employees also need the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively when an incident occurs.
A Spill Site Survey may identify areas where additional training could improve response times, reduce environmental impact and strengthen workplace safety.
Ecospill’s Spill Response Training equips employees with practical skills and real-world knowledge, helping them understand how to assess, contain and manage spills safely and effectively.
Training can also help organisations demonstrate their commitment to environmental responsibility while improving confidence across the workforce.
Effective spill management starts with understanding where risks exist.
Spill kits and emergency response plans are essential, but they are only one part of a wider spill prevention strategy. A Spill Site Survey helps organisations take a proactive approach by identifying potential issues before they become costly incidents.
By understanding how liquids are managed across a site and where improvements can be made, businesses can strengthen environmental protection, support compliance objectives and create a safer workplace for everyone.
Book Your Spill Site Survey
Whether you’re reviewing existing spill management procedures, preparing for an audit, working towards ISO 14001 objectives or simply looking to improve environmental performance, an Ecospill Spill Site Survey can provide valuable insight and practical recommendations.
Identify Your Spill Risks
Gain a clear understanding of where vulnerabilities exist and receive practical recommendations tailored to your workplace.
Discover Inventory Managed Services (IMS)
Take the hassle out of managing spill kits, absorbents and spill response equipment with a proactive replenishment and management programme.
Arrange Spill Response Training
Give your team the skills and confidence to respond quickly and effectively when spills occur.
Become Spill Prepared, Not Ill Prepared
Speak to the Ecospill team today and discover how our Spill Site Surveys, Inventory Managed Services and Spill Response Training can help protect your people, your business and the environment.
Contact Ecospill today or fill in the form below to arrange your Spill Site Survey and take the first step towards a safer, more prepared workplace.
Celebrating 15 Years with Jane North
This May, Jane marked an incredible milestone: 15 years at Ecospill. Over the past decade and a half, she has played a major role in the growth of the business, as well as being one of its very first employees! From joining as a Sales Administrator to now managing the accounts across the full group of companies.
We caught up over a coffee, where Jane shared some of her personal favourite moments and what has made her most proud over the last 15 years.
What has been your favourite moment so far?
Being involved in the growth of Ecospill from the very beginning and seeing how it has grown, changed and developed over the years. Also, moving into our new larger Accounts Office last year is one of my personal favourites, showcasing how the business has grown and the important role a strong accounts team plays within the business.
What’s one thing you’ve learned during your time here?
Every day is a school day. I learn something new every day in the accounts department. There’s always a challenge or situation that makes you think outside the box. It keeps us on our toes.
What are you most proud of achieving?
Building up the accounts team and developing all the procedures and systems over the years.
What was your role in the beginning, and where are you at right now? Can you compare then and now?
I joined Ecospill as one of the first employees when the business began trading, joining as a Sales Administrator in May 2011. I was promoted to manage the accounts for Ecospill when we relocated to Hellaby, Rotherham, in May 2012. Seven years later, we outgrew those premises and moved to our current larger site here in Aldwarke, Rotherham. As the company’s portfolio of businesses has increased, and all the businesses have grown, I’ve established an accounts team to support those growing needs. I’m now Group Head of Finance for the full group of companies.
When I think back to starting in 2011, I knew the Marks had big aspirations, and it’s been a pleasure to play my part in that journey. What an achievement for the Directors and for all the staff involved over the years.
I still smile when I think about our humble beginnings and where we are today. Even after 15 years, I’m still looking forward to the next chapter here at Ecospill and the exciting developments we have planned for the future.
What is Best for My Business, Spill Kits or Spill Stations?
If your business handles oils, chemicals, fuels, or liquids of any kind, spill control is not optional. It is a critical part of your health, safety, and environmental responsibilities.
A common question we hear is:
What is best for my business, spill kits or spill stations?
The answer is not always one or the other. It depends on your environment, risk level, and how your operations function day to day.
In this blog, we break down the differences, use cases, and how to choose the right solution for your site.
Spill Kits vs Spill Stations, What is the Difference?
For distributors and safety professionals, moments such as new site setups, warehouse expansions, audits identifying compliance gaps, or spill incidents that expose weaknesses in existing procedures all represent opportunities to add real value.
The challenge is often time, resources, and expertise.
Neither is universally better. Spill kits are ideal for mobility and rapid response. Spill stations provide structure and compliance. Most businesses require both.
Do I legally need a spill kit or spill station?
UK regulations require businesses to prevent pollution and manage spill risks. While specific products may not be named, spill kits and stations are widely recognised as best practice.
Where should spill kits be located?
On vehicles and mobile plant
Near high risk activities
In accessible, visible locations
Where should spill stations be installed?
Near storage areas
At loading bays
In workshops and production zones
Making the Right Choice for Your Site
If you are asking, “what is best for my business, spill kits or spill stations?”, the answer is clear:
The most effective solution is a well planned combination of both, supported by a managed approach.
By integrating spill kits, spill stations, and an Inventory Managed Service, your business benefits from:
Faster response times
Improved compliance
Reduced environmental and financial risk
Greater control and visibility across your site
If you are unsure what your site needs, Ecospill can help you assess your risks and implement a solution that works.
Fill in the form below to find out more about managed and stocked absorbent and wipe spill stations:
How You Can Turn Spill Opportunities into Value with One Simple Email
In many workplaces, spill management opportunities appear every day but they are often missed on risk assessments or site visits. These opportunities can appear when:
A new site opens.
A warehouse expands.
An audit identifies compliance gaps.
Or a spill incident highlights weaknesses in existing procedures.
For distributors and safety professionals, these moments represent an opportunity to add real value to customers. The challenge is often time, resources and expertise.
That is exactly why Ecospill created the Inventory Managed Services (IMS)activation process, designed to make it simple for distributors to involve Ecospill’s spill specialists and help their customers improve their spill preparedness and compliance.
Ecospill supports our trusted distributors and organisations with practical solutions including managed wipe and absorbent stations, professional site surveys and spill response training.
Step 1 – Spot the Opportunity
Some common triggers include:
A new site being commissioned
• A site expansion or layout change
• A recent spill incident
• A compliance audit or environmental review
These situations often highlight areas where spill control measures could be improved and old and existing methods can be challenged.
Step 2 – Send One Email
Once an opportunity is identified, getting support from Ecospill is simple.
Our specialists will carry out a professional spill site survey and provide practical recommendations tailored to the customer’s environment.
Following the survey, Ecospill prepares a ready-to-issue proposal that the distributor can present directly to the customer.
This ensures the solution is both technically appropriate and commercially clear.
Many customers also benefit from installing managed wipe and absorbent stations to ensure spill response materials are always visible and ready for use.
Absorbents & Wipers shouldn’t be hard to find when you need them most. Ecospill IMS Managed Stations keep spill response materials visible, accessible and fully replenished helping maintain cleaner, safer shopfloors.
Step 4 – Why This Approach Works
The IMS activation process benefits both distributors and their customers.
For distributors
Saves time identifying the right spill control solution
Makes it easy to involve Ecospill specialist support
Helps create additional value for customers
Supports growth in spill control and environmental compliance services
For customers
Improves spill preparedness, with the external experience of ecospill.
Strengthens environmental compliance
Reduces risk to people, operations and the environment
Supporting Customers to Be Spill Prepared
Spill management should not only be reactive. By identifying opportunities early and involving specialist support, organisations can put practical solutions in place before incidents occur.
With Ecospill’s IMS activation process, involving expert support can be as simple as sending one email.
Ecospill works with distributors and organisations to improve spill preparedness through training, site surveys and practical solutions such as managed wipe and absorbent stations.
If you spot an opportunity to improve spill preparedness, our team is ready to help.
Be spill prepared, not ill prepared.
If you would like to find out more, speak to your regional Business Development Manager.
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The Who, What and Why of Ecospill IMS
Turning Spill Consumables into a Managed Safety System
Spill response should never rely on chance. It should not depend on someone remembering to reorder absorbents. It should not mean discovering an empty spill station when you need it most.
That is why Ecospill Ltd developed Inventory Managed Services, IMS.
We’ve gone thought the Who, What and Why of IMS to help explain how it works and how it can benefit facilities as a life-cycle service.
Who Is IMS For?
Site and Facilities Managers: Ensure absorbent and wipe stations are always stocked, correctly positioned and ready, without managing stock internally. Making it easier for facilities to keep compliant and safe.
Health, Safety and Compliance Teams: Strengthen environmental compliance, reduce spill related incidents and demonstrate proactive risk management aligned with ISO 14001.
Operations and Maintenance Teams: Minimise downtime caused by leaks and incidental spills with immediate access to the correct absorbents.
If a business handles liquids on site including oils, fuels, chemicals, coolants or solvents, IMS provides a structured, compliant and pro-active spill management plan.
Group Head of Operations Steve Howden, overseeing an IMS customer delivery.
What Is Ecospill IMS?
Ecospill’s Inventory Managed Service transforms absorbents and wipes from simple consumables into a managed and auditable safety strategy.
Every installation is bespoke each site and can be delivered directly by Ecospill or one of our trusted distribution partners.
What’s Included
Full site survey and spill risk assessment to start the process, so stations are positioned correctly with the correct product.
Supply and installation of stations, absorbent and wipes. Stations come as either steel stations or correx stations, all depending on the requirements of the site.
Clear management structure, either Ecospill managed or distributor managed
Ongoing inventory monitoring and scheduled replenishment
Sites working towards ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems accreditation.
Oil Storage Regulations including bunding and spill preparedness
Environmental Agency expectations
Internal HSE audit requirements
As outlined in our Business Continuity framework , operational resilience relies on preparation and structured risk control. IMS directly supports that objective.
An ongoing IMS replenishment being carried out by a member of the Ecospill team.
Why Managed Absorbent and Wipe Stations Matter
Spill response is not simply about having absorbents and/or wipes on site.
It is about having: The right absorbents or wipe in the right place at the right time, properly maintained and monitored.
Managed stations help:
Reduce downtime caused by spills
Protect staff and visitors
Minimise environmental impact
Support ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 compliance
Demonstrate proactive environmental management
Under Ecospill’s Environmental Policy and Corporate and Social Responsibility commitments, preventing pollution is embedded into operational practice. At Ecospill, we protect and care for the environment, industry and its people. And our Inventory Managed Service is a practical implementation of that commitment.
All installs include a Level 1 Foundation Spill and Flood training course.
To find out more, contact your regional Business Development Manager:
Since 2010, Ecospill has led the UK in spill management and spill solutions, providing top-quality spill prevention and containment products. Trusted as the “first choice” for practical, cost-effective solutions, Ecospill supports sectors like oil and gas, utilities, construction, and aerospace. With a vast range of absorbents and spill response products, Ecospill delivers tailored solutions through an established distributor network, meeting the specific needs of UK industries.
