Welcome to GNAAS Trading Company Ltd

Our business was established by the Great North Air Ambulance Service and is committed to giving 100 per cent of its profits to the charity. We have grown to become the charity’s biggest single donor.

Recycling is our passion. We collect unwanted goods from Berwick in the North, to York in the South, from Whitby in the East to Whitehaven in the West. Our fleet of vehicles is 23 strong, staffed by 54 employees, and based at our two sites at Newton Aycliffe Business Park in County Durham and Skirsgill Business Park in Penrith, Cumbria.

While door to door clothing collections are the main source of our income, we also collect recyclable materials from businesses. Collections include card, paper, plastics, mobile phones and used ink/ toner cartridges. We also run a paper shredding service and have recently opened a discount shop at our Newton Aycliffe site which sells high street goods at up to half price.

For more information about any of our services, and how we can help turn your waste into life-saving donations, please have a look around our website.

The Team

Steve Walton - Managing Director: When Steve first arrived at the Trading Company’s Newton Aycliffe base in 2007, the business was operating out of one small unit and was struggling to gain a foothold in a competitive market. Four yea…; Read More

Judith Woodcock - Corporate Services: There are strict controls in place over the collection of goods which the Trading Company must adhere to if it is to continue its work and continue its support of the Great North Air Ambulance Service…; Read More

Jim Maitchell - Teams Manager: With seven teams of five to coordinate and 17’500 clothing bags to be distributed every day, Jim Maitchell’s job is all about communication and organisation. Having graduated from the job of bag dis…; Read More

Clare Crabtree - Marketing Manager: Often seen in the office scouring the internet for bulk buy bargains, Clare Crabtree is in charge of making the Trading Company shop run like clockwork. The shop sells returns and end-of-line items …; Read More

Colin Simpson - Export Manager: Colin has worked for the company for almost eight years having started as a distributor. He worked his way up to Team Leader before taking on his current role as Export Manager. Door to door clothing…; Read More