A NORTH Yorkshire waste management specialist has been named Global Distributor of the Year by machine manufacturer LSM.

Easi Recycling, based near Raskelf, has won the title after joining the LSM distributor network on 2012.

Jon Earnshaw, managing director of Easi Recycling, said: "We are so pleased to be recognised as LSMs ‘Global Distributor of the year’ it was a great surprise but did not come easy.

"The award just confirms the dedication of our whole team, and the success of the changes we have made throughout the company to enable them to be the best, at researching and proposing customer specific solutions in both machinery and support terms.

John Cummins director of LSM added: "We have been running the competition for the last 4 years, on sales of all our waste balers and it is great to see that Easi won it this year, they really deserved it."