The BMRA staff are led by, and accountable to, the BMRA Board which comprises representatives from different sized companies. The BMRA is also a company limited by guarantee. Its Board members therefore have the dual functions of: corporate governance and representing industry views in formulating BMRA policy.
Board members are elected by the members and serve a three-year term. The current members are:
President:
Susie Burrage OBE, Recycled Products Ltd
Large companies (tonnage over 1million tonnes or turnover over £100m):
- Simon Gunn, European Metal Recycling Ltd
- Tony Hayer, S Norton Group
- Paul Wright, Unimetals Recycling (UK) Ltd
- Donald Ward, Ward Recycling
Medium sized companies (tonnage 40,000-1m tonnes; turnover £10-100m):
- Paul McDonald, ASM Metal Recycling Ltd
- James Nicholls, C F Booth
- Andy Dodd, ELG
- Dave Weston, John Lawrie Metals
- Nigel O'Gorman, F J Church
- Sandra Robertson, Robertson Metals Recycling Ltd
Small companies (tonnage under 40,000 tonnes and turnover under £10m):
- Graham Davy, Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions
- Anthony Bird, International Metals and Cable Recycling
- Steven Robertson, John Brocklesby Metal Management
- Shane Mellor, Mellor Metals Ltd (Vice President)
- Alan Waugh, William Waugh (Edinburgh) Ltd
The Board's activities are supported by committees consisting of appropriate employees from member companies. The following are currently operating:
- Carbon Action Committee
- Education and Training Committee
- Fires Committee
- Health & Safety Committee
- Membership and Communications Committee
- Legislative Policy Group
- Legislative Policy Group (Scotland)
- Legislative Policy Group (Wales)
- VAT Committee
- YBMR Committee