ASM Auto Recycling
Established over 40 years ago, ASM Auto Recycling’s mission is to deliver cost-effective, environmentally responsible solutions for end-of-life vehicles and parts. While our company has grown and invested significantly over the years to become a leader in the vehicle recycling industry, we remain deeply committed to the core family values that have always guided us. As one of the UK’s most advanced and innovative vehicle salvage agents, we operate across multiple business areas, all supporting a circular automotive economy: • Auction before dismantling: Through our vehicle auction programme, we prioritise finding new owners for repairable vehicles, keeping them on the road and extending their lifespan before dismantling for parts • Green parts reuse: We salvage and resell high-quality gree
| Sector | Warehousing |
| Region | Europe |
| Size band | 101-250 employees |
| Joined SME Hub | 24 May 2024 |
| Reporting status | Reported |
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Commitment
| Type | Scope | Base | By | Reduction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| near term | Scope 1 + 2 | 2022 | 2030 | −42% |
Practices & perspective
“. * Little change in total scope 1 emissions since baseline year but decreased between 22/23 and 23/24 (12.5%). Location-based electricity emissions have increased 27.4% since the baseline. Despite 11.4% decrease in Scope 1 and 2 emissions between 22/23 and 23/24, emissions intensity has increased by 4.2%. Scope 3 baseline results: Three main hotspots are downstream transportation, other goods and services, and employee commuting.”
- 01Electrifying the vehicle fleet and/or cutting transport emissions
- 02Balancing emission reductions with business growth
- 03Complexities in managing supply chain emissions
- 04Insufficient funding
Reported footprint
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 950 |
| Scope 2 | 134 |
| Scope 1 + 2 | 1.1k |
| Scope 3 | — |
| 2024 | unit | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 429.3k | kWh |
| Renewable | 244.0k | kWh |
| Renewable share | 56.9 | % |
Calculated via: Hired an external consultancy
Country grid context · United Kingdom · 2024
Coal-free since Sep 2024; wind-led grid.
Source: Ember Yearly Electricity Data (CC BY 4.0). For SMEs, the grid carbon intensity is the dominant lever on Scope 2 emissions — switching to a renewable tariff is often the single biggest cut available.
Renewable transition options· 429 MWh annual load · 57% renewable today
What it would realistically take to move 185 MWh of remaining electricity to renewable sources, given typical SME options + market-specific costs in this country. Numbers are indicative — a real proposal needs a quote from a local installer or supplier.
Sign with a green-energy supplier (Guarantees of Origin / REGOs backing). No capex; pricing is tied to a small premium over your current standard tariff. Best when paired with on-site reductions to keep total bill manageable.
Install a 452 kW rooftop PV system (sized to match annual consumption). Yields ~429 MWh/year in GB — close to total annual use. Net-metering / export tariff supports the payback. Real proposal needs a roof survey + planning check.
Several brokers (e.g. SmartestEnergy, Statkraft, Centrica) now offer aggregator " + "PPAs that pool SMEs to reach the ~5 GWh/year minimum. Typical contract length 5–10 years. Pricing usually below standard tariff; protects against grid-tariff inflation.
Direct PPAs require a buyer to commit to ~5–50 GWh/year over 10+ years. Any SME at <100 MWh annual consumption can't access this market directly. Out of scope for this firm.
Cost ranges are 2025-ish published market data. Premiums + capex move with energy prices and policy. Best approach for most SMEs: certified renewable tariff first (cheap, fast), then on-site solar if roof + capital allow. PPAs need ≥1 GWh/year volume to access directly — aggregators are starting to bridge this for smaller users.
Sector net-zero pathway
Industry-level decarbonisation context — not this firm's own commitment. Shows how the wider sector needs to evolve for individual SME targets to be achievable.
Sector mapping not yet specific — every business depends on the power grid as the universal dependency.
No sector-specific primary pathway in our library yet for this firm. The dependencies below show what their decarbonisation ultimately rests on.
Source: IEA WEO 2023 — NZE / APS / STEPS
Pathway data is authored estimates anchored on IEA / SBTi sector pathways. Best / Realistic / Worst lines map to NZE / APS / STEPS-style scenarios.