Stuck on the London Orbital Motorway (M25), again, I was thinking back over the previous few days and visits completed to a variety of auto recycling yards around the United Kingdom, and one underlying factor was present in every place it went to - passion. Wherever I went, it was the same, it did not matter if the business was thriving or struggling, large or small, in town or in the countryside; I could feel the passion and see it in the attitude and behavior of the senior managers, owners, and staff I met. The UK could be described as one of the most competitive markets for auto recyclers in the world, needing to meet European Union targets for vehicle recy- cling, controlled by legislation, regulated by a voluntary code of practice that limits the resale of some safety-related components, open to buyers from the whole of the EU, limited opportunities to sell into the insurance repair market, and with increasing competition from non-OE suppliers, some may wonder how so many companies can make a living from this industry.
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