Our story
Billy Bowie Special Projects was founded in 1991, operating with a single truck. Since then, the business has built up a fleet of over 100 vehicles and now specialises in waste management solutions, vacuum tanker technology, jet/vac combination units, skips, drainage and sewer cleaning. Our sponsorship of Kilmarnock FC began in 1997 and has continued to this day.
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1991 – How it all began
Beginning with just one truck, Billy Bowie Special Projects was born!
1992 – New skip hire business
Just one year into business and we were already adding to our services, with a full range of skips for hire throughout Ayrshire and the West Coast.
1997 – Sponsorship of Kilmarnock FC
Billy has always had a soft spot for Kilmarnock Football Club and decided to start giving back to his club and community by sponsoring Kilmarnock FC and Kilmarnock Rugby Football Club.
2000 – New Home
At the turn of the Millennium, we moved to Moorfield Ind Est. With outstanding motorway links to the whole of the UK, we have called it home ever since. To go along with our big move, we achieved our ISO 9001:2015 accreditation.
2003 – New Recycling Centre opened in Kilmarnock
Billy Bowie Special Projects Ltd is Dedicated to a Cleaner Environment and our waste Transfer Station opened with the goal of benefitting the whole community, whilst allowing us to process low hazard waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
2003 – New depot in Widnes
Billy Bowie Tankers expanded our number of depots to cover even more of the UK. This depot in Widnes gave us even better access to The North of England.
2007 – New depot opened in Sheffield
Just four years after opening our Widnes depot, we added another in Sheffield. This gave us the ability to cover the whole of the Northeast of England from two bases in North and South Yorkshire.
2008 – Moved to new building at Moorfield Ind Est.
After eight years of continuous growth at Moorfield, we decided we needed a bit more space, so moved into a larger building!
2009 – New accreditations
Another important step as we achieved our accreditation for ISO14000:2015.
2013 – Billy joins the Board
A momentous year for Billy as he joined the board of his beloved Killie! After many years of sponsoring the club, this opportunity was one he couldn’t turn down. 2013 also saw us sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant, ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.
2016 – 0-100
Having started with just one, Billy Bowie Special Projects now had around 100 state-of-the-art vehicles, thanks to continuous investment. We also received the Silver Award for the Armed Forces Covenant in 2016.
2017 – Recognised by the Chamber
2017 saw Billy Bowie Special Projects presented with the Young Person’s Award from the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce. This wasn’t the only award in 2017 though, as we also lifted Transport news’ Scotland’s top fleet livery award!
2018 – A better environment for our staff
In 2018 we were delighted to be able to extend BBSP HQ to accommodate more people and provide better facilities for drivers, labourers and staff. We believe in doing what’s right for the people we work with, and our new facilities were a great way to demonstrate this.
2019 – Business Insider Award
In 2019 we were thrilled to win the prestigious Business Insider Top SME Award. This award gave us recognition for all of the hard work we’ve put in over the years and helped to show how much progress we had made. None of which would be possible without our incredible staff and loyal customers.
2020 – Debt free
A momentous as we became debt free.
2021 – 30 years in business
Where does the time go? As a Birthday present to ourselves, we purchased two sites at Rowallan and land at Holmquarry Road in Kilmarnock in order to accommodate the expanding business. We also extended our partnership with Kilmarnock Football Club to include the naming rights for the BBSP Stadium: Rugby Park. Once again we received the Silver Award for the Armed Forces Covenant.
2022 – New training centre
Collaborating with a new partner, we began to develop a training centre at Rowallan. Along with this, we sponsored Irvine Cap Debt Centre to help fund a Community Links Coordinator for 12 months. Our community sponsorship also extended to Kilmarnock Cricket Club where the funding assisted in a new youth coach being recruited.
2023 – Future plans
Preparations are under way to start building on the land at Struthers Farm (subject to planning permission) to create a training ground for KFC
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We are Dedicated to a Cleaner Environment. Our waste Transfer Station was opened in 2003 and allows us to process low hazard waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
