John Pointon started the business in the transportation of butchers waste with one vehicle in 1958. The core business remained the collection and transportation of Animal By-Products until 1977, when the Pointon family expanded into processing, with the acquisition of a small rendering plant in Staffordshire.

From 1977 up to the present day, the Company has experienced organic growth to become the largest single site renderer in the UK.

The site has been occupied by a rendering facility for over 80 years as a result of the local Authorities re-locating the facility from Leek town centre.