About us
The principal promoters of the business are Wayne Byrne, Peter Carey, Declan Murray, and Evan Dolan. The promoters have deep capabilities in the waste, energy, renewables and clean technology sectors. Wayne Byrne and his former management team (including Declan and Evan) disposed of a major waste equipment supply company, Manvik Group, in September 2009. Manvik had over 80 staff, operated in Ireland, UK and NI and turned over in excess of €40M.
The four promoters through their involvement in the waste, energy and renewable sectors have identified compelling market opportunities in the resource recovery of wastewater sludge, landfill leacahte, and commercial biosolids. BioCore is an Enterprise Ireland high potential start-up (HPSU) Client and has been trading since 2010.
In the first year of trading BioCore has achieved a turnover of in excess of nearly €700,000, won two major municipal sludge contracts and secured two significant Biogas projects (3MW+) which rely on the direct, and indirect, use of sludge for feedstock. BioCore now manage over 10,000 tonnes of sludge and currently have 7 staff employed.
BioCore’s long term aim is to use this resource potential for renewable energy generation and recovery of commercial grade fertilisers for farmland. Our core service offering is the recycling of wastewater sludge, landfill leachate, and commercial biosolids and we are currently targeting landfill operators, wastewater operators, and food producers in the UK & Ireland with very compelling propositions.
Management Team:
The following are the key members of the BioCore management:
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Wayne Byrne
Managing Director
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Peter Carey
Commercial Director
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Evan Dolan
Finance Director
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Declan Murray
Operations Director
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Wayne Byrne
Wayne Byrne previously led a project development business for Anaerobic Digestion, Biopower Group plc. Prior to this, Wayne was Group Managing Director and owner of Manvik Environmental Limited, the holding company for Manvik's business interests in the UK and Ireland. Manvik was a waste infrastructure provider and specialised in refuse vehicles and waste handling equipment in the municipal sector. Wayne was one of the founders of the Group entity and successfully sold the business in September 2009.
Prior to joining Manvik, Wayne had a long career in the ICT sector and headed up the Public Sector practice for Enterprise software vendor SAP. He was responsible for SAP's business development by providing finance and HR solutions to large government and municipal authorities.
Wayne holds an International Executive Masters in Business Administration from Smurfit College of Business, University College Dublin (UCD) and a Diploma in Advanced Management from UCD.
Peter Carey
Peter Carey is responsible for the commercial operations for BioCore. Peter has a wealth of contacts in the marketplace and extremely deep domain knowledge in the UK and Ireland. Peter is a well established environmental consultant and runs a successful practice which services the agri, waste and renewables sector in Ireland and the UK. Peter has a broad range of clients from large corporate entities and public bodies seeking advice on all matters relating to regulation, compliance and permitting. Peter was also responsible for heading up the project pipeline for BioPower Group Plc. Prior to setting up his own consulting practice, Peter worked with Bedminster International, as General Manager, Ireland; Senior Inspector with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and M.C. O’Sullivan & Co Ltd as Development Engineer. He has extensive experience of interpreting and applying national and EU legislation and a proven ability in instigating and managing all aspects of projects.
Peter is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a member of the Chartered Institution of Waste Management. He has Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Smurfit School of Business, UCD; MSc, DIC in Environmental Engineering, Imperial College of Science & Technology, London 1994; MEngSc in Geotechnical Engineering University College Galway; and BE (1st Class Hons) in Civil Engineering, University College Galway.
Evan Dolan
Evan Dolan is responsible for the finance function and supports the various elements of the BioCore business as it moves into the commercial phase. Evan also joins us from Manvik Environmental Limited. He joined Manvik in November 2007 when he was appointed as Group Finance Director. Evan had overall responsibility for the finances of Manvik Group and its subsidiaries throughout Ireland and the UK.
Prior to joining Manvik, Evan worked with the ethical fashion design and distribution business, Edun Apparel where he was financial controller for two years. Before that Evan worked for four years with the Irish Continental Group. Evan has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University College Dublin (UCD). Following qualification Evan trained to be a chartered accountant at leading professional services firm KPMG in Dublin.
Declan Murray
Declan Murray is responsible for Biocore’s operations and logistics. Declan has been running his own management consultancy business and is currently providing high profile operators in the waste business with services following his successful exit from Manvik Ireland Ltd. where he had been Managing Director since 2007. In this role Declan was responsible for implementing strategic procedures and systems that ensured Manvik Ireland maintained its leading position in the Irish waste management sector. Prior to joining Manvik, Declan was the senior operations manager with Dublin Bus, where he worked for 20 years. In that time Declan held many positions within the Company rising from a ground level entry position to the very top of the operations department with responsibility for over €200 million in budgeted revenue.
Declan has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Smurfit Business School at University College Dublin (UCD), a Diploma in Advanced Management from UCD, and a Certificate in Public Sector Management from the Institute of Public Administration in Dublin.