It is with much appreciation that Miles Timmis was featured in Richmond News’ Profiles of Excellence 2013 edition. Since starting Disposal King in 2007, Miles has worked tirelessly to ensure that all Disposal King service is top notch and his dedication to excellence has made the company a leader in waste management services.
Miles’ hardworking nature, commitment to customer service, and drive have been rewarded with steady business growth year after year.
Miles’ commitment to excellence extends beyond Disposal King and into the Richmond community. He is committed to helping those in need and has donated time, money, and resources to organizations such as the Church in the Valley, the Food Bank and the Rotary Foundation.
Congratulations, Miles, for being featured in the Richmond News’ Profiles of Excellence 2013 edition. Your dedication to excellence is an inspiration to us all. Thank you for your commitment to improving our community and providing outstanding service to everyone who comes in contact with Disposal King. We are proud to have such a great leader in our midst!
Here’s the excerpt from his feature on Richmond News’ Profiles of Excellence 2013 Edition:
https://issuu.com/richmond-news/docs/profiles_rmd
Sometimes the best jobs in life are ones that spring from hobbies.
Just ask Miles Timmis, owner of Richmond’s Disposal King. While he didn’t spend his spare time hauling away waste to a transfer station for fun, he did enjoy the mode of transportation that got the garbage to the dump.
“Everyone thinks I’m nuts, but I am kind of a truck lover,” says Timmis, who spent around two decades in the real estate business before starting up Richmond-based Disposal King six years ago (2007).
“I had a buddy who had a Porsche who would go out on Sundays for a cruise in his sports car. I’ve always loved dump trucks and people used to tease me about going out there with my truck on the weekends, Timmis says. “So, the business was like more of a hobby than anything else when I started. And it just grew so quickly into an ongoing thing.
Looking to branch out from his real estate job, Timmis had planned to start a side business, so he bought a truck and 15 bins.
Everything got going and two months later I had to get a second truck and a bunch more bins,” he says. “Now, we’ve got six trucks, about 130 bins and a couple of excavators to do some demolition work and then haul away the garbage.”
Originally, Timmis thought he’d simply hire someone to run things, but as his client list began to build rapidly, he soon realized this was going to require some hands-on guidance.
“We doubled in sales every year for the first four years, and in the last two years we’ve grown by 25 per cent per year in sales. We’re still growing quite rapidly.
“Today, about 95 per cent of my time is spent with the disposal business,” he says, adding much of it is done in the office talking with customers to ensure they get the right service for their needs.
“We like to offer customers different options as far as bins and pricing, and
the option for multiple bins if they want to separate out the garbage, especially at larger construction sites.
That last part – a nod to the environment – is much more prevalent these days. It’s a service many customers ask for, and one Disposal King is more than happy to supply.
“Homeowners call, they are doing renovations on their house, and most of them say the same thing. They are concerned about recycling,” Timmis says. “We try to whittle it down as much as possible the amount that actually has to go to the landfill.”
Separating garbage from what can be recycled also takes place at the waste transfer stations where the loads are taken.
And while it may take a little extra effort, it’s all worthwhile, Timmis says.
“Even I’m shocked when I go into some of these bigger landfills. You go in one week and then return the next week and see the amount that’s filled in. It blows my mind how much is going in there, “he says. “That’s reason enough to do the best you can to limit what actually ends up in the landfill.”
But it’s not just carting off the refuse which keeps Disposal King’s 10 employees busy.
“We also do some demolition work, things like taking old garages down. We got into that because it’s all part and parcel of taking things to the garbage dump.”
In total, it’s a going concern which still allows Timmis the odd chance to get behind the wheel of one of his trucks.
“I’m quite proud of what we’ve built, with the people who we’ve got, and the service that we offer, ” Timmis says. “I know for sure that’s why my customers continue to use us. They get good service.”