Lariat Technologies: Optimising operations for recycling businesses
RECOGNISING the growing need for efficient management in the recycling sector, Lariat Technologies developed RecycleProX, a transformative software that optimises operations for recycling businesses. This marked the company’s entry into software development, setting the stage for future innovations.
Founded in 1994 as an engineering consultancy, Lariat has evolved into a leader in innovative software solutions. In 1997, under the leadership of Lariat’s founder and current CEO and Lead Developer George Turvey and his associates, the company expanded its expertise beyond engineering, providing businesses with system implementation, reverse engineering, and operational management solutions.
Developed in 2000 to assist recyclers, RecycleProX is a recycling, scrap metal, and waste management software used on an affordable monthly subscription. It digitises operations, improves traceability, enhances reporting capabilities, and provides real-time operational insights.
RecycleProX has several editions to suit different budgets, operational requirements, and growth plans:
• RecycleProX Basic: Requiring one computer and a slip printer, it simplifies purchasing, weighing, stock control and reporting of recyclable materials. It’s ideal for small scale recyclers and bucket shops. With a user-friendly interface, operation is easy and measuring weights, recording data, and transaction slips are acurate. Designed to function offline, it stores data locally on a Windows PC, suitable for environments with limited connectivity.
• RecycleProX Premium: Designed for small to medium-sized recycling organisations. It supports the use of multiple scales of varying sizes across different sites and allows for several pay points to enhance client service efficiency.
• RecycleProX Ultimate: Built to support medium to large organisations operating multiple weighbridges, it offers comprehensive management of all plant operations while accommodating increased operational complexity and scale.
Launched in 2018, AMPLO is Lariat Technologies’ cloudbased business intelligence and management platform that provides real-time reporting, operational monitoring, fi nancial oversight, and remote management across multiple sites. Together, RecycleProX and AMPLO provide the ultimate software solution for businesses that rely on small scales and weighbridges, such as scrap yards, recycling centres, and landfills. Lariat’s powerful automation streamlines operations, minimises manual work and ensures accurate pricing, invoicing, and inventory management.
RecycleProX provides real-time sales tracking, purchases and stock levels, and compliance support for waste disposal certifi cates, VAT264 forms, and the electronic police register. AMPLO enhances this with cloud-based online reporting and remote site management, keeping a business connected anytime, anywhere.
In 2019, Lariat introduced its payment solution, helping businesses transition to cashless operations and streamline fi nancial transactions. Lariat is also actively involved in initiatives that support waste pickers, Buy-Back Centres, and Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) through data-driven solutions and industry innovation.
Lariat’s versatile solutions are designed to meet the specific needs of various sectors, helping businesses thrive in an increasingly digital world. With over 3,000 active users across diverse industries, Lariat Technologies continues to push the boundaries of business efficiency, offering robust solutions tailored to modern operational challenges.
“For more than three decades, Lariat Technologies has been committed to developing practical, innovative solutions that help businesses operate more efficiently. RecycleProX and AMPLO were created through years of working alongside the recycling industry, and our goal remains the same today – to provide technology that improves productivity, supports compliance, and helps build a stronger, more sustainable circular economy,” concluded George Turvey.
