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Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, WorkforceQA is a leading tech-enabled provider of employee compliance solutions to safety-sensitive and regulated industries. The company serves many of the largest trucking, airline, logistics and rail companies in the United States, providing a suite of critical solutions, including drug and alcohol testing, physical examinations, background screening, training and compliance programs.
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Founded in 1981 in Peoria, Illinois, PDC is a premier, full-service environmental testing laboratory providing a comprehensive suite of testing capabilities for clients throughout the Midwest. Operating from a network of four analytical laboratories in Illinois and Missouri, PDC utilizes state-of-the-art modern analytical techniques and equipment to provide drinking water, groundwater, wastewater, waste, and soil testing analyses required by both state and federal regulatory programs. PDC’s integrated laboratory network, extensive testing capabilities and capacity, and best-in-class management have helped position the company as a go-to strategic partner for a diverse group of industrial, government, environmental, engineering, manufacturing, and other clients.
Effram E. Kaplan, Managing Director and Head of BGL’s Business & Industrial Services Vertical and Environmental & Industrial Services Group, was a featured speaker at the Waste Today Corporate Growth Conference on November 4th in Chicago. Effram’s presentation discussed the capital markets drivers impacting valuations in the waste and environmental services market.
For a full summary of Effram’s insights from this session, read the complete session recap on Waste Today’s website.
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Headquartered in Oakwood, Ohio, Agmet is a processor of industrial by-product, concentrating valuable metal units — including nickel, cobalt, and copper — to produce a low-cost, custom-formulated nickel raw material for nickel smelters. With its proprietary pyro-metallurgical process, the company can process hazardous and non-hazardous by-products such as nickel filtercakes, catalysts, liquid solutions, and electric vehicle (EV) battery scrap into valuable metal units without generating additional waste. Generators of industrial by-products rely on Agmet to divert by-product streams from landfills, thereby reducing material costs and environmental liability, and improving public perception.
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Founded in 2011, Keter is a full-service, asset-light waste and recycling management services provider (MSP) delivering technology-enabled waste, recycling, and sustainability programs for multi-location customers across the U.S. The company’s industry-leading technology platform and value proposition enable consistent and reliable waste management services on a national scale, as well as real-time sustainability and operational efficiency metrics for its targeted REIT, industrial, and healthcare customers. Keter’s distinct technology and service model is supported with an expansive coverage area of smart compactors and container monitoring hardware that provide accurate, real-time data to customers and support Keter in maximizing service quality and efficiency. Keter’s proprietary technology includes a unique portal that aggregates financial and operating data, providing customers with clear insight into program performance, enabling them to achieve their sustainability goals. Keter has aided customers in yielding the recycling of 700 thousand tons, increased landfill capacity of 23 million cubic yards, and the avoidance of over 5 million pounds of greenhouse gases.
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Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Grossman is the largest full-service scrap metal processor serving the greater St. Louis metropolitan area and one of the leading scrap metal processors in the Midwestern United States. Grossman operates strategically located processing facilities adjacent to the Mississippi River, offering both river and direct rail access to its blue-chip consumer base. The company is well-positioned to continue benefiting from its tenured consumer and supplier relationships, access to premium, cost-effective materials, and premier reputation, built from 101 years of providing high-quality service.
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Founded in 1928 in Peoria, Illinois, PDC is a premier, vertically integrated waste management solutions provider operating throughout the Central Illinois and Eastern Missouri regions. The company’s end-to-end waste management solutions include four solid waste landfills, four transfer stations, a material recovery facility (MRF), an RCRA Part B Transfer, Storage, and Disposal facility, a centralized wastewater treatment facility, and 16 transportation terminals that support a fleet of more than 300 collection & hauling vehicles. PDC’s entrenched presence across the region, integrated service model, and commitment to service quality, safety, and sustainability has enabled the company to secure long-term contracts with municipal, commercial, and industrial customers throughout the region.
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the sale of the Waste Division of Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) to GFL Environmental, Inc. (GFL).
BGL’s Environmental & Industrial Services investment banking team served as the exclusive financial advisor to PDC in the transaction. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1928 in Peoria, Illinois, PDC is a premier, vertically integrated waste management solutions provider operating throughout the Central Illinois and Eastern Missouri regions. The company’s end-to-end waste management solutions include four solid waste landfills, four transfer stations, a material recovery facility (MRF), an RCRA Part B Transfer, Storage, and Disposal facility, a centralized wastewater treatment facility, and 16 transportation terminals that support a fleet of more than 300 collection & hauling vehicles. PDC’s entrenched presence across the region, integrated service model, and commitment to service quality, safety, and sustainability has enabled the company to secure long-term contracts with municipal, commercial, and industrial customers throughout the region.
Founded in 2007, GFL is a leading North American diversified environmental services company providing a comprehensive line of non-hazardous solid waste management, infrastructure & soil remediation, and liquid waste management services through its platform of facilities throughout Canada and in 27 states in the United States. The transaction allows GFL to further expand its solid waste footprint in the U.S. Midwest.
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Headquartered in Avenel, New Jersey, ACV is a leading, vertically integrated special waste management and environmental solutions provider operating 26 core service centers, including two RCRA Part B Transfer, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facilities and nine 10-day waste transfer facilities across the Northeast and Midwest United States. ACV’s comprehensive suite of field services, coupled with its network of waste facilities, transfer stations, and service centers, enable it to provide end-to-end environmental solutions. ACV’s integrated service model, best-in-class safety, and extensive resources make the company a single-source solution provider and strategic partner to a diverse group of utility, government & institutions, environmental, manufacturing, midstream, and other hazardous and non-hazardous waste generators.
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the sale of ACV Enviro Group LLC (ACV), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, to Republic Industrial and Energy Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc.
BGL’s Environmental & Industrial Services investment banking team served as the exclusive financial advisor to ACV in the transaction. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Avenel, New Jersey, ACV is a leading, vertically integrated special waste management and environmental solutions provider operating 26 core service centers, including two RCRA Part B Transfer, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facilities and nine 10-day waste transfer facilities across the Northeast and Midwest United States. ACV’s comprehensive suite of field services, coupled with its network of waste facilities, transfer stations, and service centers, enable it to provide end-to-end environmental solutions. ACV’s integrated service model, best-in-class safety, and extensive resources make the company a single-source solution provider and strategic partner to a diverse group of utility, government & institutions, environmental, manufacturing, midstream, and other hazardous and non-hazardous waste generators.