WasteRecruiters.com
Launched
Commercial
Paving and Recycling Named Business Recycler of the Year
Software
Enhances Hazardous Waste Facilities Operations
New Hazardous
Materials Detector Introduced
Management
Promotions Made at Allied Waste
NADC Elects
Bill Moore as President
Waste Industries
Adds Two New Board Members
Diamond Z
Launches New Horizontal Grinder
Mike Mouser
Appointed Sales Manager by Ely Enterprises
Phylmar
Group Offers Aid with OSHA Activities and Other Regulatory Concerns
New Compactor
Line Offered by Wastequip
John Deere
Offers Small-job Excavator
Accu-Tec
Achieves DOT Compliance, Announces Recall
Rouge
Steel Idles Blast Furnace
WasteRecruiters.com
Launched
Burleson, TX— The Dorries Group and The Van Every
Group have combined recruiting efforts to form WasteRecruiters.com.
Founders Mark Dorries and Patrick Van Every bring over 25 years of hands-on
experience in the waste management industry to form Waste Recruiters.
WasteRecruiters.com will be the first professional recruiting firm
in the waste management industry to provide an e-mail service keeping
listed talent current on new career opportunities and profile hot prospects
for employers looking to hire. The technology used for the e-mail service
will allow WasteRecruiters.com to create graphic and informative messages
while tracking data and stats from the database. Waste Recruiters expects
the database to grow to over 10,000 waste industry contacts by the end
of 2003.
Commercial
Paving and Recycling Named Business Recycler of the Year
Scarborough, ME— Commercial Paving and Recycling
was honored with the Business Recycler of the Year award by the Maine
Resource Recovery Association at its annual meeting. Marshall L. “Jack”
Gibson, CEO of Commercial Paving and Recycling, accepted the award.
The award was presented to Commercial Paving and Recycling for its continued
innovations and success in recycling waste construction and demolition
(C&D) materials in beneficial products. The company processes a
wide variety of solid waste materials including wood, sheetrock, asphalt
roofing shingles and glass for reuse in manufactured products for paving
and construction needs.
Commercial Paving and Recycling maintained a 92% recycling rate at all
its processing facilities and prevented nearly 300,000 tons of recyclable
materials for ending up in landfills. These materials were earmarked
for use in road systems in Maine and New Hampshire.
Software
Enhances Hazardous Waste Facilities Operations
Boise, ID— Stephen Romano, President and Chief
Executive Officer of American Ecology Corporation announced implementation
of the American Ecology Standard Operating Platform (“AESOP”),
the Company’s new production software.
“American Ecology’s new man-agement information system should
significantly improve cash flow by speeding our order to cash cycle,”
Romano stated, adding, “The new production system will also deliver
better service to our customers, and improved efficiency through rapid
access to critical business information.”
The Company implemented the new system at its Beatty, Nevada and Robstown,
Texas waste treatment and disposal facilities in May. The Company’s
Grand View, Idaho treatment and disposal facility will convert to the
new operating platform in July of 2003.
New Hazardous
Materials Detector Introduced
Boynton Beach, FL— Safety Solutions Inc. has developed
the HazMat Smart-Strip to assist in detecting dangerous chemicals. The
HazMat Smart-Strip can instantly detect minute levels of hazardous materials.
Unlike other detection equipment, the HazMat Smart-Strip does not require
extensive training, set-up time, or costly maintenance. Clip it on - or
stick it on - and it’s ready to go. When a chemical is detected,
in liquid or aerosol form, the corresponding box on the baseball card
size smart strip changes color. It instantly picks up eight categories
of toxic chemicals.
A change in color alerts emergency crews to decontaminate, evacuate, or
grab additional gear. This novel product was developed with health and
safety in mind.
Management
Promotions Made at Allied Waste
Scottsdale, AZ— Allied Waste Industries, Inc. announced
the promotion of four senior executives in the financial and operational
areas of the company: Tom Ryan to the position of Vice Chairman in addition
to his current position of Executive Vice President; Pete Hathaway to
the position of Chief Financial Officer; Don Slager to the position of
Chief Operating Officer; and Don Swierenga to the position of Vice President,
Operations. All appointments are effective immediately.
Mr. Ryan, 56, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Allied Waste since August 2000, having come to the company
with thirty years of executive financial experience in the automotive
industry.
Mr. Hathaway, 47, has worked in the waste industry for the past twelve
years and has served as Senior Vice President, Finance of Allied Waste
since August 2000, Chief Accounting Officer from 1995 through 2000 and
Treasurer from May 1996 to April 1997. Previously, Mr. Hathaway served
as Controller and Finance Director for certain Italian operations of Browning
Ferris Industries, Inc. (BFI) from 1991 to 1995 and from 1979 through
1991 served in the audit division of Arthur Andersen LLP in Colorado,
Italy and Connecticut most recently in the position of Senior Manager.
NADC Elects
Bill Moore as President
Doylestown, PA— Bill Moore, vice president of Brandenburg
Industrial Service Co., Chicago, Illinois, has been elected to a two-year
term as president of the National Association of Demolition Contractors.
Moore has been actively involved on the NADC’s Board of Directors
and as an officer since 1986. Now that he has taken over the helm of the
500-member association, he has highlighted a number of priorities of his
term as president. “I want to ensure that the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency know who
are members are and the wide scope of services they provide,” he
said. “Should there be another such emergency, decision makers can
save precious time searching for competent contractors by first contacting
the NADC.”
Moore was elected president at the NADC’s recent 30th anniversary
convention in Orlando, Florida. Other new officers elected were R. David
Loewendick, Jr. of S.G. Loewendick & Sons, Grove City, Ohio, as first
vice president; Drew Lammers of King Wrecking, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio,
as secretary; and Raymond E. Passeno, CIH, of Bierlein Companies, Inc.,
Midland, Michigan, as treasurer.
Waste Industries
Adds Two New Board Members
Raleigh, NC— Waste Industries USA, Inc., elected
Glenn E. Futrell and James R. Talton, Jr. as new board members at its
Annual Shareholders Meeting.
Mr. Futrell is the President and owner of Roanoke Properties Limited Partnership,
a real estate development company. Mr. Futrell served as President of
Westinghouse Environmental & Geotechnical Services, a subsidiary of
Westinghouse, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Futrell is a director of North State
Bancorp, a publicly traded bank holding company headquartered in Raleigh,
North Carolina.
Mr. Talton has been the Chairman of Impact Design-Build, Inc. since 2000.
Prior to that, he was an audit and managing partner with KPMG LLP, from
1986 to 1999. Mr. Talton is a director of Datastream Systems, Inc., a
publicly traded provider of asset management software, integrated procurement
and support services.
Diamond
Z Launches New Horizontal Grinder
In response to growing demand, Diamond Z Manufacturing
has applied proven technologies from its existing industrial grinder
line to launch an innovative new horizontal grinder for large-scale
wood waste processing. The DZH 7000 Series is a portable, high-capacity,
low-maintenance horizontal grinder designed for precision grinding of
any material including wood debris, brush, limbs, logs, stumps, and
construction materials.
Primary features include a patent-pending feed roller design that raises
past center to a positive safety lock position. This allows for easy
maintenance and screen replacement of less than 20 minutes. At the heart
of this new design is the industry’s first patent-pending hydraulic
rod puller for quick access to vital components. The variable speed
dual drive feed chain delivers material to the hammermill. Integral
standard features include 30 hammers @ 140 Lb. each, the fluid coupling
soft start drive system, self-diagnostic radio remote control, and 600
gallons fuel capacity. The company offers engine horsepower options
up to 1000 HP.
According to Diamond Z, the DZH 7000 Series is designed specifically
for large-scale wood waste operations, processing more than 500 yards
of material per hour, reducing costly downtime and increasing net operating
profit for customers.
Mike Mouser
Appointed Sales Manager by Ely Enterprises
Cleveland, OH— Ely Enterprises, Inc. has appointed
Mike Mouser as sales manager, based in the company’s corporate
office in Cleveland. Prior to his new assignment with Ely, Mike was
the MIS and business development manager for Thermal Ventures, Inc.
in Youngstown, Ohio.
A 1990 graduate of the University of Dayton, Mike has held several management
positions in sales, marketing, systems design and strategic planning
over the past 13 years. With Ely, Mike will oversee sales of both new
and used industrial recycling equipment from the Cleveland and Chicago
offices.
Ely Enterprises has provided customers with new and used balers, shredders,
conveying systems and compaction equipment for recycling of ferrous
and non-ferrous metals, paper and solid waste applications since 1981.
Phylmar
Group Offers Aid with OSHA Activities and Other Regulatory Concerns
Los Angeles, CA— Representatives from several
Fortune 1000 companies requested The Phylmar Group, Inc. establish a
group to monitor and analyze proposed workplace safety and health regulations
and legislation, provide a forum for information exchange, and advocate
for businesses. Based on results from extensive personal interviews
and information gathered, Phylmar will now provide the following services
to participating companies:
1. Monitoring and analysis of OSHA regulatory activities.
2. Networking by e-mail messaging and a web-based bulletin board.
3. Seminars twice a year hosted by a participating Roundtable companies,
and two “Webinars” during which topics of interest or concern,
or training will be presented.
4. Consultation on regulatory up-dates. Each participant will receive
a set number of hours of telephone consultation and research per year.
5. Regulatory advocacy in the form of written letter, appearance at
a hearing, or attendance at an advisory committee meeting to present
the views of the Roundtable.
New
compactor line offered by Wastequip
Cleveland, OH— Wastequip has introduced their
Power-Pak™ compactor series with a variety of models, sizes, and
capacities for all types of applications. A wide of choice of stationary,
self-contained, and vertical units are available for handling small
to large waste volumes.
Power-Pak™ compactors feature a heavy-duty superstructure, leak
resistant construction, and advanced electronic circuitry for precise
control and low-maintenance. All units are UL and CUL listed for quality
and safety.
The Power-Pak™ compactor series enables Wastequip to serve national
accounts with a full line of compactors that meet a wide variety of
requirements and configurations.
John
Deere Offers Small-job Excavator
Moline, IL— John Deere has released the newest
of the C-Series excavator line, the eight-metric-ton 80C.
“Like our other C-Series ex-cavators, the 80C offers durability,
quality and reliability,” said Mark Wall, of the John Deere Construction
& Forestry Company.
The 80C’s 52 horsepower Isuzu engine provides both power and efficiency.
The machine features Deere’s Powerwize II engine/hydraulic system
that senses when additional power is needed and delivers it. The Powerwize
II system enables multi-function operation and minimizes fuel consumption
by balancing hydraulic pressure and flow, ensuring all hydraulic functions
are smooth.
Of note is an integral backfilling blade that is part of the machine’s
chassis and takes full advantage of the 80C’s 12,350 pounds of
drawbar pull. In addition to backfilling, the blade is well suited for
landscaping, fine grading and cutting sidewalks and driveways.
Accu-Tec
Achieves DOT Compliance, Announces Recall
Accu-Tec Inc., a privately held firm in Shrewsbury,
Massachusetts, has achieved design compliance from the DOT (Department
of Transportation) regarding their scrap metal and crushed car hauling
trailer design. In a private ruling the DOT has issued a compliance
ruling under Section 393.132.
Effective January 1, 2004, vehicles used to transport flattened or
crushed vehicles must be equipped with means to contain loose parts
on all four sides of the vehicle, extending upward to the full height
of the cargo. Parts are defined as any component of a crushed vehicle,
including fluids, glass diamonds, metal or plastic.
In a related announcement by the company, Accu-Tek has issued a product
recall on all existing units in the field effective immediately. "Our
products were designed to be easily retrofitted in the event that
the DOT ruled with this stringent interpretation", said Jack
Wentzell, President of Accu-Tek.
Additionally, Accu-Tek has notified customers that these retrofits
will be covered by Accu-Tek's trailer warranty program and will be
performed at no additional cost to current customers.
Rouge
Steel Idles Blast Furnace
Dearborn, MI— Rouge Steel Company, the primary
operating subsidiary of Rouge Industries, Inc., reported that on Saturday,
June 21, 2003, its 'C' blast furnace auxiliary equipment, including
the dust catcher and downcomer, sustained significant structural damage,
resulting in the furnace's temporary shutdown. Two Rouge Steel employees
were treated at the site for dust exposure and returned to work.
According to the company spokes-person, 'C' blast furnace has been
safely idled and the company is now in the process of finalizing the
scope of the repairs and time line for returning the furnace to operation.
The company's 'B' blast furnace and other downstream steelmaking and
shipping operations continue in operation.
The company maintains a com-prehensive insurance program that should
respond to property damage and business interruption losses subject
to program deductibles.
Rouge Steel's two blast furnaces produce approximately 7,500 tons
per day of molten iron for conversion to the company's flat-roll steel
products, two thirds of which is produced by its 'C' blast furnace.
Rouge Steel's single site integrated manufacturing facilities and
its 2,600 employees primarily serve the automotive, converter and
service center markets.
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