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ACT on the rise!
ACT has been fast at work over the last year doubling its staff and facilities, like this brand new non-hazardous bulking warehouse in Merced.
ACT Christmas Party and More!
During the month of December ACT was busy with company Holiday Parties and President Walter H. Singer was busy playing Santa Claus. During the party in Sunnyvale at La Rinconada Country Club. Mr. Singer again presented a 10 year anniversary Rolex watch to Jason Catalano whom Mr. Singer said “ I have watched Jason for 10 years now, and he has grown into a great account executive for Advanced Chemical Transport”. Jason and everyone at the party had a wonderful time and received bonuses and gifts from ACT.
Walter H. Singer presents Jim Castrodale a Rolex Watch
Walter H. Singer presents Jim Castrodale a Rolex Watch engraved with “ACT 10th Anniversary”. Jim has been with ACT for 10 years creating, supporting, and driving many of the processes and policies that have helped to make ACT a growing and successful company. The event was bitter sweet as this was Jim’s last day with ACT. Jim is relocating to Arkansas, to be with his new wife and pursue new business opportunities. Walter and the entire ACT family wish him good luck, & good fortune, he will be missed.
ACT Places on The Fastest Growing Private Companies List!
Advanced Chemical Transport has once again placed in The Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies List for The Bay Area. ACT ranked number 36 this year and is on the list for the third straight year. Walter H. Singer Founder & President has grown the company enormously over the last 3 years and has expanded outside of California to the Southwest. Mr. Singer said “We could not do it without people like Jason." (Shown holding plaque).
ACT crafts deal to acquire unit of Rinchem Co. [ Full article ]
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
In response to ACT’s press release regarding the purchase of Rinchem’s environmental business, PR Newswire displayed ACT’s logo, recent professional awards and press release title in Times Square, New York City.
Here is the press release:
"Advanced Chemical Transport Inc. (ACT) of California has entered into a purchase agreement with Rinchem Inc of New Mexico to acquire its environmental services operations. Upon closure of this acquisition ACT will gain full access to its own fully permitted TSDF in New Mexico as well as 3 other facilities in the Southwest and Mexico. The divestiture will allow Rinchem Inc to focus on its primary business line of premier chemical handling solutions. ACT will use its specialized Hazardous Waste expertise to grow the existing Rinchem environmental service operations. ACT’s President and CEO Walter Singer states “This is an incredible opportunity for ACT. It is rare to find a firm that matches ACT’s commitment to quality, customer service, the environment and its employees. Rinchem’s operations will blend seamlessly with our current operations. We are proud to have such a talented and highly committed staff joining the ACT family. Having access to a TSDF with the compliance record and operational standards of ISO quality will present great opportunities for ACT to better serve its clients. By increasing the TSDF’s utilization with ACT’s volume and gaining the strategic advantages of operating a TSDF ACT will add additional services, expand on its recycling programs and offer more options to meet the needs of our market.”
ACT is an employee owned and operated company, every member has a personal investment in the best most professional service possible. Since its inception ACT has been providing our clients customized, safe and efficient solutions for their environmental management needs. ACT has been selected as one of the Best Places to Work in both Northern and Southern California, Fastest growing by The Business Journal and Inc. Magazine. ACT employs over 95 professionals and will add 53 with this acquisition.
ACT hires new Director of Sales in Southern California
ACT is pleased to announce that as of Aug 15th Vincent M. Cavaliere (Vince) will join Advanced Chemical Transportation to Manage the Southern California sales staff. Vince joins us with 21 years of environmental sales and marketing experience, all with one organization. In his previous role as Regional Sales Manager, Vince has managed annual sales revenues in excess of $45 Million with responsibility for all sales in four western states including California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. He brings to ACT a wealth of experience and knowledge along with a superior level of customer service. These skills will allow continued unparalleled successes in revenue growth for ACT in Southern California. It will also bring expertise in new geographic areas and market sectors of the Environmental industry.
On a personal note: Vince grew up in Canada and received his marketing certificate from Vanier College in Montreal. Along with 6 children, Michael, Ashley, Chris, Liam, Ryan and Cade. Vince enjoys sports, especially Hockey and traveling with his wife Maureen
10,000 drums
For the first time in its history Advanced Chemical Transport moved over 10,000 drums in the month of June. Walter H. Singer, President of ACT would like to thank the entire staff for their tremendous effort and hard work in June!
Keeping California Green
UC Merced building reopens after chemical spill forces evacuation
Advanced Chemical Transport was notified Tuesday by UC Merced to contain a hazardous chemical spill. A chemical spill on UC Merced campus forced the closure of a lab building for Tuesday evening. ACT sent in a cleanup team to handle the delicate operation. ACT was there in conjunction with CAL Fire HAZMAT and several local fire agencies and rescue service. ACT handled the spill within a few hours and was asked for its expertise on how to ensure this does not happen again. Read more...
Belly Wings and High Mileage Tires
Advanced Chemical Transport, Inc. is proud to announce a yearly fuel savings of 3% for our transportation fleet! By utilizing high mileage tires and belly wings on all long haul trailers, we’re saving 30,000 gallons of fuel, equivalent to the amount a full railroad tanker would use in an entire year! This is just one of the many ways “We Make A Difference”.
Gina Bailey celebrates 10 years with ACT!
Gina Bailey celebrates her 10 year anniversary with Advanced Chemical Transport with Branch Manager Larry Moore
Save a Tree Awareness Program
“We Make A Difference” when it comes to protecting the environment. Advanced Chemical Transport has recently launched it’s “Save a Tree Awareness Program” by switching to electronic billing for over 80% of our clients. We’re saving 100,000 sheets of paper per year, which is roughly 13 trees! Other benefits of this program include time and energy savings for ACT staff and clients, including the convenience of receiving pricing and billing updates via email. Join us in proactively decreasing paper waste!
Walter Singer named to The Board of Advisors to Viterbi School of Civil and Environmental Engineering - 01/05/2011
Walter H. Singer Founder and President of Advanced Chemical Transport has been named to The Board of Advisors to Viterbi School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. As a USC Alumni this appointment is an honor to Mr. Singer, he will be able to affect the current and future students in the same way the teachers and advisors had an affect on him during his tenure as a USC student.
During his time as an advisor Mr. Singer will have the opportunity to advise the entire department on matters that will affect current curriculum as well as help set new industry standards and professional development in the field of Environmental Management.
Broad vision helps Advanced Chemical over long haul
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: Small Business Strategies - 09/09/2009
Advanced Chemical Transport does more than it's name implies, which has helped it grow its revenue over the past three years by nearly 60 percent to about $12 million. The Sunnyvale company has been collecting hazardous waste - including chemical, biological and low-level waste products - from hundreds of companies throughout California throughout the decade. Read complete article
ACT makes The Inc. 5000 for 2010 - 09/22/2010
ACT has made The Inc. 5000 latest list ranking, for 2010, of the fastest growing privately held companies in America. ACT is ranked 39th in the Environmental Waste Management category.
Founder & President Walter H. Singer has led the company from one location to four and experienced 400 % growth in the last 4 years while retaining 94 percent of its client base. Throughout its tremendous growth, ACT has maintained an exemplary safety record, and employee and client retention. ACT employs over ninety professionals, and is always seeking new talented professionals to assist with a 5 year growth plan of accessing $50 million in annualized revenue.
In addition, ACT has also been voted one of the Fastest Growing Companies in Silicone Valley and San Diego as well as Best Places to Work 3 years running.
Broad vision helps Advanced Chemical over long haul
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: Small Business Strategies - 09/09/2009
Advanced Chemical Transport does more than it's name implies, which has helped it grow its revenue over the past three years by nearly 60 percent to about $12 million. The Sunnyvale company has been collecting hazardous waste - including chemical, biological and low-level waste products - from hundreds of companies throughout California throughout the decade. Read complete article
ACT named as one of the Bay Area's Best Places to Work
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times - 04/20/2009
ACT named as one of the 50 Bay Area's "Best Places to Work" in its category by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times. The award recognizes Bay Area companies based on the satisfaction of their employees. Open to all companies based in the Bay Area, each were evaluated via online employee surveys, on a wide range of topics, including team and manager effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, work engagement and people practices. This year, more than 350 firms competed for the opportunity to be recognized as one of the top companies in the annual "Bay Area's Best Places to Work" survey.
ACT named as one of San Diego's 50 Best Places to Work
San Diego Business Journal - 05/18/09
ACT named as one of the San Diego Business Journal’s "2009 San Diego's 50 Best Places to Work." Companies on the list excel at fostering a positive work environment, along with attracting and retaining employees by promoting a unique corporate culture. To determine the best places to work, participating employers are required to detail company policies, practices, benefits and demographics. The employees are then surveyed to measure workplace satisfaction. Employees anonymously give feedback on topics ranging from leadership and planning, culture and communications, role satisfaction, working environment, relationship with supervisor, training and development, pay and benefits, and overall satisfaction.
Safety Award for Advanced Chemical Transport
State Compensation Insurance Fund, Loss Control Services – 01/15/09
A Safety Award is being presented on your behalf and all Advanced Chemical Transport staff who played a role in your organization’s excellent loss history and loss ratios for policy years 2001 to 2005... Your incurred loss ratio for this period was at or below 1% which is extraordinary for a firm of your size and is far below the industry average in loss ratio percentage for an organization in your industry sector. Read complete letter.
2008 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal – 10/8/08
The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Tuesday announced ACT among its Fast 50 - the 50 fastest-growing private companies in the Silicon Valley. Rankings were based on percentage of revenue growth from 2005 through 2007. Read complete article.
Everything's going up. Rising commodity prices, eco-awareness help recyclers counter energy costs
Waste News - 9/15/08
ACT included in the largest 100 U.S. and Canadian companies ranked by revenue from the collection, processing and sale of recyclables. Read the complete Waste News article.
Hazardous Materials Handlers an Indispensable Resource
San Diego Business Journal - 9/22/08
For local life sciences firms, in between the research and the results is the pesky medical waste, which has fueled an industry in San Diego dedicated to dealing with it. Read complete article.
2008 Fastest 100 Growing Privately Held Companies
San Diego Business Journal- 9/18/2008
Each year the San Diego Business Journal researches and publishes the list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the San Diego area.
The ranking is based on a percentage of revenue increase over a three-year period. ACT’s San Diego Office was included in this year’s top 100.
ACT named as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area.
The Best Places to Work survey is conducted annually by The San Francisco Business Times, East Bay Business Times and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. ACT was ranked 3rd in the small business category based on the results of an employee survey covering work environment and culture, benefits and opportunities.
“We have fun,” said Marta Prada, the company’s office and human resources manager. Yet beneath the casual office atmosphere there is a commitment to performance and safety that translates into a pride for everyone in the employee-owned firm. Read complete article [PDF].