Charlotte, NC, February 3, 2020 - HEPACO, LLC (“HEPACO”), a leading provider of environmental and emergency response services across 45 offices in the Eastern United States, announced today that it has acquired Evergreen AES Environmental Services (“Evergreen AES” or “the Company”) from Jerry McCandless, Kendrick McCandless, and Jennifer Lanham (collectively “Sellers”). Sellers will roll a portion of their sale proceeds into HEPACO and hold a minority position.

We are pleased to announce HEPACO is ranked 217th on ENR's 2019 Top 600 Specialty Contractors list. Additionally, HEPACO ranks #5 on ENR's list of the Top 20 firms in asbestos abatement and remediation.

We are thrilled to announce that HEPACO is ranked 75th on ENR's 2019 Top 200 Environmental Firms list. Even more exciting, HEPACO ranks #18 on ENR's list of the Top 30 All-Environmental firms.

As HEPACO continues our impressive growth in the environmental services industry, we are continually promoting and recruiting the “Best of the Best” in the business to expand our talented team. On that note, we are extremely pleased to announce the addition of Scott Metzger as President and Chief Operating Officer of HEPACO.

, Jan. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HEPACO, LLC ("HEPACO"), a leading provider of environmental and emergency response services, announced today that it has acquired PetroChem Recovery Services, Inc. ("PetroChem" or "the Company") from Succession Capital Partners. Headquartered in Norfolk, VA, PetroChem is a leading environmental services provider for transportation, industrial, and government clients.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  HEPACO is majority-owned by San Francisco-based Gryphon Investors, a leading middle market private equity firm. This transaction represents the fourth acquisition completed under Gryphon's ownership.