From left, Seymour Deputy First Selectwoman Nicole Klarides-Ditria, First Selectman W. Kurt Miller, Economic Development Director Fred A. Messore and Clean Harbors Senior Vice President Scott F. Metzger are seen during the Clean Harbors office building grand opening Thursday in Seymour. Peter Hvizdak — New Haven Register
SEYMOUR >> A festive atmosphere pervaded Thursday’s grand
opening of the nationally known Clean Harbors, a business that provides
environmental, energy and industrial services.
Clean Harbors consolidated its Milford and Bristol operations at a renovated 38,000-square-foot facility at 770 Derby Ave. The facility is adjacent to Route 8, offering the company access to major highways in Connecticut.
Customers, company officials and town leaders were on hand to learn about the Norwell, Mass.-based company, which employs more than 13,000 people nationwide.
Joseph Heron, general manager of field services, said consolidating operations makes for better management. About 60 people currently work in Seymour.
“This is a much bigger facility,” he said.
The building will be the base of operations for the company’s service and emergency response vehicles. They include vacuum and tanker trucks, excavators, boats, boom trailers and more.
The company responds to emergencies involving chemical spills, and it manages and collects hazardous waste for proper disposal. It operates 100 disposal facilities nationwide and in Canada, according to Heron.
He said the facility “is manned 24 hours” so crews can be sent out quickly in the event of an emergency.
Heron said the company is seeking to hire four to six people at the Seymour location.
“We’ll continue to hire local people,“ he said. “It helps with emergency response work.”
He said the company’s crews work closely with firefighters when they arrive at the scene of an emergency.
First Selectman Kurt Miller and Deputy First Selectwoman Nicole Klarides-Ditria were on hand to officially welcome the business to town,.
Miller said he was impressed when he met with company officials, and they asked what Clean Harbors could do to help Seymour.
He said he would be moving some of the town’s emergency equipment to the location.
Economic Development Director Fred Messore also was on hand Thursday, and has said he’s thrilled to have the business make Seymour its home.
“We are excited to see Clean Harbors select the Town of Seymour for their new field office based on our strategic location and easy access to routes 95, 84 and 91,” he said.
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce President William Purcell called the company’s history “fascinating.” He said what started in 1980 as an idea has grown into a strong enterprise.
“It gives us a level of comfort if (environmental) mishaps occur,” Purcell said.
Health and Safety Manager Jon Menti gave a tour of part of the facility to vendors and customers. He said most of his highly trained strike-team members working in emergency response are former firefighters.
Menti showed visitors the three levels of protective suits used by workers at emergency situations. He said they cost $900 each and must be tested after each use, or once a year if they have not been used.
According to the company website, Clean Harbors operates four businesses:
• Technical Services, which provides a broad range of vertically integrated hazardous and non-hazardous material management services. These include collection, packaging, transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal services offered at company-owned recycling, incineration, landfill, wastewater and other treatment facilities.
• Safety-Kleen, acquired by Clean Harbors in December 2012, providing used oil collection, recycling and re-refining, parts washing and other services for the small quantity generator market.
• Industrial and Field Services, which provides industrial and specialty services such as high-pressure and chemical cleaning, catalyst handling, decoking and material processing, supported by its lodging operations in Western Canada.
• Oil and Gas Field Services serving oil and gas exploration, production and power generation industries.
I took an interesting tour of the facility with several of the company's customers as well as representatives of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce and took a few photos, posted below.Clean Harbors consolidated its Milford and Bristol operations at a renovated 38,000-square-foot facility at 770 Derby Ave. The facility is adjacent to Route 8, offering the company access to major highways in Connecticut.
Customers, company officials and town leaders were on hand to learn about the Norwell, Mass.-based company, which employs more than 13,000 people nationwide.
Joseph Heron, general manager of field services, said consolidating operations makes for better management. About 60 people currently work in Seymour.
“This is a much bigger facility,” he said.
The building will be the base of operations for the company’s service and emergency response vehicles. They include vacuum and tanker trucks, excavators, boats, boom trailers and more.
The company responds to emergencies involving chemical spills, and it manages and collects hazardous waste for proper disposal. It operates 100 disposal facilities nationwide and in Canada, according to Heron.
He said the facility “is manned 24 hours” so crews can be sent out quickly in the event of an emergency.
Heron said the company is seeking to hire four to six people at the Seymour location.
“We’ll continue to hire local people,“ he said. “It helps with emergency response work.”
He said the company’s crews work closely with firefighters when they arrive at the scene of an emergency.
First Selectman Kurt Miller and Deputy First Selectwoman Nicole Klarides-Ditria were on hand to officially welcome the business to town,.
Miller said he was impressed when he met with company officials, and they asked what Clean Harbors could do to help Seymour.
He said he would be moving some of the town’s emergency equipment to the location.
Economic Development Director Fred Messore also was on hand Thursday, and has said he’s thrilled to have the business make Seymour its home.
“We are excited to see Clean Harbors select the Town of Seymour for their new field office based on our strategic location and easy access to routes 95, 84 and 91,” he said.
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce President William Purcell called the company’s history “fascinating.” He said what started in 1980 as an idea has grown into a strong enterprise.
“It gives us a level of comfort if (environmental) mishaps occur,” Purcell said.
Health and Safety Manager Jon Menti gave a tour of part of the facility to vendors and customers. He said most of his highly trained strike-team members working in emergency response are former firefighters.
Menti showed visitors the three levels of protective suits used by workers at emergency situations. He said they cost $900 each and must be tested after each use, or once a year if they have not been used.
According to the company website, Clean Harbors operates four businesses:
• Technical Services, which provides a broad range of vertically integrated hazardous and non-hazardous material management services. These include collection, packaging, transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal services offered at company-owned recycling, incineration, landfill, wastewater and other treatment facilities.
• Safety-Kleen, acquired by Clean Harbors in December 2012, providing used oil collection, recycling and re-refining, parts washing and other services for the small quantity generator market.
• Industrial and Field Services, which provides industrial and specialty services such as high-pressure and chemical cleaning, catalyst handling, decoking and material processing, supported by its lodging operations in Western Canada.
• Oil and Gas Field Services serving oil and gas exploration, production and power generation industries.
Jon Menti, health and safety manager, talks about emergency response procedures.
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