Waste Management acquires City Wide Recycling in Milwaukee; Poblocki Sign acquires North Carolina firm; Sign-A-Rama Downtown Milwaukee acquires competitor
Waste Management acquires City Wide Recycling in Milwaukee
Waste Management has acquired City Wide Recycling LLC in Milwaukee.
City Wide Recycling developed southeastern Wisconsin’s largest and only automated processing facility for recyclable wastes collected at construction and demolition job sites. The plant at 10700 W. Brown Deer Road receives mixed loads of waste from job sites, sorting the materials by type and preparing them for shipment to manufacturers that can use the reclaimed plaster, wood, masonry, plumbing, wiring, soil, rock, cardboard, plastics and other materials. It began operating in October 2006.
"Wisconsin contractors are committed to recycling, and Waste Management is committed to helping our state build green," said John Kelly, Midwest group recycling director for Waste Management. "Promoting building site recycling is a natural extension of the services we provide to other transporters and our own customers."
City Wide founders John Hansen and Eric Konik will become consultants to Waste Management.
Poblocki Sign acquires North Carolina firm
Milwaukee-based Poblocki Sign Company has acquired Quality Sign Systems of Raleigh, N.C., and merged the two operations under the Poblocki banner.
Quality Sign Systems, formally affiliated with ASI-Modulex, is an architectural signage solution provider with locations across the southeast. Quality Sign Systems was established in 1989 and is known for its design-build expertise and consultative approach to developing high-quality architectural signage.
The acquisition will bring enhanced capabilities to Poblocki’s offerings in health care, institutional, entertainment and corporate signage.
“The merger with Poblocki Sign Company represents an infusion of proven quality, innovation, and financial strength to take the successful platform we’ve built over the last 20 years to an even greater level of service and wider range of capabilities," said Don Bever, president of Quality Sign Systems. "Together, this merger will enable us to provide a consistent level of high-quality, consultative service anywhere in North America."
The acquisition further expands Poblocki’s business footprint. The company also opened a new location in Omaha, Neb., in mid-2009.
"Poblocki Sign Company is dedicated to producing innovative solutions to every signage challenge," said Dave Drury, president of Poblocki. "With the addition of Quality Sign Systems, we’re extending that philosophy to a wider base of customers. That’s why we’re more confident than ever when we say, ‘Challenge us.’"
Sign-A-Rama Downtown Milwaukee acquires competitor
Sign-A-Rama Downtown Milwaukee has purchased Grand Central Graphics Inc. and merged the company into Sign-A-Rama’s operations at 272 N. 12th St.
Grand Central Graphics was a large format digital print company specializing in high quality digital banners, displays, and tradeshow graphics. By purchasing its assets and hiring two of its long-term employes, Sign-A Rama Downtown is now able to offer new products and services to its customers, said Chris Nelesen, the company’s owner.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Grand Central Graphics’ founder and former owner, Robert Pape, was looking to retire and asked Nelesen if he wanted to buy the company.
“He had been in the sign business for close to 33 years and have known him for some time now,” Nelesen said. “He’s always been generous with his knowledge, tips and techniques and we were very friendly even though we were nearby competitors.”
