Premium Plant Services Acquires US Cleanblast and Emory Industrial Services' Midwest Division

Hadley Capital Acquires New Age Cryo, Inc.

March 19, 2018

Industrial Services

Hadley Capital has acquired New Age Cryo, Inc., a Northern Illinois provider of industrial cleaning services, from founder Brad Potts. Hadley will partner with Jeff Potts to grow the business, which offers sponge blasting, dry ice blasting and hydroblasting services.

Superior Environmental Solutions (Palladium) Acquires Hydroblasters Inc.

July 29, 2025

Industrial Services

Superior Environmental Solutions (SES), a Palladium Equity Partners-backed provider of environmental and industrial services, has acquired Hydroblasters Inc., a Wisconsin Rapids-based industrial services firm. The add-on deal expands SES’s footprint and service capabilities in Wisconsin and across the Midwest; financial terms were not disclosed.

Groome Industrial Service Group Acquires Blasting Solutions, Inc.

March 28, 2023

Industrial Services

Groome Industrial Service Group, a portfolio company of Argosy Private Equity, has acquired Blasting Solutions, Inc. (BSI), a Syracuse, Utah-based provider of controlled explosive blasting services for boiler deslagging. The add-on expands Groome's capacity and west coast footprint and strengthens its service offering into coal-fired and biomass power plant markets while supporting demand for its KinetiClean HRSG/tube-cleaning service.

Clean Harbors Acquires Thompson Industrial Services from Reynolda Equity Partners

March 31, 2023

Industrial Services

Clean Harbors, Inc. acquired Thompson Industrial Services from Reynolda Equity Partners, expanding Clean Harbors' industrial cleaning and maintenance capabilities and adding density across the Southeastern United States. Thompson, a leading provider of hydroblasting, vacuuming and automated industrial cleaning solutions serving paper, mining, power and chemical customers, grew substantially under REP and will bring entrenched, recurring customer relationships to Clean Harbors' platform.

Crystal Clean Acquires Premium Environmental Services, Worldwide Recovery Systems and Yuma Environmental Services

February 13, 2025

Environmental Services

Crystal Clean, a portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company, has completed acquisitions of Premium Environmental Services (PES) and the combined operations of Worldwide Recovery Systems (WRS) and YES Management (d/b/a Yuma Environmental Services). The add-on deals expand Crystal Clean’s eastern and western U.S. footprint, enhance its waste collection, transport and disposal capabilities, and support targeted vertical integration and synergies with its branch and industrial services network.

Alta Equipment Group Acquires Midwest Mine Services

November 18, 2021

Industrial Services

Alta Equipment Group Inc. agreed to acquire Midwest Mine Services LLC to expand its engineering and design capabilities within its construction business segment and broaden its aggregate-processing solutions across Alta's branch network. Midwest Mine Services, headquartered near Toledo (Northwood), Ohio, generated approximately $17 million in revenue and $1.3 million of adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended July 2021; terms were not disclosed and the transaction was expected to close in Q4 2021.