AVIS ANNOUNCES RECYLING & WASTE EQUIPMENT DIVISION FORMATION
Upland, IN - Avis Industrial Corporation is pleased to announce the formation of its Recycling &
Waste Equipment Division, which brings together three wholly owned Avis subsidiaries: American
Baler Company, Harris Waste Management Group and International Baler Corporation.
The three companies have been in business for 289 years combined, offer the largest breadth of
recycled materials baling solutions, operate four manufacturing locations and support the largest
global installed base of balers for recyclables. While each company will continue to operate
individually, the new structure will bring to market unmatched recycling and waste compaction
solutions. As a result of the divisional focus, the individual businesses will realize benefits
through best practices sharing, process standardization, organizational optimization and
consolidated corporate reporting.
“We began building our ownership position in these companies back in 1979,” says Greg King,
president and CEO of Avis. “As an industrial holding company focused on long-term investment and
growth, Avis is committed to optimizing the value and solutions these companies offer to their
customers and team members. Our capital base allows us to support their business operations, which
ensures unmatched support for their customers.”
“We are pleased to announce that D.J. VanDeusen will serve as the president of the Recycling &
Waste Equipment Division in addition to his current role as president and general manager of
Harris” King says. Nate Kuhl, general manager of American Baler and Roger Griffin, president and
general manager of International Baler will continue in their leadership roles and provide support
for the integration activities associated with the new division.
“Bringing these three renowned businesses and their teams more closely together will provide
unprecedented solution capabilities to our recycling and waste industry customers. It will allow us
to deliver new units and parts support on shorter cycle times, provide optimized field service
coverage, and generate broader advancement opportunities for our team members,” VanDeusen says.
“In a world of constant change, these companies are all built on a heritage of performance,
reliability and support. Working together we will be able to harness that heritage more
effectively, allowing us to offer greater innovation and value for our customers,” he adds.
The combined product offering of the Recycling & Waste Equipment Division includes single-ram,
horizontal, two-ram, ferrous and specialty balers, scrap metal and automobile shear/baler/loggers,
heavy- duty shredders and high-volume waste and scrap compactors.
Based in Upland, Indiana, Avis Industrial is a privately held industrial holding company. Through
its 11 wholly owned subsidiaries, each trusted brands in their sectors, Avis is an innovative and
diversified globalsupplier of quality products and creative solutions.