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Chartwell's Business Achievement Awards 2005

Chartwell's Busieness Achievement Awards 2005


Individual Winner: Ronald J. McCracken, President & CEO, RJM Waste Equipment Company
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Company Winner: SCS Engineers

Individual Winner: Ronald J. McCracken, President and CEO, RJM Waste Equipment Company
     Ron McCracken is the President and Chief Executive Officer of RJM Waste Equipment Company, makers of the "Mighty Mac" line of solid waste handling equipment in plants in South Carolina, North Carolina and Arizona. The industry's leading collection and disposal companies use Mighty Mac non-mobile waste handling equipment for MSW and recyclable materials handling.
     Outside of his own company, McCracken has demonstrated, in the words of his nomination, "dedication to the advancement of the solid waste industry through volunteer leadership." McCracken was the first Membership Chairman of the Waste Equipment Manufacturers Institute, a subsidiary organization of the National Solid Waste Management Association.
     In 1991, McCracken was also the first Waste Equipment Technology Association Member of the Year; the first manufacturing member of the Environmental Industry Association Board of Trustees in 1994; the first manufacturer to serve as an officer of the EIA, in 1995; and the first manufacturer member of the Detachable Container Association Board of Directors in 1997. He is also a volunteer for numerous industry boards and foundations, advises the Secretary of Commerce and other government officials, and has, through the Environmental Technology Trade Advisory Committee, sought to give private industry a voice in the development and support of a national environmental technology trade policy.
Company Winner: SCS Engineers
     Since 1970, SCS Engineers has delivered economically and environmentally sound solutions for solid waste management and site remediation projects throughout the world. The firm provides engineering, construction, and contract operations services to private and public sector clients through a network of more than 35 offices and 450 professional staff working in the U.S. and abroad.
     SCS's recent accomplishments include an honorable mention in the Environmental Business Journal's 2004 Business Achievement Awards, two consecutive first-place rankings in Engineering News-Record's list of solid waste engineering consultants, a ranking of 74 on the Zweig White Hot Firm List, and revenue growth of 20 percent annually over the last three years.
     One of SCS's most notable attributes is its leadership position in the management of landfill gas and LFG energy recovery, having been involved in more than 3,000 LFG assignments. The World Bank recently selected SCS to conduct feasibility studies of LFG-to-energy projects at 10 landfills in five Latin American countries. The company has also been commissioned to provide technical services for a power plant in the People's Republic of China.
     In business since 1970, the company now has a network of 40 offices in 17 states. In 2004, SCS's annual revenue was $82 million.the next wave of widespread MRF innovation.
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