October 18, 2022

 

 

Magment GmbH and Heritage Environmental Technologies LLC have entered into a joint development agreement to explore new technology for dynamic wireless charging of electric vehicles. Dynamic charging is the future solution for charging electric vehicles where devices installed in highway pavements will deliver electrical energy to battery electric vehicles on the road using a magnetic field. An antenna mounted to the vehicle bottom passes through the magnetic field generating an electrical current that charges the batteries.

Magment and HET have joined to develop a magnetizable asphalt mixture that can be used for the dynamic transmission of wireless power. Magment and HET believe that magnetizable asphalt will allow efficient and cost-effective construction of electric roads that will supply energy to vehicles of the future. Magment and HET are also cooperating to implement wireless charging technology in China.

Magment and HET believe the need for dynamic, wireless charging will increase as battery electric vehicles are adopted to support the United States’ goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The first step to supporting electric vehicle adoption is the recent National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program created by passage of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  The program will install charging stations along the nation’s designated Alternative Fuel Corridors. The NEVI program is complemented by the ASPIRE initiative (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification) funded by the National Science Foundation, with the aim of electrifying transportation. As adoption of battery electric vehicles progresses the need for vehicles to charge as they drive will increase. Wireless charging technology will fulfill the need. Magment and HET are proud to support the transition from carbon-based transportation fuels to electricity.

About Magment and Heritage Environmental Technologies

Founded in 2015, Magment is a Germany-based company with operations in the United States that has pioneered magnetizable materials for wireless electric charging. Magment has developed magnetic-based devices for a range of power levels ranging from low power micro-mobility devices such as scooters to high power devices for trucks and buses.

Heritage Environmental Technologies is a subsidiary company of The Heritage Group, founded in 1930. HET is focused on technical solutions that improve the environment. The Heritage Group is an Indianapolis-based company with expertise in road construction materials.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12, 2022

Heritage Environmental Services, Inc., a leader in environmental and sustainability services, will be inducted into the 2022 Indiana Manufacturers Association’s (IMA) Hall of Fame on October 19, 2022, in Indianapolis, at the Biltwell Event Center. Heritage Environmental Services was chosen from a select group of Indiana candidates for its the positive achievements and contributions to the industry, as well as an ongoing commitment to its employees and area community.

“As one of the largest environmental services companies, we’re proud to employ over 1,400 people – many from within the state of Indiana where we are headquartered,” said Ali Alavi, Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel for Heritage Environmental Services. “We support business and manufacturing communities in Indiana and across the country through our commitment to sustainability as we work to find innovative ways to transform our customers’ waste streams into valuable products.”

“The Indiana Manufacturers Association instituted the Indiana Manufacturers Hall of Fame Awards in 2015 to help bring awareness and recognition to the many positive contributions of Hoosier manufacturers,” said IMA President and CEO Brian Burton. “We congratulate Heritage Environmental Services for their outstanding work and continued dedication to making Indiana a manufacturing powerhouse.”

As the most manufacturing-intensive state in the nation, Indiana is the number-one wage payer and employer of Hoosiers. Additionally, manufacturing continues to be the number-one job creator in Indiana.

With over 50 years of experience, Heritage Environmental Services works to help customers manage their hazardous and non-hazardous waste management needs, from transportation, treatment, and disposal to training and emergency response. Heritage Environmental services is proud to provide sustainable methods for managing waste that support Indiana communities and help keep the environment safe and clean.

About Heritage Environmental Services

Heritage Environmental Services is a privately held, family-owned environmental services business with more than 1,400 employees across North America. The company provides a full suite of tailored solutions from emergency response, waste disposal, and sustainability services to onsite support and technical solutions to thousands of customers in hundreds of industries. For over 50 years, Heritage Environmental Services has prioritized the safety of its employees while pursuing its purpose of protecting human health and the environment.

About the Indiana Manufacturers Association

Formed in 1901, the Indiana Manufacturers Association is the second oldest manufacturers association in the country and the only trade association in Indiana that exclusively focuses on manufacturing. Manufacturing is the driving force of Indiana’s economy, employing more people and contributing more to Indiana’s gross domestic product than any other industry. The Indiana Manufacturers Association, representing more than 1,100 companies, is dedicated to advocating for a business climate that creates, protects, and promotes quality manufacturing jobs in Indiana. The staff of the Indiana Manufacturers Association are recognized experts in areas including tax, environment, labor relations, human resources, energy, workforce development, and health care. To learn more about how membership can be a be a benefit for your company, visit www.indianamfg.com. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – July 22, 2022 –

Amy Schumacher is a fourth-generation member of the Fehsenfeld family to lead The Heritage Group, which has a portfolio of more than 30 businesses and 5,000 employees. Schumacher was appointed CEO in 2020 after serving four years as president. In 2008, she co-founded Monument Chemical, the group‘s specialty chemicals business, and grew it into a global company with operations in the United States and Europe. Schumacher serves on the Indiana Economic Development Corp. board as well as the boards of the Women‘s Fund of Central Indiana and Calumet Specialty Products.

Advice for young people: “I like the idea of doing your homework, picking a path, and then making it the very best you can. Sometimes things don‘t work out, you learn and can always pivot.”

Favorite civic contribution: “I am especially proud of the way my family shares our passion for kids, STEM and education with our extended family—all of the employees at The Heritage Group.”

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – May 6, 2022 –

More than 160 attendees representing 70 organizations across the state gathered at The Center, The Heritage Group’s state of the art facility on Indy’s northwest side, Friday, May 6, to discuss advancing the circular economy in Indiana. The symposium, co-hosted by The Heritage Group, Circular Indiana, and the Indiana section of the American Chemical Society, was designed to bring Hoosier innovators together to accelerate Indiana’s circular economy. Participants heard from industry leaders and subject matter experts to leverage the group’s collective expertise to support Circular Indiana’s mission to eliminate waste, capture resources and build a sustainable ecosystem. Participants engaged in interactive sessions to identify hard problems we’re facing in achieving circularity in Indiana, barriers to success and new ways of working together to overcome these challenges.

Amy Schumacher, CEO of The Heritage Group, began the day with opening remarks. “Circularity is fundamental to what we do,” Schumacher said. “Whether it’s recycling asphalt back into roads or recycling batteries, this idea of leaving the world in a better place than you found it is who we ultimately are.”  Schumacher introduced Governor Eric Holcomb, who described why now is the time for Indiana to translate its manufacturing growth into advances in the circular economy.  “We have to make sure that, as we’re ushering in these new industries, not only do we have to maximize our resources, but we have to put ourselves in a position that’s sustainable,” the Governor said.

The program came to an end with closing remarks from Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. “I can’t say enough about The Heritage Group and its leadership in this regard,” Hogsett commented after the event. “I mean, it’s always been the gold standard for Indiana,but I think what is represented by meetings like today — and The Heritage Group’s leadership in this regard— is bringing people together from all over, particularly leaders of government.”

The success of the event reflects the importance of the partnership between private industry and the public sector, which is a key focus of the work The Heritage Group, Circular Indiana and the ACS are doing to innovate and invest in Indiana’s circular economy.

 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – March 25, 2022 –

Megan Savage, Senior Director of Government and Community Affairs for The Heritage Group, was honored as a member of Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2022. Forty Under 40 recognizes local business and professional leaders who have achieved success and excelled in their field before the age of 40. Savage joins a class of healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, lawyers, restauranteurs and executives.

Here’s an excerpt from the IBJ article about this honor. (Read this article on ibj.com.)

After working for then-U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks for nearly 10 years, Megan Savage took a newly created position with The Heritage Group, which manages a portfolio of more than 30 companies specializing in heavy construction and materials, environmental services, and specialty chemicals. Savage’s role at Heritage is multifaceted. She advises internal companies on how government policies might affect their business, provides mentorship to startups going through The Heritage Accelerator and builds The Heritage Group relationship with external parties. “I’m fortunate to be in a role where I get to work with my colleagues across the company to help them solve problems faced by our customers,” she said.

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Age: 39

Hometown: Indianapolis

Family: husband, Cam; sons: Luke (7), Huck (3), Stone (2)

Education: bachelor’s in political science, American University; law degree, IU Robert H McKinney School of Law

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Getting here: Savage started her career as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Marion County, then became chief of staff for Brooks and counsel to the House Committee on Ethics.

First job: Receptionist at Scandals Hair Salon. “It was the best first job and a great education for a 16-year-old. The secrets people share with their hairstylist—wow.”

Proud moment: Participating in a delegation to Iraq in November 2021 to educate their parliament on general operational best practices and how to create ethics rules in a self-governing body. “We have struggles in our democracy in America, but the experience in Iraq showed me that we in America are still the gold standard when it comes to government. People all around the world will fight and struggle for the opportunity to build what we are so lucky to have.”

Watch the video of Megan talking about her proudest career accomplishment here.

Influential person: Her mother, Robyn Moberly (a previous IBJ Women of Influence honoree). “She instilled in me a healthy dose of ambition, helped me navigate professional decisions as they arose, and now, as a mom myself, I realize how she showed me to balance a fulfilling and engaging professional career with being a wife and mom.”

Givebacks: member, Indiana University McKinney School of Law alumni board

Downtime: hot yoga, travel, concerts, family time

Read more about this class of honorees on ibj.com here.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – October 6, 2021 –

Today Heritage announced the combination of Heritage Battery Recycling, its battery management and recycling business, with Retriev Technologies, the largest and most diverse lithium-ion battery processor in North America, with over 30 years in operation. The combination with Retriev marks a key step in Heritage’s expansion to further develop a comprehensive recycling and reuse battery management platform. KBI, a longtime leader in battery recycling and management, will continue as an active equity partner in Retriev. This transaction solidifies the retention of strategic material handling technology and capability to domestically support the manufacturing sector, including US-based OEMs who are investing at unprecedented levels to support the conversion to electric vehicles.

Retriev’s North American operations provide a unique platform for the launch of this partnership, with battery recycling and sorting facilities located in Lancaster, OH, Baltimore, OH, and Trail, British Columbia. Also included in the transaction is KBI’s xEV Strategies division.  Located in Brea, CA, xEV Strategies is a specialized testing, refurbishment, warehousing, and logistics platform for large-format electric vehicle batteries. Paired with Heritage’s collection and transportation network via partnerships with Heritage Environmental Services (HES) and Heritage-Crystal Clean, the collaborative operations moving forward represent the only comprehensive logistics, recycling, and reuse platform available in the industry today.

“We’re pleased to partner with Heritage to expand the reach and capabilities of Retriev,” said Steve Kinsbursky, Chairman and CEO of Retriev, and President, CEO of KBI. “Our mission to bring a sustainable model of closed loop recycling for critical materials that are necessary for the North American supply chain is one step closer to a reality with this merger. This partnership will ensure the success in bringing our shared vison of sustainability to fruition. With over 30 years of commercial operations, Retriev represents the only long term North American lithium-ion battery recycling operation. Adding HBR and its affiliation with Heritage’s environmental services expertise and network of fully permitted collection facilities and transportation assets will allow us to further differentiate Retriev as a single solution for all battery management needs.”

Moving forward, Heritage Battery Recycling will operate under the Retriev Technologies brand. Shane Thompson will serve as President of the combined company.

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INDIANAPOLIS -March 26, 2021 – Four years ago, the United Nations sounded an alarm over the devastating impact the rising amount of material waste has on the planet.

Corporations extract natural resources and turn them into products and packaging that consumers typically use once and throw away. Between 2010 and 2017, the global material footprint grew 17 percent to 85.9 billion tons. After the U.N. in 2017 made ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns one of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the number of technology startups in the Techstars sustainability portfolio focused on developing materials innovations to enable manufacturers to design products and packaging with less material has been growing.

So, too, has the number of corporations who want to help these startups succeed.

They share our belief that entrepreneurs’ creativity and ingenuity is needed now more than ever to build the climate and sustainability solutions manufacturers need to reduce their products’ carbon footprints. By serving as mentors and collaborators to startups to accelerate the development of their solutions and grow their businesses, they’re helping turn the unsustainable linear product lifecycle model into a circle where materials are more easily recycled and reused.

Stanley Black & Decker, a global provider of hand and power tools and other products for myriad business and consumer applications, established the Stanley + Techstars Accelerator to support startups developing solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) in advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing and sustainable packaging to help manufacturers make measurable progress on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.

Dan Fitzgerald, senior director of product sustainability at Stanley Black & Decker, said adopting more sustainable materials is one of many steps manufacturers can take today to make measurable progress on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. He recommends manufacturers begin by asking themselves two key questions:

1. Are we putting materials out in the field that have a chance of seeing a second life?
2. Are we using the lowest impact material to deliver the required function?

“By selecting items that are recyclable, and not making design decisions that would prevent recycling, you’re at least providing the opportunity that the product could be recycled,” Fitzgerald said. “When you start searching for more sustainable materials, which are typically made of higher levels of recycled content, you know that your products reaching end of life have the opportunity to re-enter the supply chain and close the loop.”

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INDIANAPOLIS – January 7, 2021 – Today, Milestone Contractors, LP announced the merger of three Indiana-based construction companies. Walsh & Kelly Inc based in Griffith, IN and Wabash Valley Asphalt located in Terre Haute, IN, will now be known as Milestone Contractors and be headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

This consolidation is effective today and will benefit the group by allowing the company’s Indiana construction businesses to better share resources and serve local communities. The same dedication to relationships, quality, and customer service will continue. The personnel, office locations, and asphalt plant locations will remain the same. The company will continue to be privately held by the familyowned parent company, The Heritage Group.

“We are three very reputable companies coming together as one. We are better together. Going forward as we provide safe and high quality services and products across the state, we will make lives better one road and bridge at a time.“ – CJ Potts, COO.

Milestone Contractors provides contracting work to the entire state of Indiana – and employs upwards of 2,000 benefitted and craft employees. Combined, the company will service the entire state of Indiana and beyond. The company is a top INDOT and public sector contractor, also providing high quality services in local private and commercial markets.

About Milestone Contractors

Milestone Contractors is a fully integrated highway, heavy construction, asphalt paving, concrete paving, and site-development general contractor. The company provides construction services primarily in the state of Indiana. Milestone Contractors is a part of The Heritage Group’s family of businesses. Learn more at www.thgrp.com.

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INDIANAPOLIS – November 13, 2020 – Asphalt Materials, Inc. (AMI) announced today that on November 12^th it completed the acquisition of three asphalt terminals from a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation. The purchase of these facilities further expands AMI’s capabilities in the Indiana and Illinois markets and its footprint in the Midwest. AMI plans to retain the current leadership team and employees at all three terminals and will continue to invest in and grow the product suite and capabilities at those sites.

“We are excited about the addition of our new teammates in St Elmo, IL; Benton, IL; and Mt. Vernon, IN.,” said Chip Ray, Asphalt Materials, President. “Their proven track record of safety, quality, and service will mesh well with the values of Asphalt Materials. These facilities are a tremendous strategic fit for our business and will enhance our commitment to support our core customer base.”

 

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