Lowellville, OH – May 15, 2013. ARS Recycling Systems, LLC (ARS) announced the hiring today of Mark Stewart as Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and Edward Wilson as Controller. Mr. Stewart joins the company from Water Star, Inc. where he was General Manager of their Newbury, OH manufacturing plant. Mr. Wilson joins the company from Werner Co., the world’s leading producer of ladders, where he served as Operations Controller.
ARS was recently acquired by an investor group sponsored by Stanwich Partners, LLC and Wisdom Capital, LLC, private equity firms based in Wilton, CT and White Plains, NY respectively.
Tom Herrmann, a Managing Director of Stanwich Partners and interim CEO of ARS, stated that “We are very pleased to have succeeded in hiring two professionals of the high caliber of Mr. Stewart and Mr. Wilson. We expect them to be instrumental in our efforts to significantly expand and grow ARS.”
ARS offers a proprietary line of products including steel grit recyclers and dust collectors for the bridge painting, municipal water tank, shipbuilding and industrial market segments. ARS’ products offer a strong value proposition to contractors who benefit from substantial cost savings in the form of lower transportation and landfill fees and from enhanced quality and efficiencies in surface preparation. See the company’s website at www.arsrecycling.com for further information.