Safety-Kleen

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Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
Type Private
Founded Flag of the United States Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (1963)
Founder Ben Palmer
Headquarters Flag of the United States Plano, Texas, USA
Key people Frederick J. Florjancic, CEO
Industry Industrial Waste Management
Products Parts Washers, Oil Re-refining, Recycling
Revenue US$More than 1 billion[1]
Employees 4,500[1]
Website www.safety-kleen.com

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of cleaning, environmental and re-refining solutions. Their EMS (Environmental Management System) is compliant with the ISO 14001 Standards of Excellence and their oil re-refineries are ISO 9001 certified.

Safety-Kleen provides a host of cleaning and environmental services for companies of all sizes – From the world’s largest organizations to the corner repair shop.

Services include:

  • Oil Re-Refining, Oil Collections, Environmental/Industrial Waste Management - Compliance Services, Emergency Response, Parts Cleaning Services

Products include:


The Safety-Kleen Mission Statement:

  • To be the leader in providing responsible oil re-refining, cleaning and environmental solutions.

Safety-Kleen: By the Numbers

  • Provides cleaning and environmental services for 440 of the Fortune 500 companies
  • Collects and re-refines more than 200 million gallons of used oil annually
  • Provides 2.1 million service calls annually
  • Services more than 350,000 unique customer locations each year
  • More than 4500 employees serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. International distribution is managed through Safety-Kleen licensees in Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico and Thailand.
  • Safety-Kleen’s leading support infrastructure includes more than 200 locations comprised of branch service centers, recycle centers, distribution centers, oil re-refineries and oil collection/processing facilities
  • 150 trademarks and 40 active patents pertaining to cleaning and treatment procedures and technologies

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hampton, Stuart. "Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.." Hoover's. Retrieved on August 11, 2007.