IESI acquires three New York waste, recycling firms.

IESI Corporation, a national, privately-held solid waste company, has expanded its New York City presence by acquiring three of the largest independent collection and recycling companies in the City.

IESI acquired the solid waste related operating assets and real estate from the Dellvena Group, Vibro, Inc., and the LaCavalla Group. In addition, IESI acquired Cooperative Recycling Company (CORE), a state-of-the-art office waste recycling facility in Jersey City, NJ, which represents a joint venture between IESI and international mill Weyerhauser. The CORE facility enables IESI to recycle 80 percent of all office waste - more than double the local standard percentage of recycling compared to similar operators in the Metropolitan area.

"We are thrilled with the very high caliber of people that have joined IESI-NY from Dellvena, Vibro and LaCavalla," said Kevin Finn, general manager of IESI's New York operations. "The Manhattan office building industry has long entrusted its recycling and dry waste hauling to these companies, which have each developed outstanding reputations for reliability and service since the early and mid-1900's. We are confident that IESI's financial strength will enable these professionals to flourish, synthesizing their policies of superior service and accountability with ours."

In addition to the companies and CORE, IESI also acquired a transfer and recycling facility known as Crystal Waste from the LaCavalla Group. based in The Bronx, these facilities are permitted to accept municipal solid waste and recyclable materials. The purchase price for the acquisitions was not revealed.

"This is a very challenging time for the waste removal and recycling industry, and I feel fortunate that we are now in a position to compete with the largest providers and still provide the highly focused service that our customers require and deserve," said Joe LoVerde, now Sales Manager for IESI, formerly a vice president of the Dellvena Group. "The IESI solution is ideal. We are large enough to serve our clients, yet small enough to provide exceptional, customized service."

Other executives who have joined IESI-NY Corporation include: Edward Apuzzi, former CEO of Vibro, Inc.; Joie Marie Vitale, former president of Vibro; and Kevin dePicciotto, formerly of LaCavalla. Apuzzi currently holds the title of District Development Manager at IESI. Vitale and dePicciotto are Large Account Managers. The entire New York sales team, including LoVerde, dePicciotto and Vitale, will be headquartered in Manhattan in order to provide immediate personal response to customer service requests.

The company's dedication to customer service and quality control has earned them contracts with many of the City's most important landlords, including Shorenstein Management, Jack Resnick & Sons, Sumitomo Real Estate, Kipp Stawski Management, and S.L. Green Realty.

"With IESI, we have the resources to become a fully integrated company while maintaining our focus on the client," said Apuzzi. "Bringing the talents of Vibro together with Dellvena and IESI provides us with a stronghold in the office market that we are certain to build upon."