Corporate History

Young’s Environmental has earned the reputation of Michigan’s premier emergency response contractor. Since 1989, Young’s has been providing award winning emergency response and environmental remediation services for a diverse client base including governmental, municipal, private, industrial and commercial sectors. On average over the last five years, Young’s has safely and effectively responded to approximately 300 spills annually involving hazardous and non-hazardous material releases. Responses are conducted on a 24/7 basis all 365 days of the year. In total, Young’s completes well over 1,000 projects per year. Employing more than 75 dedicated employees Young’s has completed projects in 28 states and Ontario, Canada. These highly trained, qualified and dedicated employees have extensive experience completing any of the services your job requires.

Young’s effectively accomplishes so many diverse tasks by capitalizing on the experience of our employees, many of whom have been with the company for well over 10 years. Young’s personnel is backed with an extensive list of over 800 company owned and operated pieces of equipment. In total Young’s owns, operates and maintains a fleet of environmental, industrial and construction equipment valued and approximately $15 million (new value). Having all the necessary equipment and personnel in-house gives Young’s a competitive cost advantage while providing the ability to finish the project on or before the completion date.

A key component to Young’s ability to provide the best client service possible is low employee turnover. Young’s Corporate Officers have all been with the company since starting operations in 1989. When analyzing years of service Young’s management staff (excluding officers), the average seniority is over 12 years (ranging form a low of 5 years to a high of 18 years of service). Overall, the average number of years that all employees have worked at Young’s is approximately 8 years.

Young’s services our clients from offices located in Flint and Comstock Park (Grand Rapids). Young’s is recognized and qualified by many agencies including the: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Airline Administration (FAA), Michigan Urban Search and Rescue (MUSAR), and United States Coast Guard (OSRO #0112).

It takes a lot of time, effort, and dedication to effectively provide Emergency Response Services on a 24/7 basis. Young’s employees are highly-trained, experienced and committed to this challenging task. Young’s Management is committed to providing our employees the highest quality equipment, tools and materials required to successfully support a continuing commitment to the industries that we serve.