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Young, John Hudek, Chuck Bustos, Daryl Heinz and Jim Coons
Address: 8908 Landers Road, North Little Rock
Phone: (501) 580-1387
Hours: By appointment
Startup: June 25, 2009
Web site: www.eco-pan.com
Eco-Pan, a company that contains, disposes of and recycles construction waste and debris from cement pours, has opened an office in Little Rock.
Eco-Pan originated out of Washington state, where it originally serviced only concrete pump washouts. The business now has expanded to include industrial cement and cleanup applications.
Eco-Pan delivers cement containment pans to the customer, picks them up once the concrete is poured and then takes them to a disposal site where the water can be treated and the cement can be recycled.
The company first came to northwest Arkansas when Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art requested its service.
"We were invited there by Crystal Bridges, and somebody on that job site had seen our equipment in another part of the country," owner Michael Cook said. "When they started that project, they wanted it to be an environmentally inspired project. They had a real hands-on approach."
Cook said that northwest Arkansas environmental legislation required construction companies to use the Eco-Pans. At first, contractors viewed them as an added expense, but, Cook said, using the Eco-Pans can save contractors money.
"The biggest thing we have found with Eco-Pan is that because it contains all the concrete and runoff, the contractors don't have to pay a cleanup cost," Cook said. "They are actually making money and having the added benefit of cleaning up the environment."
After gaining a positive reputation in northwest Arkansas, Cook said, several companies asked Eco-Pan to start an office in Little Rock. It took the owners a year to come up with the $250,000 in start-up costs.
Eco-Pan's main demographic targets are contractors for large commercial and residential jobs.
Eco-Pan provides cement containment pans in two sizes: a 600-gallon pan and a 300-gallon pan.
Cook said that Eco-Pan had quickly grown into other states and he hoped it would thrive in the Little Rock market.
"We are hoping that at some point we can give 100 percent coverage to all construction sites in Little Rock so there is no concrete washout or pollution," Cook said. "We are looking forward to working with all the contractors in the state to reduce their construction costs and help protect the environment."
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