Dive Brief:
- Area Disposal Service Inc. acquired Captain Hook Inc.; both companies are based in Peoria, IL.
- Captain Hook, a waste-roll-off container company, provides services for customers located in the central Illinois area.
- Area Disposal plans to merge Captain Hook with Wigand Disposal, Area’s waste and disposal firm based in Chillicothe, IL.
Dive Insight:
Area Disposal has been expanding its reach. In November, the company entered deals to purchase Campbell Disposal Services Inc. and Right Way Disposal Inc. Both businesses are based in Hannibal, MO.
At the time, Matt Coulter, the vice president of Area Disposal, said the acquisitions were part of Area’s growth strategy, and both haulers fit with the company’s expansion plans into Missouri.
