LRS Acquires Two Portable Restroom Providers in US Midwest.

MANews-(C)2009-2022

US-based waste diversion, recycling and portable services provider LRS has closed two portable restroom provider acquisitions for its LRS Portables line of business, the company said.

The acquired companies include Stillwater, Minnesota-based AirFresh Industries and Warsaw, Ind.-based JL Hurt, adding complementary services to existing operations in high-growth Minneapolis-St. Paul and northern Indiana markets.

Financial terms were not disclosed and the acquisitions are effective immediately.

Founded in 1987, AirFresh Industries president Kelly Thommes and her husband, vice president of Operations Tim Thommes, built AirFresh into a thriving regional provider of portable restroom services.

The company serves the entire Twin Cities metro area, surrounding counties, and locations in western Wisconsin.

AirFresh has built an outstanding reputation for customer service that outperforms industry standards and is strategically positioned to add scale to LRS Minnesota operations.

AirFresh complements existing LRS Minnesota operations, consolidating the 2021 acquisitions of North Branch, Minn. portables provider Jimmys Johnnys, and Minneapolis-based Atomic Recycling, the largest provider of construction and demolition recycling and roll-off container services in the Twin Cities.

The addition of AirFresh positions LRS as the one-stop-shop for all waste and portable restroom needs in the Twin Cities.

Warsaw, Ind.-based portables provider JL Hurt was acquired simultaneously to AirFresh, spotlighting the LRS commitment to growth across all core waste services in the Midwest.

With a service history in northern Indiana, Justin Hurt started his company with only two portable restroom units and a pick-up truck...

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