Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 12th November 2026 Issue no. 1234
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O6 Environmental acquires Environmental Remediation Contractor
O6 Environmental Holdings, a national provider of environmental services in the US, has acquired Environmental Remediation Contractor. Established by CEO Chris McGovern in 2011, ERC is a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of environmental remediation, ecological restoration, emergency response and industrial services, whose customers are consulting and engineering firms and end users across commercial, industrial, utility and government markets.
The acquisition continues to expand the O6 family of companies' geographic reach. It also adds ecological restoration as a new service offering that O6 will be able to immediately provide to its customer base. Offering O6's services to ERC's existing customers will further accelerate ERC's growth.
Chris McGovern and his team will continue to lead ERC post-acquisition.
"We are excited to welcome the ERC team to the O6 family of companies,” says Dan Giesler, chief executive officer of O6. “As with all our past acquisitions, people are at the heart of why we wanted to join forces with Chris and his team. We look forward to partnering with the ERC team to build on its success by continuing to deliver unmatched customer service with an impeccable safety record."
Chris McGovern says:
"I have always said that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we chose our partner so carefully. O6 has made it clear that it values people in the same way that we do.
"Most importantly, O6 is built the same way we are: it's a customer-first company, made up of people who work hard for their customers and treat others the way we want to be treated. I'm confident that our employees and customers will feel at home."
This is O6's first acquisition since its recapitalisation with Quad-C Management in August 2025. Since inception, O6 has closed four acquisitions that have added adjacent capabilities, expanded its geographic footprint and strengthened its core service offerings.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
O6 Environmental provides environmental services, including environmental remediation, industrial cleaning, nonhazardous liquid waste processing, third-party waste disposal and emergency response solutions. It serves as a valuable partner for leading consulting and engineering firms and helps solve critical environmental challenges for blue-chip companies across a range of end markets.
In addition to O6 Environmental, the O6 family of companies includes Elite Sustainability Solutions (www.elite-ss.com), Illini Environmental (www.illinienv.com), Remediation Services (www.rsi-ks.com), and now Environmental Remediation Contractor (www.ercontractor.com).
12th November 2026