GFL Announces Acquisition of AGI Group

GFL Environmental Inc. announced it has acquired the AGI group of companies, including Ground Force Environmental, Robert Cooke Trucking and WasteAway Recycling Environmental.

AGI is a provider of environmental remediation and waste management services, primarily within the Kitchener-Waterloo area of Ontario, Canada.

"The acquisition of AGI expands and complements GFL's existing liquid waste and soil remediation capabilities in Southwestern Ontario," said Patrick Dovigi, GFL's founder and chief executive officer, in a statement. "We look forward to welcoming AGI's management team and employees, led by Dan Forsyth, to the GFL team and continuing to provide its customers with sustainable environmental solutions."

GFL Environmental Inc. is a North American provider of diversified environmental solutions that offers services in solid waste management, liquid waste management and infrastructure development.

Services include collection, hauling, sorting, transfer and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste (including recyclable materials and organics); identification, collection, transport, processing, recycling and disposal of a broad range of hazardous and non-hazardous liquid wastes (plus sale of recycled liquid wastes and other liquid products); and infrastructure services, including site excavation, demolition, shoring and foundations, civil projects, soil retention and remediation and more.

GFL is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, and also serves 23 states in the United States. The company has a workforce of more than 10,000 employees and provides environmental services to more than 135,000 commercial and industrial customers. It also provides solid waste collection services to more than 4 million households.

GFL recently canceled an initial public offering after share sales fell below the marketed value range.