Grand Rapids asphalt recycler aims to create 67 jobs and four new locations

By: Deborah Johnson Wood

Grand Rapids-based Crutchall Resource Recycling, LLC, plans to expand its three locations to five and could create 67 statewide jobs in the next year.

The recycle yard hired 13 people since the company opened its doors just over a year ago, and plans to open two more offices in Flint and Southeast Michigan in addition to the locations already running in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Kalamazoo.

Crutchall recycles residential asphalt roof shingles, a petroleum-based product, by grinding them and selling the product to vendors who recycle it into paving. Thus far, the company has recycled 30,000 tons of shingles.

“We started this year with just me working in the office,” says Ellie Kane, one of six partners in the business. “We’ve had to bring on three other office people, and with the growth of the other yards we’ll need to add an additional lab person, as well.”

Crutchall’s lab tests each load of asphalt for asbestos.

“Our business will climb easily depending on the inflow of material,” Kane notes. “We’ll pick up anywhere from three to six more employees in Grand Rapids just to do the recycling work in the yard.”

Kane expects those jobs to pay from $10 to $20 an hour.

Source: Ellie Kane, Crutchall Resource Recycling, LLC

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Deborah Johnson Wood is the development news editor for Rapid Growth Media. She can be contacted at deborah@rapidgrowthmedia.com.