LOUISVILLE, KY (May 4, 2012) – Charah®, Inc., a leading provider of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry, has received a prestigious award for an outstanding record of employee safety from the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL).

Charah’s landfill construction, operations and management project, located at Progress Energy Carolinas’ Roxboro Power Plant in Roxboro, North Carolina, received a Certificate of Safety Achievement on April 17, 2012. The company’s Gold-level Certificate of Safety Achievement, the state’s highest safety award, was presented by North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry in recognition of Charah’s outstanding safety and health efforts and the promotion of safe working conditions in 2011.

This annual awards program, run by the NCDOL, recognizes companies that strive to excel in safety. Each year the state awards more than 1,500 certificates to companies around the state. In order to qualify for the Gold award, each company must have ten or more full time employees, had no lost time accidents and also achieved incident rates 50% below their SIC code.

Marvin Bradsher accepted the award on behalf of Charah. A presentation to Roxboro site personnel was held on April 23, 2012 during Charah’s daily morning safety briefing.

Also in April 2012, Charah reached a new company milestone with two million man hours worked without a loss time incident. This significant achievement is a result of the commitment of all Charah personnel to put safety first in their work activities.
“We are honored to receive this award from the North Carolina Department of Labor in recognition of our commitment to safety and also to achieve this important safety milestone,” added Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah. “Safety is our foremost priority and we are always exploring new ways to improve our worksites and our employees’ attention to safety. I commend the Safety Department, Site Manager Justin Mize, our North Carolina site employees and all of Charah’s employees for making safety their top priority.”
Earlier in April, Charah received another award for employee safety, given by the United Stated Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as part of the Sentinels of Safety Program. Charah’s Limestone Grinding Facility located at Brickey’s Quarry in Bloomsdale, Missouri received the Certificate of Achievement in Safety for working nearly 5,800 man-hours without a lost workday injury in 2010.

About Charah, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

Nathan Boone has worked for Charah since 1997, holding multiple management positions since 2000, most recently as Vice President of Business Development. He is responsible for the day-to-day management and decisions for all Charah projects. Mr. Boone has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering technology from Murray State University.

Scott Sewell joined Charah in early 2008, later served as Operations Manager and was promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2009. Prior to joining Charah, he was Project Manager for Bechtel Corporation from 2002 until 2007. Mr. Sewell holds Bachelor of Science in International Business from the College of Charleston. He has also held professional affiliations as a member of the Project Management Institute, a member of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals, and is a Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

“We are pleased to promote Nathan and Scott, both of whose dedication and abilities have proven to be great assets to Charah and our continued growth,” said Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah.

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

Jason Sharpe joined the Charah team on March 5, 2012 as Vice President of Operations and is responsible for managing site operations, including job planning, employee relations, equipment issues and P&L performance. Most recently Mr. Sharpe was the Vice President of a leading ENR TOP 400 contractor focusing on heavy highway construction, FNF Construction, Inc., with the responsibility for their New Mexico construction operations. Prior to FNF Construction, he worked in the heavy highway construction industry for both Lafarge North American and Cemex formerly Rinker Materials. Mr. Sharpe has a Bachelor’s of Science in Construction Management from Central Washington University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico.

Brian Himes joined Charah on February 20, 2012 as Business Development Manager and is responsible for project estimating and proposal preparation. Mr. Himes has over twenty years of experience in construction management and estimating, most recently with Gulf Stream Construction in Charleston, South Carolina where he worked primarily on DOT projects and the building of large, recreational facilities including the Nashville Superspeedway. He attended Lakeland College where he studied Architectural Technology and Civil Engineering.

“We are delighted to welcome Jason and Brian to the Charah team,” said Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah. “Their many years of experience and strong management skills will be a great fit for Charah as we continue to grow our business development efforts and operations.”

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

Charah’s Limestone Grinding Facility located at Brickey’s Quarry in Bloomsdale, Missouri received a Certificate of Achievement in Safety on April 10, 2012. The Certificate of Achievement in Safety is presented by the United States Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as part of the Sentinels of Safety Program. The Sentinels of Safety Awards, sponsored by National Mining Association (NMA), were initiated in 1925 and remain the nation’s most prestigious awards recognizing mine safety. They are awarded annually to the nation’s safest mines with a minimum of 4,000 injury-free hours. Charah’s award was presented under the category of Small Metal Non Metal Mill Group and the company was recognized for working nearly 5,800 man-hours without a lost workday injury in 2010.

“We are honored to receive this award from the Department of Labor in recognition of our commitment to safety,” said Charles Price, President and CEO of Charah. “At Charah, safety is our foremost priority and we are always exploring new ways to analyze and improve our worksites and our employees’ attention to safety. I commend the Safety Department, Site Manager Dave Grimwood, and all the site employees for making safety Charah’s top priority.”

At Charah’s Limestone Grinding facility, as well as the company’s other sites, each crew member participates in three daily safety briefings, in Monday morning safety talks, and in monthly safety training sessions. Tasks are preplanned and potential hazards identified and alleviated. Hazards, when identified, are addressed quickly and effectively. Each crew member also has been crossed trained and educated in all phases of plant operations. This allows different perspectives to be shared, from which many excellent suggestions have been implemented to improve safety and operations.

Earlier this year, Charah received another award for employee safety from Westfield Insurance, one of the nation’s 50 largest property and casualty insurance groups with more than 164 years of experience in the insurance business. The previous award is reserved for a select group of commercial customers who excel in management of their employee safety practices.

Charah’s Vice President of Operations Scott Sewell presents recently awarded Certificate of Achievement in Safety to Charah’s Limestone Grinding Facility Site Manager Dave Grimwood.

Pictured (Left to Right) are: Wally Schmuck, Charah crew member; Scott Sewell, Charah Sr. Vice President of Operations; Dave Grimwood, Charah Site Manager; Paul Richards and Ben Naeger, Charah crew members.

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, gypsum & FGD byproduct management: coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

“A great record of employee safety only happens when a company’s leaders genuinely care about the welfare of their employees. Charah President & CEO Charles Price and Director of Safety Ron Roberson make safety the top priority of Charah,” said Bob Werner of Rudd Insurance, the Madisonville, Kentucky agent for Charah. “This award highlights Charah as the standard of how a business can achieve exceptional growth, yet still maintain its core values of safety and integrity.”

According to Gregg Gaughran, Westfield Insurance Commercial Business leader, “The culture at Charah is extraordinary in the way they focus on safety. The few times an injury has occurred, you can see them go to work right away on helping the worker, and finding solutions to prevent a similar accident from happening again.”

Westfield risk control managers proactively partner with Charah to identify potential safety issues and suggest solutions in establishing safety practices and policies for employees. Charah’s relationship with Rudd Insurance and Westfield Insurance spans more than 25 years.

“We are honored to receive this award from Westfield in recognition of our commitment to safety,” added Charles Price. “At Charah, safety is our foremost priority but it is never static. We are always exploring new ways to analyze and improve our worksites and our employees’ attention to safety. We train our employees and subcontractors not only to perform their jobs safely but to proactively contribute to a safe workplace.”

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, gypsum & FGD byproduct management: coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

About Westfield Insurance

In business for more than 164 years, Westfield Insurance provides commercial and personal insurance in 20 active states and surety services to customers in 31states. Westfield is one of the nation’s 50 largest property and casualty insurance groups, represented by a network of over 1,100 independent insurance agencies. Westfield Bank provides banking solutions for businesses and individuals, and Westfield Services provides service and training support for independent insurance agencies. Learn more about Westfield Insurance at www.WestfieldInsurance.com.

Located in Blankenbaker Station in eastern Jefferson County at 12601 Plantside Drive, the innovative commercial office space has 19,903 square feet and was completed in June 2010. The facility’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification level is LEED NC 2.2 and certification was issued on November 2, 2011.

Founded in 1987, Charah is a company committed to coal combustion products (CCP) management and power plant support services. It was only fitting that when Charah planned for design and construction of its new headquarters, the facility maximized the use of CCPs in its construction allowing Charah to meet LEED program requirements.

“It was very important for Charah to build a LEED-certified facility which beneficially used fly ash and other recycled products,” said Charles Price, president and CEO of Charah. “Since we actively develop markets for the beneficial use of CCPs, we know first-hand how CCPs can improve the quality of many building materials while creating both cost and environmental benefits. Utilizing fly ash in concrete and other products, bottom ash in concrete masonry block and gypsum in wallboard not only eliminates the need to dispose of CCPs in landfills but also conserves our natural resources by substituting for materials that would typically require mining and energy intensive manufacturing. We get a better quality building product and the environment benefits.”

This new headquarters is just another example of Charah’s long-standing commitment to the beneficial use of CCPs and finding innovative solutions that are environmentally conscious. Charah is a charter member of the EPA’s Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) which encourages beneficial use of CCPs. The company has already been recognized for other innovative initiatives. In April 2005, Charah was awarded the C2P2 first place award for “Innovation” by the EPA for its outstanding achievements in increasing the amount of CCPs beneficially used in its patent-pending, bottom ash-based packaged concrete mixes sold in select Home Depot store locations. In July 2008, Charah received its second C2P2 award, this one for “Partnership” recognizing its unique concrete packaging facility at AmerenUE’s Labadie Plant in Missouri.

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

Sean McGuire joined the Charah team in September 2011 as Vice President of Utility Relations for the Central Region and is responsible for marketing Charah’s ash management services while building relationships with regional utility companies throughout the Midwest. Sean has over twenty years of experience in the construction industry including both sales and management expertise, most recently managing ash services contracts within the electric utility sector. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees in marketing and management from Eastern Kentucky University.

Chris Dickson joined Charah in November 2011 as Vice President of Finance to oversee and advise Charah’s growing accounting and finance department. A CPA with over fifteen years of senior level experience, Chris is also familiar with the ash management industry, having previously worked for a synthetic gypsum producer. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Louisville and an MBA from Bellarmine University. 

“We are delighted to have Sean and Chris join the Charah team,” said Charles Price, president and CEO of Charah. “Their many years of experience and strong management skills will be a great fit for Charah as we continue to grow our sales and operations.”

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

Mr. Hohne, an experienced mechanical engineer, has expertise in gypsum process design, engineering, operations and maintenance. He has held many prominent positions throughout his career, including stints with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Air Force. Prior to joining Charah, Mr. Hohne served as the vice president of operations at a synthetic gypsum processing and management company. He was responsible for all aspects of the operations of the multi-site company involved in scrubber byproduct processing and solids separation. Mr. Hohne’s experience covers a wide range of power plant support services related to scrubber operations and gypsum management as well as marketing and sales.

Mr. Hohne holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and has completed graduate studies at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. He is a member of the American Coal Ash Association and his article, “A Novel Approach to the Handling and Disposal of Coal Combustion Products,” was published in World of Coal Ash in 2009.

“We are delighted to have Alex join the Charah team,” said Charles Price, president and CEO of Charah. “His extensive experience in synthetic gypsum processing, management and sales will be a great fit for Charah as we continue to grow the range of innovative power plant support services that we provide to the coal-fired electric utility industry.”

Mr. Hohne will oversee Charah’s rapidly growing dewatering services division and its comprehensive dewatering systems as part of its PondX® impoundment elimination solutions. Charah’s innovative approach provides reliable and economical options for the power plants to convert wet slurry impoundments into a dry CCP management method. Charah provides PondX® impoundment elimination and gypsum dewatering facilities as an Engineer Procure and Construct (EPC) or design, build, own and operate solution. With the addition of Mr. Hohne as Vice President of Dewatering Services, Charah can support the technical and operations support needs of existing gypsum dewatering systems or implement new solutions to enhance power plant operations and environmental compliance.

About Charah, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of coal combustion product management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

LOUISVILLE, KY (October 31, 2011) – Charah®, Inc., a leading ash management provider for the coal-fired electric utility industry, has been named the 10th fastest-growing privately owned company in Greater Louisville by Business First of Louisville. This is the fourth consecutive year Charah has been included on this list: the company was ranked 11^th in 2008, 3^rd in 2009 and 2^nd in 2010.

The Fast 50 companies are independent, for-profit and privately held; have an average of at least $1 million in revenue for the three most recent years; are headquartered in Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer or Trimble counties in Kentucky, or Clark, Floyd, Harrison or Washington counties in Indiana; and have a three-year operating sales history.

Charah was recognized during Business First’s Fast 50 Awards Luncheon on October 27, 2011 and in a Fast 50 special publication in the October 28, 2011 print edition of Business First.

About Charah, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of ash management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

LOUISVILLE, KY (October 1, 2011) – Charah®, Inc., a leading ash management provider for the coal-fired electric utility industry, is pleased to have been featured in the October 2011 issue of POWER magazine.

Click here to read Angela Neville’s article entitled “Constructing Maryland’s First Permitted Landfill for Coal Combustion By-products” which details Charah’s partnership with Constellation Power Source Generation Inc. (CPSGI) to design, engineer and construct an innovative landfill outside of Baltimore, Maryland.

About Charah, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Charah®, Inc. is one of the largest providers of ash management and power plant support services for the coal-fired electric utility industry. Based in Louisville, KY, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity. Services include landfill construction, operations, management & closure; fly ash, bottom ash, Gypsum & FGD byproduct management; coal combustion product (CCP) sales & marketing; power plant support services including limestone supply, gypsum operations & wastewater treatment; ash pond conversion & closure; dry fly ash conversion; ash pond management; and Integrated Gasification Combine Cycle (IGCC) slag beneficiation and other innovative solutions. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.