News
Jennifer Armendariz - 12/14/2023
Jennifer Armendariz received the Employee of the Year award at our annual banquet. Jennifer is our Inside Sales Manager. Every year we recognize an employee who achieves above and beyond, helps in any way possible and goes the extra mile for the company as well as our customers. Congratulations Jennifer!
Ruth Jorritsma - 12/13/2023
Ruth Jorritsma has been with our company for 5+ years and was award a plaque for her service to our company. Congratulations!
Jeff Chamberlain - 12/13/2023
Jeff Chamberlain received the Salesman of the Year award at our annual banquet. Jeff is our Territory Manager for ND. Every year we recognize the salesman who increases their customer base, meets sales criteria, meets their goal for the company as well as their personal goal. Jeff also received the Employee of the Year award. He went the extra mile for the company as well as his customers. Congratulations Jeff!
Ruth Jorritsma - 12/15/2022
Ruth Jorritsma received the Employee of the Year award at our annual banquet. Ruth is our Accounting Manager. Every year we recognize an employee who achieves above and beyond, helps in any way possible and goes the extra mile for the company as well as our customers. Congratulations Ruth!
Extreme Precision - 12/15/2022
Extreme Precision received the Salesman of the Year award at our annual banquet. Extreme Precision Territory is Wyoming and Western South Dakota. Every year we recognize the salesman who increases their customer base, meets sales criteria, meets their goal for the company as well as their personal goal. Congratulations Extreme Precision!
Jennifer Armendariz - 10/11/2021
ESL is pleased to announce our newest team member, Jennifer Armendariz! Jennifer is taking over the roles of Expeditor, Executive Assistant and Inside Sales Manager. We are very happy to have her on board and a part of our ESL family! Jennifer was born in Texas and raised, mostly, in Grafton and Grand Forks, ND. In 2003, she moved to Mandan/Bismarck to be closer to her family where she is raising her three children, two boys and one girl. Jennifer has an associates degree in medical administration and used that degree to work as a pharmacy technician prior to joining ESL. She has several years of experience in customer service and has fit very well into her role here as she helps customers, our sales staff and vendors each day. Her hobbies include drawing, dancing (which she never gets a chance to do) and singing (which she admits no one wants to hear)! Her purpose in life is to raise her kids to be amazing adults, be kind to everyone she encounters and leave this life knowing she helped all that could be helped. She is excited to be a part of the ESL family and loves coming to work and serving others each day! Welcome aboard Jennifer! We are glad to have you!
New Territory Manager - 11/21/2020
ESL is proud to announce Jeremy Carter as our new Territory Manager for Wyoming and Western South Dakota. Jeremy has over 20 years of experience working in the Power Generation industry. In early 2000, just out of high school, he was accepted into the Millwright apprenticeship program in Denver, Colorado. During his 4-year apprenticeship, he worked for various industrial millwright contractors. After 3 ½ years, he graduated early, 2nd in his class as a Journeyman Millwright. From there, he took a General Foreman position with B&W construction, where over a 4-year period he helped build 2 new Coal-fired power plants in Gillette, Wyoming. He was then hired on fulltime with Black Hills Energy in Gillette as a plant maintenance operator, where he helped operate and maintain various plant equipment. After 6 ½ years, he moved on to start his own Industrial Construction company, Extreme Precision. They provide welding, fabrication and millwright mechanical services. Jeremy and his wife reside in Gillette, WY and have 5 children. We are exited to couple Jeremy’s contracting service, and his knowledge of the power and heavy industrial plants, with ESL’s product and service line.
New Territory Manager - 11/21/2020
ESL is proud to announce Gary Kelley as our new Territory Manager for Wyoming and Western South Dakota. Gary has over 24 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry, primarily focused on Artificial Lift. He has held various leadership positions in sales, service, and operations throughout the Rocky Mountain Region and Iowa. He started his career, right out of high school, on a service rig for Updike Bros., where he learned the basics of Oil & Gas well operation. Gary then transitioned into the Electrical Submersible Pumps market where he held many positions over the course of 20 years with small businesses to large corporations. He is blessed with the opportunities to share his knowledge on troubleshooting, service, design, engineering and business development in the Oil & Gas, Power and Industrial industries. Gary lives in Gillette, Wyoming with his wife of 17 years (Cassi), and is blessed with 5 children and 2 grandchildren.
New Territory Manager - 11/9/2020
ESL is proud to announce Ben Hertz as our new Territory Manager for ND, MT and Saskatchewan. Ben comes to ESL after a 20-year career in the power and refining industry, most recently as a Shift Supervisor at the local refinery. He has great knowledge of the power boiler side of the business as well as the operations, maintenance and labor needs that take place in the refinery segment. We are very happy to have Ben on board and look forward to seeing him develop relationships with the ESL customer base.
Energy Matters April - 5/4/2020
Perrie Schafer, CEO of Environmental Services, Ltd. has been on the Lignite Energy Council board for many years. Perrie has been an advocate for the coal industry and is passionate about power and keeping coal plants as a major source of electrical supply in our nation and region. The COVID-19 situation has caused some issues for the Contract Supplier, Perrie was interviewed on the Scott Hennen program on KFYR’s 550 “Energy Matters” talking about the coal industry. Click on the
link to listen to the interview.
30 Years In Business - 9/10/2019
Environmental Services, LTD. has been in business for 30 years this past June.
Perrie Schafer started the company with an ambitious goal of serving the Power Industry in a 5 state area…he along with a fabulous staff and now his son Tyler Schafer (President) have accomplished that goal.
ESL has a sales office in the Minneapolis area, as well as the Gillette area, and our home office in Mandan ND, covering ND, SD, MN, MT, WY, WI and parts of Canada.
ESL is a full service Engineered Sales company offering many high quality lines.
ESL calls on the Power industry in these states, and has expanded to the Heavy Industrial, Pulp & Paper, Sugar, Refining, Ethanol, and Oil & Gas industries.
“Helping Solve Customer Needs” has been the moto of Environmental Services for 30 years, and we are happy to offer quality solutions to the industries we serve.
Thank you for your support of Environmental Services, LTD. for these past 30 years, we are hopeful for 30 more quality years serving you, our customer.
New Territory Manager - 4/26/2019
Environmental Services, Ltd. has brought on a new territory manager, Jeff Chamberlain. Jeff will be covering central North Dakota, Saskatchewan and areas in Eastern Montana. Jeff Chamberlain’s background consists of many years of sales experience and project management. He is focused on providing great customer service and finding opportunities to increase his customer’s success. He is very proud of his wife (Meghann) and two children (Elinor and Thomas). Jeff graduated from Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, MN with an A.A.S. in Electronics Technology. Please join us in welcoming him to our ESL family.
SPG Dry Cooling - 4/22/2019
SPG Dry Cooling is a global leader in air cooled condensers & coolers with equipment installed all around the globe. Our success comes from our vast offering of dry cooling solutions which fall under many international patents. We come with the promise of excellence in quality and speed which we can uniquely deliver because of our in-house manufacturing plants. Headquartered in Europe, we are close to you, can deliver what you need and are ready to work. As the world grows, so does its need for electricity and sustainable energy production. We can help to meet that demand.
Stone & Webster - 1/21/2019
For more than a century, Stone & Webster and its legacy companies have been among the energy industry’s most trusted and experienced partners.
Our roots go back to Charles Stone and Edwin Webster, who established Stone & Webster in 1889 as one of the first electrical engineering consulting firms in America. The company they founded would become instrumental in the development of much of America’s energy infrastructure. Over the years, we have kept our commitment to serving the power generation industry and have expanded our offerings to other industries, including process and environmental solutions. Today, we continue our proud tradition of engineering and innovation as a Westinghouse Electric company.
Today we offer:
Solutions for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical & Refinery, Industry & Environmental.
Mechanical Construction Services: Welding, Machining, Fabrication & Metrology Services.
EPC, Design-Assist, Owner's Engineering & Construction Management.
Plant Outage & Maintenance Services, Instrumentation & Control, Cyber & Perimeter Security, Process Safety.
Dan Anderson - 12/20/2018
Dan Anderson received the Salesman of the Year award at our annual banquet. Dan is our Territory Manager for Minnesota. Every year we recognize the salesman who increases their customer base, meets sales criteria, meets their goal for the company as well as their personal goal. Dan also received the Employee of the Year award. He went the extra mile for the company as well as his customers. Congratulations Dan!
Rhonda Schafer - 12/20/2018
Rhonda Schafer was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at our annual banquet for her hard work and dedication to the company. Rhonda has been with the company for 27 years and will be retiring from the day to day office activities. Thank you for all you have done for ESL….Congratulations and best wishes on your retirement.
Tyler Schafer - 12/20/2018
Tyler Schafer has been with our company for 10+ years and was awarded a plaque for his service to our company. Tyler is now the president of ESL…congratulations Tyler!
Karen Baumgartner - 12/20/2018
Karen Baumgartner has been with our company for 5+ years and was award a plaque for her service to our company. Congratulations!
Dianne Knell - 12/20/2018
Dianne Knell has been with our company for 10+ years and was awarded a plaque for her service to our company. Congratulations!
Accounting Manager - 10/18/2018
Environmental Services, LTD. has brought on a new accounting manager.
Ruth Jorritsma is a highly experienced accountant with over 30 years in the accounting profession.
She is licensed as a CPA in North Dakota and has worked in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, as well as for public and private companies. Ruth became part of the ESL team in 2018 and enjoys applying her experience to help the company provide excellent service to their customers.
Ruth lived for most of her life in Washington and Maryland, and moved to North Dakota in 2016. She lives in Bismarck with her husband Mark and grown children Chris and Stephanie. Her hobbies include acting, knitting, and drawing. Ruth looks forward to the challenges each day bring to the job and is excited to be part of the ESL team!
Energy Matters September - 9/19/2017
Perrie Schafer,President/CEO of Environmental Services, Ltd. has been on the Lignite Energy Council board for many years. Perrie has been an advocate for the coal industry and is passionate about power and keeping coal plants as a major source of electrical supply in our nation and region. The regulations proposed by the government are intrusive and detrimental to our industry and nation if we want to remain a world power. Perrie was interviewed on the Scott Hennen program on KFYR’s 550 “Energy Matters” talking about the coal industry. Click on the link to listen to the interview.
Energy Matters - 12/20/2016
Perrie Schafer,President/CEO of Environmental Services, Ltd. has been on the Lignite Energy Council board for many years. Perrie has been an advocate for the coal industry and is passionate about power and keeping coal plants as a major source of electrical supply in our nation and region. The regulations proposed by the government are intrusive and detrimental to our industry and nation if we want to remain a world power. Perrie was interviewed on the Scott Hennen program on KFYR’s 550 “Energy Matters” talking about the coal industry. Click on the link to listen to the interview.
HITACHI - 4/1/2016
Hitachi, Ltd. was initially founded in 1910 as an electric repair shop. Hitachi was the first to manufacture electric motors in Japan in 1914. Today, Hitachi manufactures state-of-the-art motors and motor products ranging from the smallest micro motors to the largest motor and generator sets available anywhere in the world.
* Medium & High Voltage Industrial AC Induction Motors
* Reverse Engineered AC Induction Motors - "Drop In Replacements"
* Multi-Level Medium Voltage Drives
http://www.hitachi-america.us/products/business/isd/motors/
Clarage - 3/28/2016
Manufacture and design custom industrial centrifugal fans, axial fans, and dust collectors.
Provide products for many markets including API/petroleum, tunnel ventilation, pulp and paper, mining and power generation
Specialize in retrofitting existing systems
Check us out on our web site:
http://www.twincityfan.com/tcf-north-america/clarage
Penn Machine Company - 3/28/2016
Supplier to Industrial, Mining, Locomotive, and Transit Markets - Proven performance since 1920
Industrial – Crane parts, Gears, and Pinions, to support the Construction, Material Handling, and Recycling Markets.
Gear Boxes – Authorized source for Ljungstrom Air Preheaters - manufacturer of new gearboxes, rebuilder of used gearboxes, repairs, and parts support.
Mining –Produce parts for Shuttle Cars and Continuous Miners - Gathering Pots, Traction Planetaries, Reducers, Take-ups, Foot Shafts, and Wheel Units. All Penn Parts meet or exceed OEM specifications
Locomotive –Manufacture bull gears, traction drive gears, motor pinions, starter gears, engine gears, and armature shafts. Penn is a supplier to the North American Class One Railroad OEM’s, Locomotive Manufactures, Rebuilders and Repair shops around the world.
Transit - Resilient Wheels, Axle and Wheel Sets, Steel tires, gear couplings, gear, pinions, and rail transit gearboxes.
Check us out on our web site:
http://www.pennmach.com
RER Obtains NPT and NR Certification - 5/22/2014
Rotating Equipment Repair has receiveda unanimous recommendation from the Review Team for issuance of the ASME ‘NPT’Certification as well as the National Board ‘NR’ Certification. RER will be authorized to performnuclear safety related fabrication, repair, or replacement activities inaccordance with the scope of our approved Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual.