History

In 1989, Jim and Dan Lorenz founded Performance Site Environmental (PSE) - originally PRO-TERRA - a family-owned company. They were motivated by a growing concern for the environment, and a desire to clean up sources of pollution. As oversight and compliance of environmental jobs became more common, Performance understood that government agencies, engineering firms, and other entities would need contractors with specialized training and experience to operate in this heavily-regulated industry.

Performance's initial focus was a 10-year federal plan to remove existing underground storage tanks that contained petroleum or hazardous materials, and replace them with tanks that met new federal regulations. The company would eventually expand into the installation/replacement of aboveground storage tanks, site remediation, industrial reconstruction, and reactive barrier walling.

In 2006, PSE took part in a strategic integration with Performance Site Company, a site management company specializing in design consulting, earthwork, soil stabilization, land development, paving, staking, dirt removal and retrieval, retaining walls, and utilities installation for commercial and residential applications. The integration created opportunities to pass along savings to clients by combining civil efficiency with environmental expertise. Performance can now offer economies of scope and scale by performing work from the environmental remediation to the preparation of the building pad.

Today, the company is a division of Performance Site Group (PSG), a full-service site construction and development organization with annual revenues of approximately $70 million. PSG is an Ohio-based corporation headquartered at 2323 Performance Parkway in Columbus, Ohio.


Key Dates in PSE's History:

1989
Jim and Dan Lorenz found PSE/PRO-TERRA.

1990
After securing a number of tank-removal contracts, Performance expands its focus to include installation of replacement underground storage tanks.

1991
Performance completes its first installation of aboveground replacement tanks.

1992
PSE begins implementing a bioremediation processes to treat petroleum-contaminated soils.

1996
Performance broadened its expertise to include site remediation of contaminated land. The company also closes its first industrial landfill.

1998
Business First places the company on its 'Fast 50' list of the fifty fastest-growing companies in central Ohio.

1999
Inc. magazine names the company to its Inner-City 100 list of the fastest-growing companies in the nation's urban areas, and Business First again names Performance to its 'Fast 50' list. The company closes its first site under Ohio's Voluntary Action Plan (V.A.P.).

2000
Performance completes an on-site bioremediation of soil with hazardous and non-hazardous contamination under the V.A.P. program, and installs a major remediation system for BP Chemical, Inc. The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio honors PSE with a safety achievement award for its outstanding record.

2006
Performance Site Environmental integrates with Performance Site Company to create Performance Site Group, a full-service site management company.

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