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Stop by and see HHS at the IWWSG Vendor Night
March 9, 2010
HHS will have a booth at the Industrial Water, Waste & Sewage Group's Annual Vendor Night and dinner. The event is March 24, 2010 and will be held at the Union League Club of Chicago. We look forward to seeing you there. Check out www.iwwsg.org for more information or to make your reservation.
HHS Expands to South Central U.S.
February 26, 2010
Charles H. White, PMP, has joined the Hard Hat Services team as the Regional Manager for the South Central United States. We look forward to providing services for our clients in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Click here to read more.
Hard Hat Services and Orbit Energy HSAD presentation
February 5, 2010
Amidst a flood of wind turbines, solar panels, carbon capture, and emmissions control technology, HHS provided something a little different at the EUEC conference in Phoenix this week. Tom Blair of Hard Hat Services teamed with Reese Howle of Orbit Energy to present "High Solids Anaerobic Digestion - a Component of the Renewable Energy Portfolio." The HSAD technology offers a way to process food, paper, green, animal, and agricultural wastes into energy and compost, leaving no waste byproduct. Click here for the full powerpoint presentation.
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Hard Hat Services will be attending EUEC
January 8, 2010
Stop by and see Hard Hat Services at booth #424 at the Energy and Environmental Conference (formerly Electrical Utilities Environmental Conference) in Phoenix, Arizona February 1-3, 2010. In addition, on the 2nd Tom Blair will be presenting "High Solids Anaerobic Digestion - a Component of the Renewable Energy Portfolio" with Reese Howle of Orbit Energy.
HHS is a part of Milwaukee Commerce
November 19, 2009
Hard Hat Services was featured as a new member in the November 2009 Milwaukee Commerce Newsletter published by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC). Click the photo for the pdf or click here for a web link.
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Hard Hat Services Sponsors Step Up!
May 13, 2009
Hard Hat Services is a proud corporate sponsor for the Step Up! for Autism Walk to benefit Little Friends, Inc. Little Friends, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization serving children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Based in Naperville, Little Friends, Inc. operates 13 programs including three alternative schools, family support and consultation services, vocational training programs, community-based residential services and the Little Friends Center for Autism.
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Hard Hat Services Presents at AIST
May 4, 2009
Hard Hat Services attended the annual conference, and was proud to have two engineers contribute papers this year. Rod Christensen, PE, presented "A Design Approach for Sizing a Cooling-Loop System." Kefeng Zhu presented "Design Approach for Removing Oil, Grease, and Fine Particles from Rolling Mill Contact and Non-Contact Water." Please contact HHS if you would like more information on these presentations.
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Hard Hat Services Acquires Kouba Engineering
September 22, 2008
Hard Hat Services is pleased to announce the acquisition of Kouba Engineering of Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Kouba Engineering provides Engineering and Consulting for Industrial and Municipal Water and Wastewater applications both domestically and internationally.
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Industrial Wastewater
July 2008
This Industrial Wastewater article by Hard Hat Services President, Thomas A. Blair, outlines the problem of creating a water balance in order to improve plant efficiency and cost effectiveness.
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January 16, 2008
On behalf of our client, XIK, Hard Hard is proud to announce that the SLRIDT Community Workgroup was recently selected to receive the St. Louis River Citizens Action Committee's 2007 Milton E. Pelletier Environmental Stewardship Award. This award is given annually to organizations that have made outstanding contributions to enviromental stewardship in the St. Louis River area.
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November 26, 2007
For the second year in a row Hard Hat Services has earned a spot on a ZweigWhite Hot Firm list. Ranking at #107, Hard Hat is among the top 200 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the US.
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November 1, 2007
Hard Hat Services was featured in the November 2007 issue of Pollution Engineering. A case study on Hard Hat's recent work at the Saint Louis River/Interlake/Duluth Tar Site in Minnesota was highlighted as the magazine's cover story. Click on the picture to read the whole story...
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September, 2007
A case study on Hard Hat Services was presented in the ZweigWhite A/E Business Development Cookbook, outlining our business development strategy, marketing goals, and our own unique approach to building our business from the inside out.
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August 20, 2007
Hard Hat Services has earned a place on the inaugural Inc. 5,000 list, celebrating the fastest-growing private companies in America. Click the link below to learn more about the Inc. 5,000.
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May 16, 2007
Hard Hat Services is growing forward. With the arrival of three new professionals, Hard Hat has added more than 62 years of combined experience. Click the link to the right to find out more...
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March 2, 2007
Hard Hat Services' John McDonough accepted the EBJ Business Achievement Award in San Diego.

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January 30, 2007
Hard Hat Services has recieved a Silver Medal Business Acheivement Award from the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) for rapid revenue growth in the environmental market.
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July 10, 2006
For the first time Hard Hat was chosen as one of the top 100 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the US.
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January 25, 2006
Hard Hat Services and Harrington Engineering and Construction have joined together to provide additional services to our industrial clients, focusing on marine dredging and remediation.
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January 5, 2006
As a full-service contractor, Hard Hat Services announces the addition of experienced professionals as part of year 2005 growth.
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