Leigh Delaware Holdings, an affiliate company of Leigh Fibers, a leading manufacturer of recycled textile fibres, has acquired Industrial Conservation Engineering (ICE) Recycling.

“Leigh’s acquisition of ICE Recycling will benefit customers of both companies,” said Heidi Lehner, President of Leigh Delaware Holdings. “While the companies will remain separate, we have broadened and deepened our resources, improving our capabilities and expertise.”

According to Heidi Lehner, ICE Recycling will continue to be managed separately, with Larry T. Gay as President. Co-owner, Butch Crawford, will remain with the company through the transition before leaving to pursue outside interests.

ICE Recycling

Founded in 2008 by Larry T. Gay, Jr, ICE Recycling reprocesses post-industrial polymers, cardboard, paper and metals for companies throughout the Southeast US.

The company provides both on-site waste-stream management as well as off-site reprocessing services. In October 2010, to meet an increasing demand for its services, ICE Recycling moved to its current location 25 miles south of Florence, SC, effectively tripling its capacity and workforce.

Leigh Fibers

Leigh Fibers is headquartered in Wellford, SC, near the centre of the Greenville-Spartanburg area. As a fourth-generation manufacturer of recycled fibres, the company is one of the largest reprocessors of natural, synthetic and specialty fibres.

Since 1917 it has diverted more than 14 billion pounds of post industrial and used fibre from landfills and is currently active in 25 countries around the world.

www.leighfibers.com