The company’s materials division is now manufacturing and delivering the much needed cleansing and sanitizing product. (Houston, TX — April 8, 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic has created shortages of many critical care items such, as hand sanitizer. Out of concern for its own employees, customers and front-line healthcare worker safety, Vortex Companies is producing its own Anti-Bacterial Soap and Hand Sanitizer and will begin shipping it to its own crews this week. Branded Crew Care™, the hand sanitizer is the

The Vortex “bug” is highly recognizable through the trenchless technology industry. (Houston, TX — February 7, 2020) The Vortex Companies recently announced that its Vortex logo has achieved trademark registration in the US, UK and Monaco. According to Mike Vellano, CEO of Vortex, other jurisdictions are pending. “We’ve worked hard to build this company, our products and brands,” he said. “We understand the importance of protecting them, as well.” Since its founding in 2016, the Vortex Companies has quickly built a reputation

Vortex Companies Partners with Gemex and its Water Solutions Division, Umbral, to Form Vortex Mexico (Houston, TX — December 2, 2019) After months of strategic planning and negotiation, the Vortex Companies officially announced the launch of Vortex Mexico, a joint venture with Gemex and its subsidiary, Umbral, to provide water, sewer and commercial infrastructure repair solutions in key markets and cities in Mexico. “It’s no secret that Mexico’s infrastructure needs attention and collectively I believe we can help bring vital

Shawn Ready Promoted to Regional Vice President at Ted Berry Company (Livermore, ME — November 18, 2019) The Ted Berry Company, a division of the Vortex Companies, announced today that Shawn Ready has been promoted from Operations Manager to Regional Vice President, effective immediately. Ready replaces Matt Timberlake who was recently promoted to EVP of Corporate Development for its parent company, the Vortex Companies. Ready will oversee the northeast region’s operations team, estimating, financials and business throughput. He will report

Matt Timberlake adds VP of Corporate Development responsibilities to his role at the Vortex Companies Houston, TX (August 5, 2019) The Vortex Companies announced that Matt Timberlake has been named Vice President of Corporate Development for the fast-growing trenchless infrastructure solutions provider. This will be in addition to his current position of Regional Vice President at Ted Berry Company, a division of Vortex. “Matt spent 25 years building a culture of respect and teamwork at Ted Berry,” said Mike Vellano,

Brooke Malone Hired as Director of Human Resources at the Vortex Companies Houston, TX (July 11, 2019) Industry leading trenchless infrastructure solutions provider, the Vortex Companies, has hired Brooke Malone as its new Director of Human Resources. Ms. Malone’s primary role will be to oversee the ongoing development and implementation of the HR management program while the young company continues to expand domestically and internationally. “We are growing exceptionally fast and its imperative we are able to support our employee

VacVision Environmental, a Division of the Vortex Companies, Rebrands as Vortex Services Houston, TX (March 28, 2019) As part of its long-term acquisition and consolidation strategy, the Vortex Companies is rebranding its VacVision Environmental division to Vortex Services. VacVision, which was acquired by Vortex in 2017, provides trenchless infrastructure rehabilitation contracting services to the municipal and industrial marketplace. “This move helps minimize market confusion as we continue to expand our services division geographically,” states Mike Vellano, CEO of the Vortex

Ram Vela Promoted to Vice President, Corporate Development and Integration at The Vortex Companies Houston, TX (March 14, 2019) The Vortex Companies recently announced the promotion of Ram Vela to Vice President of Corporate Development & Integration. Key to the continued expansion and evolution of the Vortex Companies, Mr. Vela’s new role focuses on the refinement of existing processes and the seamless onboarding of strategic acquisitions. “Ram has played a huge part in integrating our internal operating systems and processes