Article 8: SMITH SEEKS GROWTH IN MARKET AND M&A -
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Published on: 10/17/2004
Last Visited: 11/1/2005
There are "two types of environmental companies: the quick and the dead," muses Scott Smith, president and owner of Scott Smith Environmental Management in Lexington, Ky. "The advantage of the small company is that you're quick, and you've got to take advantage of that.Otherwise you're trying to compete against the big guys, and that's not going to be very pleasant."
A decade ago, when the company was founded, its emphasis was in three areas: environmental due diligence on acquisitions made by large manufacturers, remediation, and clean-up work.Since then, Smith has been quick to respond to a rapidly evolving market......