Tucson Hazardous Material Remediation

excellent service Since 1982

Environmental Contracting Services

SHC was founded in Tucson, AZ in 1982 by Gerald J. Karches and his daughter, Chrisann Karches. Mr. Karches retired in 1999 when Chrisann Karches took over SHC, making it a woman owned enterprise. Upon her retirement in December 2023, Mitchell Kring took over as the President and CEO.  It is the oldest, continuously operating asbestos abatement company in Arizona. SHC established itself as a hazardous materials remediation company in 1985 and began lead abatement services in 1991.

SHC has successfully completed over 15,000 individual remediation projects in a wide variety of facility types including, governmental buildings, schools and colleges, mines and mills, power plants, industrial and commercial facilities, hospitals and individual residences.

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