Last month, BlackBridge Investments reached a major milestone when they celebrated their 10th anniversary on January 6th. As the company’s president Jason Stephens reflects on a decade of accomplishments and growth, he is also preparing for new challenges and opportunities ahead.
Stephens co-founded BlackBridge Investments in 2011 with Vincent Fabrico, a friend from their college days at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The friends each invested $500 to start BlackBridge with a vision to disrupt a stale industry by applying emerging best practices, cutting-edge technologies and building lasting relationships.
As their company grew, they forged relationships with the industry’s largest companies and expanded into new verticals. Their goal was to act as a bridge between both buyers and sellers of recyclable material. BlackBridge has accomplished this goal as they continue to play a major role in procuring and recycling millions of pounds of recyclables ranging from plastic to polyurethane foam and paper..
A decade later, BlackBridge has grown to become one of the largest recycling brokerages in the United States. The company recently moved into a brand new headquarters in Wall, NJ and have a second office in Huntington, NY. In addition, the company recently added a new procurement executive to the team, Brittany Wasielewski.
The company’s main differentiator is the way they build relationships and use technology to find opportunities for their customers. “Our simple goal to build a different kind of recycling brokerage has brought us to where we are today as an industry leader,” Stephens said. “We are so proud of all that we have accomplished and are excited to continue our work to transform the recycling industry.”
The last decade has presented countless challenges ranging from trade regulations to global pandemics. Stephens said BlackBridge is looking forward to meeting a new decade of challenges head on. “We look forward to findingnew ways to grow in the recycling industry as we work closely with our clients, listen to their needs and optimize our growth. We can’t wait to continue on this trajectory and see how things change over the next 10 years,“ Stephens said.