Intercon Solutions to Update Facility

Chicago Heights-based Intercon Solutions has received $325,000 in grant funds from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The company received a $250,000 Recycling Expansion and Modernization (REM) Grant to finance the implementation of a new processing system that will increase productivity and operating efficiencies while also improving safety, according to a press release from Intercon Solutions.

An additional $75,000 Illinois Recycling Grant will fund a security and safety equipment upgrade. A portion of the funds will be used to produce educational material to promote secure and safe recycling practices in the state, according to Intercon.

“The best part about this opportunity is that our system will go automated…without replacing our men with machines,” Timothy Osgood, Intercon Solutions director of corporate recycling, says. “In addition, enhancing our security will add another level of assurance to the recycling process.”

Osgood says that eventually Intercon Solutions customers will be able to view the recycling of their electronics from the comfort of their own offices from their computer monitors.

The company says it hopes the processing improvements will allow it to increase profit margins and cut costs, while the surveillance system, security monitoring and safety training will allow Intercon Solutions to better secure its 25,000-square-foot facility. The plant will have key-card access for employees and continual video surveillance monitored by a security guard. 

By enhancing its security, Intercon hopes to be able to target a broader variety of potential customers, including government agencies, financial institutions and any business entities concerned about losing proprietary information.