TiEnergy LLC is a family-owned company that specializes in recycling and repurposing railroad ties. The company recently celebrated its 20th year in business. Every year, more than 22 million railroad ties become obsolete and are either disposed of or left idle in railyards. TiEnergy has come up with innovative solutions to remove and recycle these out-of-service ties in a responsible and sustainable manner. The company has also created new markets for old ties where none existed before. TiEnergy partners with Class I, Class II, and Short Line railroads, commercial and industrial companies, and landfills across the United States and Canada to recycle railroad ties and wood waste, thereby reducing their carbon footprints.
According to the CEO and founder of TiEnergy, Steve Berglund, “We’re very proud to have reached a 20th-year milestone in our business. We recognized a gap in the market and realized we had an opportunity on our hands. Twenty years later, we’ve expanded our reach while helping our customers’ businesses operate at maximum efficiency through sustainable methods that reduce the carbon footprint of our respective industries.”
TiEnergy has invented an innovative product, TIEROC, which provides a sustainable reuse solution for millions of retired ties. This product also allows landfills to streamline their operations by using TIEROC as roadway material for truck deliveries. The innovative product prevents trucks from getting stuck as roads erode and eliminates the need for carbon-intensive alternative materials such as rock and stone. TiEnergy has also developed a patented technology, the Tie Plate Picker, which separates the metal hardware from railroad tie wood, allowing the wood to be repurposed as the key ingredient in TIEROC. The company has also expanded its recycling capabilities beyond rail ties to include old utility poles, crane mats, and pallets.
TiEnergy is a division of Midwest Companies, a waste industry service provider founded by Steve Berglund. Midwest Companies manages industrial waste removal, hauling, construction and demolition, and related services. According to Berglund, “We’ve been able to grow as an organization under any economic condition by adapting to change and finding solutions for problems that didn’t seem solvable. I know these same principles will carry us to our 40th year and beyond. Our motto at TiEnergy is: ‘Change the process, change the world — one tie at a time.'”
