Flowers Sanitation Company History |
| 1944 | - Frank Flowers establishes business. |
| - Rogers interest in the trash business started at 8 years old when he was emptying barrels in the back of his dad's pick up. |
| - Flowers Sanitation started with 2 trash trucks & serviced a small area. Frank also at that time operated the Virden Landfill west of town; that landfill has been closed for a number of years. |
| 1971 | - Built a 48 x 60 2 bay shop at 900 W. Fortune St. in Virden with a 12 x 12 office & sitting on 1 acre of land; this was all done while still working for his dad. |
| 1978 | - Roger ran a small route for 1 year while working with his dad. |
| - Roger's equipment was a pick up with wooden sideboards. |
| - Roger continued to build his route for 3 to 4 years then expanded with a '73 Ford trash truck & '75 Ford Pick up |
| 1981 | - In November Roger bought Frank out: 2 trash trucks & backhoe; went to curbside pickup |
| 1983 | - Roger bought his 1st new International trash truck |
| - Also had a '75 Chevrolet trash truck and a '75 pick up with dump hopper |
| 1988 | - Bought 1st used '79 Mack roll off truck with 5 boxes & went in to roll off business |
| - This was promoted by Thermal Ceramics in Girard who encouraged Roger to haul their trash |
| 1989 | - Put 1st computer in the office in Virden |
| 1991 | - In June bought out Hartman Disposal in Carlinville |
| - We have seen 4 haulers come and go and we are still here and growing strong |
| 1992 | - Roger bought his 1st new roll off truck & at the time he bought this new truck he had been in the roll off business 3 to 4 years |
| 1994 | - Roger built new office - added 1 more computer |
| - Roger bought his 3rd new roll off truck |
| 1997 | - Roger built a 4 bay shop & washbay south of the main shop |
| - Roger bought his 4th new roll off truck |
| 2003 | - Roger bought out Charlie & Lucy Pocklinkton's Residential & Commercial Route |
| - Charlie later retired in August of 2003 |
| 2004 | - Added 3rd office personel & 3rd computer |
| - Roger bought out Harold Ellingers roll off business from Litchfield |
| - Added another 4 bay shop to the existing 4 bay shop w/ washbay |
| - Roger bought an additional 3 acres for container storage |
| 2005 | - Added 4th office personel & 4th computer |
| 2006 | - Added 5th office personel & 5th computer |
| 2007 | - Added shop expansion & kitchenette |
| 2008 | - Bought out Bumpus Disposal |
| 2015 | - Started recycling program |
| 2016 | - Converted to front load containers |
| Currently Flowers Sanitation employs 5 office personel Monday through Friday 7:30 - 4:00. |
| Currently Flowers Sanitation employs 25 drivers/laborers and 2 mechanics Monday through Friday 6:30 to when the route is done. This number of employees does include Roger who is a working owner & drives his own roll off truck. |
| 5 | - Roll Off Trucks |
| 4 | - Pup Trailers - Capability of hauling 8 roll off boxes at one time |
| 5 | - Garbage Trucks |
| 5 | - Pick Up Trucks for delivery of barrels & pick up of appliances and so forth |
| 5 | - Satellite Packers |
| 2 | - Satellite Trucks with dump beds |
| 1 | - Hook Lift Truck - Capable of servicing 10-yd roll off boxes |
| 250 | - Roll Off Boxes |
| 500 | - Commercial Containers |
