COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 11, 2026: Steve Shaffer evaluated the Techtron opportunity the way any seasoned operator would, studying the model, the market, and the numbers. What he did not expect was how the company would make him feel. Today, Techtron Environmental Solutions announced that Shaffer has signed a three territory agreement to launch Techtron Environmental Solutions of Central Ohio, bringing the company’s mobile environmental testing laboratory to Columbus and the surrounding region.
“Every interaction has delivered encouragement, motivation, and genuine passion; each individual has become a friend and felt like a personal cheerleader, restoring the kind of support and camaraderie that corporate America often lacks,” said Shaffer. “The model drew me in, but the team’s consistent, authentic support and the cultural fit with my operational style are what sealed the deal.”
He picked a remarkable market to call home. Columbus added more than 21,000 metro residents in the past year, growing at double the national rate, and it ranked fourth for population growth among the nation’s fifteen largest cities. All that momentum is layered over neighborhoods with deep roots. German Village alone is a 233 acre historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, filled with nineteenth century brick homes, and Clintonville, Olde Towne East, and Victorian Village are filled with houses that predate modern rules on lead paint and asbestos. Federal lead safe renovation requirements apply to every paid project disturbing paint in homes built before 1978, and Ohio’s active renovation and restoration market keeps that demand constant.
Techtron answers that demand at the property line. Its ISO 17025 accredited mobile laboratory travels to the job site, where the same professional who collects the samples analyzes them on board, delivering asbestos, mold, and lead results in hours instead of days. Contractors keep crews working, restoration companies clear projects faster, and families spend less time displaced from their homes.
“This company runs on relationships, with our owners, with contractors, and with the families we serve, and Steve lives that way naturally. Columbus is one of the great growth stories in America, and I could not ask for a better person to write our chapter in it,” said Brian Meyer, owner of Techtron Environmental Solutions.
About Techtron Environmental Solutions
Techtron Environmental Solutions brings the laboratory to the job site. Through its ISO 17025 accredited mobile lab, one professional collects and analyzes samples on location, delivering asbestos, mold, and lead testing results in hours instead of days. Clients finish remediation and renovation projects sooner, spend less, and keep people safely in their homes and workplaces. Techtron is expanding nationwide through franchise ownership opportunities.