Corporate Information
Canōpus Environmental Group, Inc.
6988 Hitchingham Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: 734.657.8124
Fax: 734.485.7230
Email: info@canopusgroup.com



Philosophy
Canōpus Environmental Group, Inc. (CEG) believes that clients are best served by consultants who are experts in core services designed to address environmental and compliance issues encountered by individuals and all manner of commercial/industrial organizations.  CEG is a specialized firm, dedicated to expertly handling all aspects of the complex, intensely regulated, and continually evolving environmental arena.  When you are ready to choose a consultant that will listen to your needs and design a realistic, expeditious, and cost effective approach to address those needs, give Canōpus a call.

If you wish to know more about CEG, or request a copy of our Statement of Qualifications and Experience package, please contact CEG, or call us at 734.657.8124.



Memberships & Licenses
CEG and its employees belong to various professional and service organizations, as well as being licensed in assorted areas including:

The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)

The Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce

The Michigan Association of Environmental Professionals (MAEP)

AIPG Certified Professional Geologist

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA):
    Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) Certified personnel

OSHA HAZWOPER Site Supervisor Certified personnel

Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth (MDLEG) Asbestos Program: Accredited Asbestos Inspectors

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ): Certified Industrial Storm Water Operators



Origin
The company name, Canōpus, comes from both the heavens and the Earth.  Canōpus (also known to astronomers as Alpha Carinae) is the second-brightest star in the night sky, surpassed in magnitude only by Sirius.  Canōpus is best seen from southern latitudes as the brightest member of a cluster of four stars suspended just above the horizon during the winter months.  The name was originally derived from the legend of the Trojan War.  The constellation Alpha Carinae was once part of the now-obsolete constellation of Argo Navis, which represented the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts.  The brightest star in the constellation was given the name of a ship's pilot from another Greek legend, Canōpus who was the pilot of Menelaus' ship on his quest to retrieve Helen of Troy after she was taken by Paris in the Iliad.

The United States Navy christened one of its most important battle group support ships Canōpus in the late 1930s.  The original USS Canōpus served with distinction in the South Pacific during World War II and was replaced by a more sophisticated vessel in the early 1960s, which saw duty at various overseas ports including Rota, Spain and Holy Loch, Scotland until the late 1970s.