July 2014 Tube Products International
17
business & market news
Plant modernisation project
Wheatland Tube, a JMC Steel Group
operating company, has launched
a revitalisation programme for its
Council Avenue location in Wheatland,
Pennsylvania, USA. The company is
adding new equipment, realigning the
manufacturing footprint and automating
many processes in the facility.
Over the next two years, the $35mn
investment will create a safer, cleaner
workplace, eliminate production
bottlenecks, reduce work in process
inventory levels, enhance production
efficiencies, improve product quality
and improve customer service.
At a meeting with Wheatland Tube
employees, Barry Zekelman, chairman
and chief executive officer of JMC Steel
Group, commented, “We know that
the products this facility produces are
both unique to the industry and second
to none in their quality. For years we
have discussed the need to update the
equipment and production environment
of this facility in order to continue to
successfully compete at a global level.
We are proud to take this step with
the employees of Council Avenue and
the Wheatland Tube community. We
believe in the products that this facility
produces and the people that produce
them. The result will be a revitalised and
modernised facility which will be poised
to aggressively grow the standard pipe
market and compete long into the
future.”
Mark Magno, president of Wheatland
Tube, stated, “This project represents
an incredible investment in Wheatland
Tube by JMC Steel Group and the
Zekelman family for our customers and
employees. For years, this facility has
been negatively affected by high levels
of unfairly traded imports. The new
equipment and revitalised facility will
allow us to provide our customers with
unmatched quality and service.”
In other news from Wheatland, the
company is to be represented in Indiana,
USA, by New Century Sales Inc, who
will handle the sales and marketing for
Wheatland’s electrical conduit, elbows,
couplings and nipples.
“New Century Sales is a leader in the
electrical market within the state of
Indiana,” said Wheatland electrical
division north central regional sales
manager Scott Collins.
“With 13 employees bringing more than
220 combined years of experience in the
electrical industry, New Century Sales is
positioned for growth and committed to
providing quality service to the electrical
market.”
Wheatland Tube
– USA
JMC Steel Group
– USA
New Century Sales Inc
– USA
A-4614 Marchtrenk | Linzer Straße 141
phone
: +43 (0)7243 / 58 222 |
fax
: +43 (0)7243 / 58 222-800
Our company is specialised in the industrial production of pipe
clamps in small and large series and in special constructions
including further processing, coating, pre-assembly and
packing.
Based on our internal high quality requirements we
endeavour to always obtain new quality certificates for our
products, having been certified according to ISO 9001 for
20 years and according to EN 1090 class 2 since 2012.
Convince yourself of the quality, flexibility and know-how by
Rohrbefestigungen Hammerschmid GmbH.
If you have any further questions, please contact Jacqueline
Hammerschmid.
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