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24 November 2013
Industry News
Victaulic
expands
European HQ
VICTAULIC, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining
and fire protection systems, has expanded and refurbished
its European headquarters as part of a major investment
programme. The facility supports customers within Europe,
the Middle East, Africa and India.
Improvements to the premises, located near Ghent,
Belgium, include a 600m2 extension that provides customer
demonstrations and installer training.
Offices at the site, which Victaulic has occupied since
1998, have also been upgraded to better accommodate
the company’s expanding workforce and offer additional
meeting facilities.
A new ground-floor visitor centre displays the company’s
range of pipe-joining products and models to demonstrate
the benefits of grooved piping systems over flanging and
welding. Demonstration areas for Victaulic fire protection
devices have been completely refurbished, along with
the prefabrication shop where customers can see the
application of grooved pipe-joining systems.
Mark Gilbert, Victaulic vice president and general
manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India,
commented, “The changes we have made here in Belgium
give us not only a much-improved European headquarters
to benefit our global status but also a first-class branch
facility to help us better serve our customers, as the
demand for our products continues to grow in the region.”
This latest global investment follows the opening of a
new Victaulic branch in Pune, India, at the end of 2012,
along with new locations in Dalian, China; Queretaro,
Mexico; and Chihuahua, Mexico. Providing sustainable
solutions, Victaulic is a member of BREEAM and the UK
Green Building Council, and is also involved with other
international initiatives.
Headquartered in Pennsylvania, USA, Victaulic has
manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide and
employs more than 3,500 people. The company develops
products for a full range of industrial, commercial and
institutional piping system applications.
Victaulic – Belgium
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Victaulic has
refurbished customer
demonstration areas
at its European
headquarters
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