BrassCraft Manufacturing Company, a producer of rough plumbing products, recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Texas.
The new location will employ more than 800 people, marks Milwaukee’s eighth location in Mississippi, and is the company’s largest manufacturing facility in the United States to date.
This expansion adds 23,000 square feet to the existing 37,000 square feet and incorporates new manufacturing, R&D and office space for the company's growing divisions, resulting in 60,000 square feet total.
PM Engineer Chief Editor Nicole Krawcke and Supply House Times Editor Natalie Forster sat down with several industry manufacturers to discuss their efforts, including Andres Caballero, president of Uponor North America, Mark Hudoba, vice president of building solutions division for REHAU, and Marki Huston, COO of Viega.
One great conversation I got to have while at NETWORK during the "in between" moments was with NIBCO’s newly-promoted President and COO Ashley Martin and Dawn Bloch who is now the company’s chief people officer.
Reps gather for annual roundtable conversation at 51st annual AIM/R conference; connecting with engineers, expanding hiring pool and consolidation among top concerns.
The 51st annual Association of Independent Manufacturers’ Representatives (AIM/R) conference drew a record-setting crowd of more than 500 attendees to Miramar Beach, Florida.
There are 638,583 companies that manufacture product right here in the United States, according to IBISWorld. U.S. manufacturing is important for a multitude of reasons; job growth, U.S. economic growth, product transparency and more.