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Junttan Oy acquires Canadian Pile Driving Equipment
Junttan Oy recently announced its acquisition of Canadian
Pile Driving Equipment Inc. (CPDE). CPDE, established by
Bruce Patterson, is based in Lacombe, Alta., and has been
Junttan’s authorized distributor since 2007. CPDE has a
strong position in Western Canada and an excellent reputation
among its customers.
This acquisition was planned for a long time and took
place in excellent co-operation and consensus and will benefit
both parties in the future. By combining the resources and
expertise of the two companies, Junttan will have a stronger
team, serving Canadian customers even better and further
developing operations and services in Canada.
There will be no visible changes immediately for customers.
The time for some changes will come later this year once
all the details have been determined.
“We warmly welcome Canadian Pile Driving Equipment
and its skilled employees to our organization,” said Pasi
Poranen, CEO of Junttan. “This acquisition is an important
step in our North American growth strategy, and we will
now be in an even better position to serve our customers
in Canada.”
CZM North American headquarters now open
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FOUNDATION CZM CZM Foundation Equipment, a manufacturer of foundation,
utility, piling and landfill drilling equipment, is now open
in a new 48,000-square-foot headquarters in the Interstate
Centre II industrial park in Ellabell, Ga.
CZM broke ground on the new facility that allows more
room for the production of drilling rig machines and after
sales inventory in September 2019. The new factory is on
16 acres and has two main production bays, eight overhead
cranes, four jib cranes and a 4,000-square-foot paint booth.
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CZM has also introduced new technology within the building
for stock parts and engineering. The company anticipates
increasing its workforce by 25 per cent over the next two to
three years with this expansion.
The previous factory, located in Pembroke, Ga., will now
be the East Coast hub for after sales and service with five full
time employees. That location will be for service and repair of
machines and Kelly bars according to Giuliano Clo, president
CZM US.
“We are extremely excited to be open and producing
machines from our new headquarters. It is great to have so
much space to expand our production capabilities, sales and
personnel. We will be able to double our production output
with the goal of reaching 100 machines per year within five
years. We will keep on expanding our product line to fit
every need the American foundation market has, and with
the added infrastructure, our service personnel will have
even more resources to keep up with customer demands.
This facility shows our commitment to servicing the North
American market,” said Clo.
Since 2012, CZM Foundation Equipment has operated
in Pembroke in the Dixie Harn Industrial Park. They offer a
comprehensive line of machines engineered for a variety of
foundation applications. CZM Foundation Equipment is the
American division of CZM Corp., a leading foundation equipment
manufacturer in South America, founded in Brazil in
1976. For more information, visit www.czm-us.com.
JD Fields & Co. acquires Alameda Pipe & Steel Co.
JD Fields & Company, Inc. – a leading U.S. oil and gas
pipeline and civil infrastructure steel products distributor
– announced the acquisition of Alameda Pipe & Steel
Company, a steel products manufacturer based in Gardena,
Calif. The purchase of the newly branded Alameda Pipe and
Fab enables the 35-year-old JD Fields & Company to continue
its evolution into a one-stop, vertically integrated supplier
and manufacturer of its own steel products.
“We are moving quickly to adapt to changing global
dynamics so that steel products can be distributed and manufactured
by one company,” said Jay Fields, president and
COO of JD Fields & Company. “Our acquisition of Alameda
Pipe and Fab is the first major step in a strategic growth plan
to move into the steel manufacturing industry as we continue
to expand on the West Coast. I am excited about the opportunity
to absorb Alameda’s plants and bring on their top-level
executives, who have the right connections and deep industry
knowledge in the field to rival any competitor.”
The acquisition of the 85-year-old Alameda Co. will allow
JD Fields to maintain the same revenue as well as provide
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