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Conbraco Industries Bought by Dutch Company Aalberts Industries
Valve and fitting manufacturing
company Conbraco Industries Inc., Matthews, N.C., which operates two metalcasting facilities, recently was purchased by Aalberts Industries, Doorn, Netherlands. Conbraco produces Apollo-brand-
ed equipment, including ball valves and other water conduction prod- ucts. The company’s metalcasting facilities are in Pageland, S.C., and Conway, S.C. “Conbraco and Aalberts’ similar
culture of being vertically integrated is one of the important factors that brought us together,” Conbraco President and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Mosack wrote in a letter to customers. “Our commitment to U.S. manufacturing and in particular our state-of-the-art [metalcasting] opera-
tions will continue to be one of our core competencies.” According to Mosack, Conbraco
was sold “to ensure long- term strength and viability in the world- wide marketplace.” “After three or four months of
discussion, we decided it was in the best interest of our family, sharehold- ers, employees and customer base to join the Aalberts family group,” Mosack wrote. According to Mosack, Aalberts
will maintain Conbraco’s existing management structure and con- tinue to operate the business as usual. Aalberts’ portfolio includes more than 150 companies focus- ing on industrial services and flow control. Mosack said the two com- panies would combine their sales
and marketing efforts to expand their offerings to the wholesale and retail markets.
METAL
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The following metalcasters have
passed a recent certification audit: Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Inc., St.
Paul, Minn. (ISO 9007:2008); H&H Castings Inc., York, Pa. (ISO
9001:2008); Littlestown Foundry Inc., Littlestown,
Pa. (ISO 9001:2008); Multi-Cast Corp., Wauseon, Ohio (ISO
9001:2008); Jensen International, Coffeyville, Kan.
(ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 29001); Waltek Inc., Ramsey, Minn. (ISO METAL
9001:2008).
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