Tag: manufacturing
The Hiller Companies acquires fire control company
The Hiller Companies has purchased Carolina Fire Control Inc., headquartered in Concord, North Carolina.
Founded by John and Jeff Sossoman in 1989, CFC specializes in...
Big Manufacturers Host Women in Manufacturing
Three of Alabama's largest manufacturers next week kick off a series of workshops in Huntsville aimed at engaging more women to pursue careers in...
Advanced Manufacturer Opens Major Expansion
Longleaf Machining, a leading advanced manufacturing company in south Alabama, began operations last week of a major expansion facility — a six-axis, computer numerically...
Top 10 Largest Manufacturers in Jefferson County
1,400—American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
ACIPCO, of Birmingham, was founded in 1905. The company makes ductile iron pipe, hydrants and valves and spiral-welded steel pipe.
970—U.S....
Biggest U.S. Pallet Maker Adds Bay Wood to its Stack
PalletOne Inc., America’s largest new pallet manufacturer, recently announced the purchase of Bay Wood Products Inc., a pallet and crate manufacturing business located in...
Smart Apparel Manufacturer Gets Smarter
The world apparel industry used to be between 28th and 38th Street, midtown New York City.
Today, like the internet, it could be almost anywhere.
Anywhere...
AL Fares OK in Georgia-Pacific Reshuffle, LA Walloped
Alabama is a comparative winner among Southern states in the major restructuring announced by Georgia-Pacific at the beginning of the summer, and the biggest loser is Louisiana, especially considering tax incentives.
Simpson Door Chooses Birmingham for New Facility
Washington State-based Simpson Door Co. has opened a distribution and light manufacturing facility in Ensley. It’s the third location for Simpson Door, which was...
Why Haven’t Prices for Wooden Pallets Fallen, with the Slump in Wood Prices?
Across the U.S., the hardwood lumber market has been in an unseasonable slump. So why have prices for wooden pallets, a mainstay of the distribution industry, not gone down as well?
Auburn’s Expansive Additive Manufacturing Centers
Auburn University has rapidly established itself as a national leader in additive manufacturing, with more than 70 public-private partnerships and expansion into sectors beyond manufacturing.