MUNROE,
INC. PURCHASED BY WOODINGS AFFILIATE
(May 20, 2009) — Munroe Holdings, a Woodings Industrial Corp. affiliate, has announced the purchase of
Munroe, Incorporated. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Munroe, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier
of fabricated components for boiler applications as well as BOF and EAF hoods and pressure vessels.
Munroe, Inc. produces stringently engineered modern equipment for demanding applications in the steel, power,
paper, petrochemical and waste industries. Products include BOF and EAF hood components for the steel industry
and boiler components such as super heaters, re-heaters, economizers, membrane wall panels and heat exchangers.
Munroe supplies components to many OEMs and fabricates replacement and retro-fit components for end users.
Specialized capabilities include:
- Engineering
- In-house Inconel and stainless weld overlay to extend product life
- Computerized submerged-arc welding
- Tight radius tube bending
Munroe Inc. has over 300,000 square feet of fabrication space at three fully-equipped manufacturing facilities
in Ambridge, PA, Youngstown, OH, and Ringgold, GA. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and also
has a sales office at that location. Munroe Inc. has 200 employees.
With the addition of Munroe Inc. under the business umbrella, Woodings—and affiliated companies Progressive
Power Technologies (PPT) and Advanced Refractory Technologies (ART)—offer a wide range of combined design,
engineering, manufacturing, fabrication and service capabilities.
The companies combine over 300 years of complementary equipment manufacturing experience with extensive metals
and power generation industry understanding, custom refractory application and complete construction/installation
services.
“Munroe offers an excellent opportunity for us to further strengthen our core business,” stated Rob Woodings,
president. “They serve segments of the metals and power generation industry that we traditionally have not
and we complement their skills in power generation”.
About Woodings Industrial Corp.
The only hot metal equipment supplier offering design, engineering,
manufacturing and service from one source, Woodings Industrial Corp. is the oldest continuous family-operated
business in North America’s steel industry. A worldwide leader in the manufacture of metals industry
equipment, Woodings uses the most current technologies to design, engineer and manufacture an extensive line
of traditional and not-so-traditional hot metal equipment, such as tap hole drills, clay guns, tuyere stocks,
blast furnace valves and engineering specialty products for continuous casters. Woodings is the exclusive supplier
of Grabe overlay components in North America and has plants at its headquarters in Mars and Harmony, Pa., along
with offices in Detroit and Gary, Ind.
For more information about Woodings Industrial Corporation, visit: http://www.woodings.com or call Al Colucci
at 724-625-3131.
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