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| Date | 12/18/2008 9:42:20 AM |
| Written By | LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services |
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| Abstract | GARLAND, TEX.—In a time when many businesses in the construction industry are contracting, flooring installation systems producer Mapei is forging ahead... |
| Article | GARLAND, TEX.—In a time when many businesses in the construction industry are contracting, flooring installation systems producer Mapei is forging ahead. In response to increased levels of demand from customers, the company has expanded the size of its plant here to 159,000 square feet, nearly doubling its size. “Our Garland facility had been working near its capacity,” said Rainer Blair, president and CEO of Mapei Americas, “and we feel this expansion is a step in the right direction for the future of Mapei and our customers.” To celebrate the completion of construction, Mapei threw a Texas-sized party. Customers, vendors, employees, civic dignitaries and visitors from its headquarters in Italy joined the festivities. Mapei Group CEO Dr. Giorgio Squinzi and Garland Mayor Ronald Jones took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony after commemorative speeches. “Garland has been ranked as one of the Top 100 places to live in the country, and we are happy to have Mapei as one of our corporate citizens,” Jones said. “It’s exciting to see one of our hometown businesses growing and continuing its success.” Once the ribbon had been cut, guests enjoyed a luncheon followed by tours of the plant. The expansion provides more room for the warehousing and shipping departments, and tour participants were educated as to the volume of products shipped from the plant (more than four million pounds weekly). In addition, guests got to view a second, new, state-of-the-art urethane products production line, which has been added to its original line in order to meet the growing demand for wood flooring adhesives. “The second line will allow the plant to double its urethane product capacity,” Blair noted. The tour guides also pointed out three old shipping bays that now provide space for recycling drums, totes and pallets from raw materials deliveries— one of Mapei’s green initiatives in its manufacturing plants. “These improvements and expansions in our Garland plant demonstrate that Mapei is ‘technology you can build on,’” he concluded. For more information on Mapei, call 800.426.2734. |