Vector Corrosion Technologies, Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), in conjunction with Commerce Lexington Inc. (Lexington, Kentucky, USA), hosted an official grand opening ceremony at its new manufacturing facility at 800 Winchester Road in Lexington. State and local officials, customers, vendors, and employees were all in attendance to commemorate the occasion.
Vector is a global leader in the development and manufacture of innovative technologies to preserve and extend the life of corroding infrastructure such as bridges, parking structures, buildings, and port facilities. In particular, the company specializes in the advancement of galvanic cathodic protection technologies for reinforced concrete.
Earlier this year, the Office of Governor Andy Beshear, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, and Commerce Lexington President and CEO Bob Quick highlighted Vector’s intention to locate in Lexington and invest over $1 million to establish a 15,000 square foot (1,393.5 m2) manufacturing facility on Winchester Road. This investment has resulted in the creation of 20 full-time jobs, including supervisory, quality control, shipping and receiving, and production line workers.
“Today’s ceremonial ribbon cutting is an exciting event for Vector as we continue to gear up quickly to bring Kentucky-made corrosion solutions to extend the life of critical infrastructure throughout the country,” explains Vector CEO Bob Spriggs.
“The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and its engineering consultants have expressed their support for the expanded use of cathodic protection technologies in the Commonwealth, and we are anxious to move forward to support local jobs,” says Vector Senior Vice President Chris Ball. “In addition to supplying domestic projects, we have also manufactured some cathodic protection systems for export to Brazil.”
To see video of the Vector ribbon cutting ceremony, click here.
Source: Vector Corrosion Technologies, www.vector-corrosion.com.