Vector Corrosion Technologies, Inc. recently hosted an official grand opening ceremony at its new manufacturing facility at 800 Winchester Road in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. In attendance to commemorate the occasion were state and local officials, customers, vendors, and employees.
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Canadian company described itself as a global leader in the development and manufacturing 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 (CP) technologies for reinforced concrete.
While there will always be a need to demolish and replace structures, pursuing maintenance and repair activities can be a financially and environmentally sustainable approach to reducing pollution, energy usage, and consumption of natural resources.
With an investment of over $1 million, the 15,000 ft2 (1,393.5 m2) manufacturing facility is creating 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,” says Bob Spriggs, Vector CEO.
“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 quickly to support local jobs,” adds Chris Ball, senior vice president of Vector Corrosion Technologies. “In addition to supplying domestic projects, we have also manufactured some CP systems for export to Brazil.”
Vector has over 50 years of experience delivering concrete repair and corrosion solutions to extend the life of infrastructure. In the late 1990s, Vector introduced the original Galvashield XP embedded galvanic anode for concrete repair in North America.
Today, the company has offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, and the group also partners with over 20 distributors globally to service key markets in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Source: Vector Corrosion Technologies, www.vector-corrosion.com.