CBI Becomes Operating Group within FleetwoodGoldcoWyard
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Nov. 21, 2007 - Phil Ostapowicz, Group President at Barry-Wehmiller
Companies, Inc., has announced that Central Bottling International, Ltd. (CBI), a Barry-Wehmiller business unit, will be integrated as an operating group within sister division FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, effective immediately. The combined business employs 600 people in seven strategic locations worldwide and has projected annual revenues of more than $130 million.
CBI, located in Doncaster, England, has more than 25 years of experience
specializing in providing new and refurbished industrial packaging equipment
and services to the food, beverage and brewing industries worldwide.
FleetwoodGoldcoWyard is a Chicago, USA-based organization specializing in the design and manufacture of conveyance systems and palletizing and depalletizing equipment for bottles, cans, lids, cases and cartons used primarily in the packaging industry.
"By uniting CBI and FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, we have created a unique packaging business that allows us to extend our product and project capabilities around the globe," Ostapowicz said.
"CBI has a reputation of taking on challenging projects for top-tier companies and performing at the highest level. We are excited about the possibilities and potential this business model has to offer."
Thomas Thistlethwayte has worked for CBI since 1983 and will continue in his role as
Managing Director of the Doncaster operation. "We are clearly a stronger company by joining forces with FleetwoodGoldcoWyard," Thistlethwayte said. "We have great opportunities ahead of us as a combined business."
Richard Cranston has also joined the team as the newly appointed Director of U.K. Operations, with additional responsibility for the FleetwoodGoldcoWyard facility in St. Albans, England.
Following 10 years of experience with Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Cranston is returning to the U.K. to oversee the engineering, manufacturing and projects teams at both locations.
"We have a wealth of experienced professionals at CBI and FleetwoodGoldcoWyard," added Neal McConnellogue, Vice President of Sales. "By bringing this team together, we have positioned ourselves to provide 'best-in-class' equipment solutions to our valued clients around the world."
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a diversified global supplier of packaging, corrugating, and paper converting technology, as well as engineering consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries.
Barry-Wehmiller's balanced approach to the market is made possible through 10 interactive divisions:
Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling systems; Barry-Wehmiller Company, manufacturing bottle washers and pasteurizers for more than 120 years;
Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), a pioneer in the creation, development, and integration of advanced information technology and engineering solutions; Design Group, a premier supplier of manufacturing automation
and engineering consulting services;
FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading producer of advanced conveyance technology and material handling equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 100 years;
MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries;
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing advanced converting, printing, and packaging technologies for the tissue, nonwovens, and flexible packaging industries since 1919;
PneumaticScaleAngelus, a global provider for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation; and Thiele Technologies, a leading supplier of placing, bagging, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2008, a combination of organic and acquisition growth is expected to grow Barry-Wehmiller's annual revenues to more than $1 billion for the first time in the company's 122-year history, with more than $300 million in markets outside the U.S.
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