Fowler Products is Now the Exclusive Distributor of Zalkin Capping Machinery in Canada


Alex E. Jones Associates, Oakville, Ontario, has been engaged by Fowler Products to oversee sales of new Zalkin machinery within Canada.



ATHENS, Ga. - Fowler Products, powered by Pro Mach, has been designated by sister company Ets André Zalkin, Montreuil L’Argilleì, France, as its value-added, exclusive distributor in Canada. For more than 40 years, Fowler has sold, customized, installed, serviced, and supported Zalkin capping technology in the United States and Caribbean basin. The addition of Canada to Fowler’s area of responsibility is a natural outgrowth of the long term relationship between the two companies.



Zalkin is one of the world’s leading capping machinery manufacturers and produces machines that address the three major categories of cap applications – screw cappers, press/push-on cappers, and roll-on cappers. Every capping machine Zalkin builds is designed to meet the specific requirements of each individual buyer accommodating the wide variety of bottle shapes, closures types, and operating speeds for that application and operating environment.



Fowler Products will provide Canadian customers with such services as electrical control panel design and manufacture to CSA and c-UL standards, design and manufacture of bottle handling equipment, manufacture of Fowler-designed Bulk Cap Feeding Systems and Waterfall Sorters, project management services, equipment integration and factory acceptance testing, machinery installation, equipment training and start up, technical support for Zalkin systems, and supply of replacement parts.



Fowler Products has engaged Alex E. Jones Associates, Oakville, Ontario, to oversee new equipment sales of Zalkin capping machines to Canadian companies in the beverage, chemical, distilled spirits, foods, household products, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. Alex E. Jones Associates is one of the country’s leading manufacturers’ representatives of packaging machinery and systems.



“Zalkin was acquired by Pro Mach in early 2014, making us a sister company to Fowler Products,” said Michel Marion, President of Zalkin. “From our customers’ perspective, it makes sense to expand Fowler’s responsibility for distributing Zalkin’s products into Canada, replacing Newmapack as our sales and support representative.



“From an external perspective, it made similar sense because of the increased capabilities Fowler Products brings to Canadian customers – larger technical support team, larger multi-million dollar replacement parts inventory, recently expanded and updated factory acceptance testing facility with full system integration capabilities, PMMI-certified trainers, and extensive expertise in electrical panel building and machine interface setup.”



Fowler Products will be able to shorten machine startup time due to its extensive capabilities in factory acceptance testing, installation, and training. Canadian customers will also benefit from the North American location of Fowler’s facility and resources for machine integrations and factory acceptance tests.



“The location, size, experience, and responsiveness of Alex E. Jones & Associates will be appreciated by companies looking to purchase state-of-the-art capping machines,” said Randy Uebler, Vice President and General Manager, Fowler Products.



For new Zalkin equipment sales and value-added support services, contact:



New equipment sales in Eastern Canada              Alex E. Jones & Associates

                                                                                     Montreal, Quebec, office

                                                                                     Stephane Morin 514-942-8790

                                                                                     Smorin@aejque.com

                                                                                     Christian Charbonneau 514-409-6864

                                                                                     Charbonneau@aejque.com



New equipment sales in Central Canada             Alex E. Jones & Associates

                                                                                   Oakville, Ontario, office

                                                                                   Paul Duke 905-339-8467

                                                                                   pduke@alexejones.ca

                                                                                  Gerry Cellucci 905-339-8464

                                                                                  gcellucci@alexejones.ca

                                                                                  Rick Topp 905-815-7734

                                                                                  rick@shawpak.com

                                                                                  Larry Swift 905-330-9886 

                                                                                  larry@shawpak.com



New equipment sales in Western Canada           Alex E. Jones & Associates

                                                                                   Edmonton, Alberta, office

                                                                                   Nigel Turnpenny 780-224-0776

                                                                                   nigel@shawpak.com



Flower Products technical support for                   Doug Harman – Service Manager

Zalkin and Fowler equipment                                  Fowler Products

                                                                                   Athens,GA USA 

                                                                                   dharman@fowelrproducts.com

                                                                                   706-549-3300 Ext. 176



Zalkin and Fowler Products spare parts              Jeff May – Parts Sales Supervisor

                                                                                  Fowler Products

                                                                                  Athens, GA USA

                                                                                  support@fowlerproducts.com

                                                                                  706-549-3300 Ext 160



Fowler Products Conversions and Retrofits      Fowler Products

                                                                                Athens, GA USA

                                                                                David Roberts 706-549-3300 x 174

                                                                                droberts@fowlerproducts.com

                                                                                Leonard Smith 706-549-3300 x 198

                                                                                lsmith@fowlerproducts.com



Fowler After Hours Support                                 706-549-3300 Ext. 5



For more information about Zalkin high-speed capping machinery and Fowler cap sorting and feeding systems, visit the Fowler Products website, www.FowlerProducts.com.



About Fowler Products



Fowler Products manufactures Fowler/Zalkin high-speed capping machinery and Fowler cap sorting and feeding systems. Fowler’s quality equipment serves the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, personal care, household goods, and distilled spirits industries. The company is headquartered in Athens, Georgia.



About Pro Mach



Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse companies. Through its brands, Pro Mach provides product packaging and processing equipment, PMMI certified training, installation, parts, and service in Bottling & Capping, Primary Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Material Handling, Identification & Tracking, and End-of-Line Packaging.



Pro Mach has a diverse customer base, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, which depend on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced equipment and integrated solution sets. Pro Mach is headquartered near Cincinnati, Ohio, with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. For more information about Pro Mach, visit www.ProMachInc.com.



Contact: John Eklund

jeklund@ProMachInc.com

704-944-5340

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