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 905-330-9886Â
                                                                                  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 USAÂ
                                                                                  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