by Doug Chandler December 16th, 2009
Two of General Cable’s manufacturing facilities and a Philips Lighting plant were named among the winners of IndustryWeek’s annual “Best Plants” awards.
General Cable’s Altoona, Pa., plant, a 198,000-square-foot facility that produces automotive ignition wire sets, is a repeat winner, having been recognized with the same award in 2003. The Altoona plant is joined by General de Cable de Mexico del Norte S.A. de C.V. in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, a 75,000-square-foot plant that produces wire harnesses.
Philips Lighting’s Philips Professional Luminaires plant in Sparta, Tenn., a 300,000-square-foot facility where the company makes 14,000 lighting fixtures a day, won a Best Plants award after having been a finalist in 2007 and 2008. The Philips Respironics plant in Murraysville, Pa., which makes medical devices, also won.
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IndustryWeek’s 2009 Best Plants
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by Jim Lucy December 16th, 2009
Sol Inc. (Palm City, Fla.): This manufacturer of solar lighting products for applications such as area and security lighting, roadways, billboards and transit and shelter lighting has appointed Andy Chaguaceda as its business development manager for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. He brings to Sol 30 years of electrical sales experience, having been previously associated with such companies as Thomas & Betts Utilities and Homac where he held district, regional and international sales positions and has worked with distributors, contractors, factory representatives and engineers in Latin America, the Caribbean and South Florida. He holds an associate’s degree from Ashworth College in Atlanta and will be stationed in Miami to better serve the needs of Sol’s customer base in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
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