ROCK HILL, SC – JULY 8, 2008 – EBARA Fluid Handling officially broke ground on Wednesday , July 9, at for the 36,000 square foot expansion of its sales, production and testing facility located at 1651 Cedar Line Drive, Rock Hill. Executives from EBARA International Corporation, EBARA Fluid Handling, local officials, construction and architectural representatives attended the ceremony.
The project will double the current facility size, cost approximately $3.2M and will take an estimated eight months to complete. Water and wastewater pumps will be built, tested and shipped from this location to distributors throughout North and South America.
The expansion supports the company’s product extension to now offer standard submersible pumps up to 150HP with larger pumps planned for the future. When complete, the facility will include a new 81,000 gallon computer-aided testing area capable of handling large-scale pump models both in wet and dry pit configurations up to 350 horsepower.
“The expansion of our facility is greatly needed in order to support our growth and the changing needs of the pump market segments we compete in,” said Martin Perlmutter, President, EBARA Fluid Handling. “The additional space will be used to expand our product offerings and support our growing customer needs.”
Perlmutter continued, “This investment by EBARA Corporation demonstrates the collective confidence in our stability and the economic health of our operations in the US.”
Rick Thompson, project manager for the expansion, added, “This expansion will allow our facility to function much more efficiently and the added capacity will offer an opportunity for our employees to produce equipment here locally that is currently produced elsewhere.”
William E. Bruce, Charlotte, NC served as the architect for the project and the construction will be managed by J.M. Cope Construction Company, Inc., Rock Hill, SC.
EBARA Fluid Handling, the US sales and service subsidiary of EBARA Corporation, Japan, provides engineered pump, pump products and related services for the water, wastewater, sewage, commercial, industrial and municipal industries offering reliable product knowledge, application expertise and responsive support including aftermarket replacement parts services. With over 50 subsidiaries in 17 countries and annual sales exceeding $5B, EBARA Corporation is one of the world’s largest, leading pump manufacturers. EBARA Fluid Handling maintains inventory that allows it to assemble, test, and ship pump units, offering a 24-hour quick-ship program for stainless steel stock pumps and parts and 3 to 5 days on cast iron submersible pumps up to 60 HP. Additional information about EBARA Fluid Handling and its products is available on-line at www.pumpsebara.com or www.ebara.co.jp/en/ (EBARA Corporation, Japan).
For more information, contact:
Rick Thompson
Operations Manager
EBARA Fluid Handling
(803) 327-5005
rthompson@pumpsebara.com
Updates regarding the facility expansion will be posted to this website.
