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Alton Jamison Joins Teadit Outside Sales Team
Alton Jamison has joined the Teadit North America Outside Sales Team . Alton will be located in Baton Rouge area in the role of Sales Engineer . He will have the responsibility of supporting customers and commercial interests in the Southeast Louisiana , Southern Alabama , and Mississippi Region . Alton brings strong technical knowledge and gasket training skills that will make him a top resource for his customers and experience creating , advancing , and closing sales opportunities that make him an outstanding addition to Teadit ’ s Outside Sales team .
Alton is a degreed mechanical engineer from Old Dominion University with nine years of experience in the gasket distribution business . His most recent role was Director of Fluid Sealing Products at Bra- nham Corporation and before that he was a Sales Engineer with VSP Technologies . He additionally has received his master ’ s degree in leadership and completed his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training at Villanova University .
Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contracts Valued in Excess of USD $ 220 Million to Support Critical U . S . Naval Defence Platforms
FloWorks Acquires Flotech
FloWorks International LLC , a specialty flow control distribution platform announced it has acquired Flotech , Inc ., a value-added distributor and servicer of industrial valves .
Founded in 1961 , Flotech is a distributor and servicer of industrial valves and automation solutions across the Southeast , with three locations in Jacksonville , FL , Charleston , SC , and Mobile , AL . The Company ’ s family of products includes industrial and isolation valves , gate valves , globe valves , check valves , actuation and controls , and safety and relief valves , among others . Flotech also provides a full range of service offerings , including valve maintenance , automation and actuation , heat exchanger maintenance , and testing and certification . The Flotech management team , including CEO Caleb Goelz and President John Allen , will continue with the Company .
Together with Flotech , FloWorks will have over 50 global branches , all strategically located in key markets to support customers focused on the chemical , sanitary , utility , refining , integrated circuit fabrication , pulp and paper , power generation , municipal , microelectronics , life sciences , food & beverage , agriculture , and general industrial end markets .
“ We are excited to add Flotech to the FloWorks platform to better serve our customers by expanding our product of-
fering to include pressure relief valves and services ,” said Scott Jackson , President and CEO of FloWorks . “ This combination provides an exciting opportunity to strengthen both Flotech ’ s and FloWorks ’ long history in the pulp and paper , power generation , and municipal and wastewater end markets . We are excited to partner with Caleb and John to build upon the great foundation built by the Goelz family .”
“ Flotech has experienced tremendous success since our founding , and with the backing of FloWorks and Clearlake we will be able to accelerate our compelling growth plan ,” said Mr . Goelz . “ We are confident that this transaction will provide our customers with access to greater resources while offering the same attention to detail , ingenuity , and sense of urgency in providing state of the art solutions to challenging problems . The future is bright for the Flotech team , our suppliers , and our customers .”
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it has been awarded contracts valued in excess of USD $ 220 million to provide propulsion valves , pumps , and advanced instrumentation and control systems for the U . S . Navy ’ s Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarine , Columbia-class submarine and Ford-class aircraft carrier programs . The awards were received from Bechtel Plant Machinery , Inc . ( BPMI ) and General Dynamics Electric Boat to support ship construction , spare parts and submarine back-fit procurements .
“ Curtiss-Wright is proud to have been awarded these important naval defence contracts , building upon our long-standing relationship with the U . S . Nuclear Navy and reflecting our ongoing support of these critical naval defence platforms , which continue to receive strong Congressional support ,” said Lynn M . Bamford , Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation . “ We look forward to delivering the most advanced , reliable and vital technologies and remain well-positioned to benefit from the continued expansion of our U . S . naval fleet .”
Curtiss-Wright is performing this work at its facilities in New York and Pennsylvania within the Company ’ s Defence Electronics and Naval & Power Segments . Engineering and manufacturing have commenced and will continue through 2026 .
For over 60 years , Curtiss-Wright has ensured safe , reliable operations by supplying innovative , high-performance products for every nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier commissioned by the U . S . Navy . In addition , Curtiss-Wright technologies , such as power-dense motors and enhanced valve designs , enable more efficient operations , reduce manpower and cost , and increase safety . For more information on Curtiss-Wright ’ s Defense Electronics Segment and Naval & Power Segment products for the U . S . Navy , please visit www . cwdefense . com or www . curtisswright . com / organization / naval-power /, respectively .
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