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GROVETOWN, Ga. (May 2014) — GIW Industries is excited to announce a new look and logo as the company unites under the KSB corporate brand. All slurry products have been rebranded under the umbrella of GIW® Minerals. The primary GIW® Minerals
world class products are specially designed centrifugal pumps used to transport a mixture of liquids and solids – commonly referred to as slurry. What this means to customers is well over a century’s worth of experience in pumps and hydrotransport. The KSB global mining team strives to be an innovative partner that provides customers with the best slurry and process solutions. GIW is a global business with the majority of its customers located outside of the USA.
The previous few years have seen a variety of expansion projects designed to improve production efficiencies at KSB’s GIW Industries manufacturing facility. As the result of a recent growth in production, sales, and product endorsement in the mining market, KSB is moving forward with a three‐year multimillion dollar expansion project encompassing its Grovetown and Thomson, Georgia (USA) production facilities. Started in January of this year, the expansion project includes additional foundry and heat treat capacity, along with a new distribution center at the Grovetown production facility. The Thomson production facility will receive upgrades in process flow and the installation of larger equipment. When completed, this expansion will more than triple
the company’s capabilities and provide customers with one of the most advanced slurry pump manufacturing facilities.
The markets served will continue to expand as the need for raw materials increases due to population growth and urbanization. Part of this growth is the need for larger equipment sizes. The current expansion will ensure that KSB’s GIW® Minerals products will be ready for growing market demands. This investment in large casting capacity will provide for the most efficient plant to handle sizeable castings. The expansion will meet the requirements needed for the handling of larger components to allow the company to increase efficiencies while continuing to uphold its world class quality and safety standards.
Why expand? Richard Sterzen, Industrial Engineering Manager at KSB’s GIW Industries facility, explains, “In the entire world, only 10% of iron foundries make white irons, and nobody can make the materials we do. In addition, there are only a few foundries that can manufacture the large casting sizes our customers need.”
The economic impact of KSB on the Grovetown community in Georgia is far reaching. GIW Industries has been in business for well over a century and its facilities have been located in Grovetown and Thomson for 49 years and 40 years respectively. The current
expansion will provide new permanent employee positions, along with a large number of temporary construction jobs over the next 3 to 4 years.
This project is a large investment for the KSB subsidiary, GIW Industries. Long term, this expansion will give GIW® Minerals products a significant advantage in the global mineral processing industry. It will allow the KSB global mining team to continue to provide market leading quality products, services and solutions for its customers.
About KSB and GIW® Minerals
GIW Industries, Inc. was established as a small privately owned foundry and machine shop in 1891. By 1914 the company was supplying slurry pumps to the Florida phosphate industry. Over the years, GIW became known for its severe abrasive handling pumps and began a century of facility expansion and technology growth. In 1996 GIW became a full subsidiary of KSB and in 2014 the GIW® Minerals brand was established.
Through the GIW® Minerals product brand, KSB strives to be an innovative partner that provides you with the best and longest wearing slurry solutions. We are your partner, today and in the future.
