New Parts and Service Office Opened in Kentucky to Support Pennsylvania Crusher,
Gundlach Equipment Corporation and Jeffrey Rader Corporation
Broomall, PA – January 3, 2012 – Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach Crushers and Jeffrey Rader Corporation announce the opening of a new parts and sales support center in Kentucky. This office was opened to service the growing demand for parts and service in the West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky regions and it a stocked warehouse with sales and service capabilities. Managing the efforts of this location is Rick McComas.
Mr. McComas has over 25 years experience in the coal industry and is qualified not only in direct sales, but also service of equipment, parts and replacement parts. In addition Rick has worked in designing handling, conveying and power generation systems, which provided him with an extensive background coal crusher and blending. After serving in the military, Mr. McComas began inside technical support in manufacturing industrial and power generation equipment in the North East. Later, he worked in outside sales engineering for power generation and mining, specifically in Prep Plant and Power Plants.
Being able to offer local sales and support services to this fast growing base of customers and prospects in this particular region allows Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach Equipment Corporation and Jeffrey Rader Corporation the advantage of Factory hands-on in-field customer service that customers in the area haven’t had until now. While we still use some of our traditional sales channels, Ricks focus as a direct employee of the group is to ensure our customers receive the “Best in Class” equipment support.
"We have seen substantial growth in our customer base and level of interest in our parts and equipment," said Doug Sublett, Vice President of Power and Mining. "Since the market potential for our equipment and parts is significant in this region, we have opened a new office in Kentucky to strengthen our presence and support.”
This Kentucky warehouse is the ninth location for the group, with other locations in: Broomall and Cuyahoga Falls Pennsylvania; Woodruff, South Carolina; Belleville, Illinois; Stockholm, Sweden; British Colombia, Canada; Quebec, Canada; and Beijing, China.
Rick McComas supports West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Virginia and Southeastern Ohio. He can be reached at (304)751-6403 or via e-mail at rmccomas@gundlachcrushers.com
The Size Reduction Group (SRG) is comprised of three companies/brand names: Pennsylvania Crusher Corporation, Gundlach Equipment Corporation and Jeffrey Rader Corporation. The Size Reduction Group (“SRG”) specializes in bulk material handling equipment and crushing machinery.
Pennsylvania Crusher Corporation is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of crushing machinery and replacement parts, globally serving industries such as power generation, mining, cement plants, food and chemical processing, the glass industry and many others.
Gundlach Equipment Corporation is a leading manufacturer of size reduction equipment, globally serving industries such as coal, steel, chemical, petroleum coke, mineral salts and electric power.
Jeffrey Rader Corporation is a leader in size reduction and process equipment for the pulp and paper market. Jeffrey Rader designs and manufactures material handling equipment and systems to mechanically unload, convey, lift and handle materials for the pulp & paper, forest products, energy generation, petrochemical, resource recovery, cement and recycling industries.
The companies comprising the Size Reduction Group are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI), which is based in Indiana.