Valmont Industries, a designer and manufacturer of engineered products that support infrastructure and agriculture, announced Monday it would build a hot-dip zinc galvanizing facility on an 11-acre site in Midland.
The planned facility will be 120,000 square-feet and will serve multiple markets in Western Pennsylvania.
Construction will begin before the end of the first quarter, and the facility will be operational by early 2020.
A 54-foot kettle located in Valmont’s Brenham, Texas, galvanizing facility will be moved to Midland location and retrofitted into the building.
The company also recently purchased all the outstanding shares of Houston-based United Galvanizing, a hot-dip zinc galvanizing and CorroCote services company.
“United Galvanizing has been a respected name in the Houston market for many years,” said Stephen G. Kaniewski, Valmont Industries president and CEO, said. “With this acquisition and the construction of our new galvanizing facility in Pennsylvania, we strengthen our North America presence in the Coatings business and continue to execute on the growth strategies outlined at our 2018 Investor Day. By utilizing existing assets at our Brenham facility, we further demonstrate our commitment to smart capital management as we pursue strategic geographic expansion.”
When the transactions are completed, Valmont will have 38 locations worldwide.