OMAHA, Neb., April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmont
Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), is a
global leader, designing and manufacturing highly engineered
products that support global infrastructure development and
agricultural productivity. Valmont's Global Coatings Segment is an
industry leader in providing services that protect against
corrosion, improve appearance and lengthen the service lives of
steel and other metal products.
Valmont's Coatings Segment won an unprecedented seven
"Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing" awards, of fifteen total
categories, in the annual event sponsored by the American
Galvanizing Association (AGA). Competition for the 15 awards
included 129 impressive projects from galvanizers around the world,
submitted to an independent panel of architects and engineers for
consideration. The winning Valmont submissions include:
In the "Original Equipment Manufacturing" category, the SAFER
Barrier project was recognized, submitted by Valmont's Birmingham
and Columbia Galvanizing facilities. The new barrier is known
as SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) and has been
installed at all oval courses and several road courses utilized by
NASCAR and INDYCAR tracks, continuing a focus on improved driver
safety.
Valmont's Tampa Galvanizing facility was recognized in both the
"Food and Agriculture" and "Civic Contribution" categories.
In the "Food and Agriculture" category, its submission of a large
greenhouse project is leading the way in protecting Florida's critical citrus crops. Under
"Civic Contribution," galvanizing at the Myakka City Lemur Reserve
is helping protect that increasingly endangered animal.
In the "Electrical, Utility & Communication" category,
Valmont's Oklahoma Galvanizing facility was recognized with its
submission for a newly designed transmission support
structure.
In the "Transportation" category Valmont's Miami Galvanizing
facility was the winner for its work on the Miami-Dade Expressway
Toll Plaza, (Dolphin Expressway), in Florida.
Valmont Coatings' Calwest Galvanizing facility also merited two
awards. They were top in the "Artistic" category with the
submission of a large sculpture of a mammoth for the City of San
Jose Public Art Collection in collaboration with the City Trails
Program (see picture). In the "Duplex" category (paint over
hot dip galvanizing) the 101 Freeway pedestrian overcrossing in
Los Angeles, California was
recognized.
Rick Cornish, Group President of
Valmont's Global Coatings Segment, commented, "Valmont Coatings is
honored to have received the seven 'Excellence Awards in Hot-Dip
Galvanizing' awards this year. What is most exciting about this
competition is the novel applications for our industry's services
and how these submissions promote demand for hot dip galvanizing."
Valmont Coatings operates 33 facilities, in 6 countries, with 2,000
employees around the world.
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