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We Cover Your Infrastructure® MUNICIPAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACCESS SOLUTIONS CORPORATE CAPABILITIES WE COVER YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE ® A of Innovation Family TraditionEast Jordan Iron Works, Inc. has been a part of the East Jordan, Michigan, community for over 125 years. William E. Malpass and his father-in-law, Richard W. Round, established the foundry November 8, 1883, to service the area’s booming lumber industry. At the time, the foundry produced castings for machine parts, ship parts, agricultural uses, and eventually railroads. Soon after the company was founded, W.E. Malpass called upon his brother James, a journeyman machinist in England, to join the firm. When the lumbering era came to a close, EJIW expanded into new markets allowing continued success in changing times. The company shifted to the production of street castings, water works valves, and fire hydrants. In the 1920s and 30s William E. gradually transferred management to his three sons, William Henry “Will” Malpass, Richard Ward “Dick” Malpass, and Theodore Edward “Ted” Malpass. As technology advanced during the 1950s and 60s, the third generation of leadership emerged. Will’s son, W.E. “Bill” Malpass, and Ted’s son, F. Bruce Malpass, converted the foundry to a completely automated, high-pressure molding line known as the Taccone Line. The new highly sophisticated equipment maximized production capabilities for the foundry. Since the mid-1980s the business has been led by the fourth generation: Fred Malpass, son of Bill Malpass, and Tracy and Tad Malpass, sons of F. Bruce Malpass. They have trans- formed EJIW into an international leader of construction castings by modernizing its facili- ties, acquiring and establishing additional branch operations, and developing an umbrella of companies known as the EJ Group®. The EJ Group®, along with EJIW, have a world wide presence with products in over 100 nations. Currently, several members of the fifth generation are successfully working in different capacities within the company. William E. and James Malpass 1968 1993 1995 1996 1997 Acquisition: Acquisition: Acquisition: Acquisition: Acquisition: The Madison B&C Utility Vulcan Foundry Dewey Brothers Higgins Foundry & Foundry Company Baltimore, MD Denham Springs, LA Goldsboro, NC Supply Company Cleveland, OH Atlanta, GA In 1973, Charlie Founded in 1965, Vulcan Dewey Brothers, Inc. Established in Cleveland Burrier and Dick Foundry was one of the was a gray iron foundry Higgins Foundry Co. in 1893, The Madison Cramer formed first semi-automated founded in 1885. It operated in Atlanta, Foundry Company B & C Utility Supply. construction casting was a major manufac- Georgia, 1919 - 1982. specialized in manu- B & C developed producers in the deep turer of construction When the foundry facturing municipal into the leading south. Originally built and utility castings for closed in 1982, it began casting designs for area distributor of castings to serve the Louisiana the North and South purchasing construction cities and the Ohio in Maryland, Dela- market, the company Carolina markets. castings for resale from Department of High- ware, Washington DC, rapidly expanded When the foundry Vulcan Foundry. Hig- ways. This acquisition Northern Virginia and its product line to ceased operation in gins was the primary allowed EJIW to enter Southern Pennsylvania. meet local specifica- 1996, EJIW acquired supplier of drainage the greater Cleveland tions used across the its name, patterns and and construction cast- market and expand southern United States. production tooling. ings for the greater sales throughout Ohio. Atlanta marketplace. Acquisition: Moved to New Facility: Acquisition: Acquisition: Acquisition: Western Iron EJIW Water Products Southern Foundry Cavanagh Foundry C&C Supply Works, Inc. East Jordan, MI Company Birr, Ireland Denver, CO San Angelo, TX Raleigh, NC Since the 1920s, EJIW Cavanagh Foundry Ltd. Located in Commerce Western Iron Works, Inc. has manufactured fire Southern Foundry has operated an iron City, Colorado, C & C was founded in 1923 in hydrants and valves for Company was located foundry in Birr, Ireland, began operations in San Angelo, Texas. It municipal water systems. in Apex, North Caro- for over 200 years. 1985. They sold cast- became the principal In 1998, the Water Prod- lina, and dates back to Cavanagh is a lead- ings and serviced the supplier of construc- ucts operation moved to 1925 until 1984, when ing manufacturer and Denver and Colorado tion castings in Texas a state-of-the-art facility a fire destroyed the supplier of high quality markets. Specialty and the southwestern in East Jordan, Michigan. plant and equipment. manhole covers, grat- items were built in U.S. In September 1998, This facility features mod- It continued to be the ings and frames to the their steel fabrication EJIW purchased the ern machine tools, spe- primary supplier of construction, water, shop. EJIW continues inventories, catalog, cial coating facilities, and castings in the Raleigh civil engineering, to operate the fabrica- customer lists, orders, an automated assembly market by purchasing telecommunications, tion shop and supply trademarks, patterns, and testing area for fire and distributing castings cable TV, and energy the Colorado markets. and the licensed name. hydrants and valves. from other foundries. industries of Ireland. 1998 1998 2000 2000 2001 MISSION We are a family-owned company supplying access solutions for the world’s infrastructure VISION The global leader in infrastructure access solutions VALUES Safety Honesty and integrity Respect for others Environmental responsibility Quality and excellence Family and community Safety Policy Environmental Policy Quality Policy EJIW is committed to provide a EJIW is committed to operate the EJIW is committed to meeting or safe and healthy work environment business in full compliance with the exceeding customer expectations. for all employees. Employees will letter and spirit of environmental We will achieve this objective follow all safety rules and work laws and regulations. Facilities will through continuous review and proactively to reduce the risk of strive for continuous environmental improvement of the quality injury to themselves and their improvement and use production management system effectiveness. fellow employees. No task is so processes and controls that minimize important that it needs to be the impact to the environment. performed in an unsafe manner. Leadership The big thing that separates us from our competitors is our people and their ability to operate in a credible manner, selling quality products, and focusing on the customer. We’ve been able to do this because of the stability and history of the company. Our employees are honest, “ straightforward, and operate in a position of trust with our customers and with each other . that’s the real strength of our company. “ e extend our thanks to our customers, employees, and suppliers for their continued loyalty to East Jordan Iron Works. EJIW has established a solid base of loyal customers by providing quality products in a timely and Wresponsive manner. As we strive to continuously improve our products and business procedures “ we hope to meet the needs of our customers, employees, vendors, communities and shareholders. Thank you for specifying and purchasing East Jordan Iron Works products. — Fred Malpass, Tracy Malpass, Tad Malpass “ Employees I don’t think it’s a surprise that the company’s been in business this long. I think it takes a commitment of the owners and the company to produce a good product, and they have “ done that. They are committed to the environ- ment and to their employees. They’ve done a good job and we’re glad to be a part of it. growth “ integrity commitment honesty and ethics family-owned legacy investment in employees core values shared technologies environmental concerns modern designs customer focus Foundry Facilities East Jordan East Jordan Iron Works manufacturing facilities are the most modern and efficient in the world. Established in 1883, the East Jordan, Michigan, facility has seen numerous upgrades and reinvestment to achieve twenty-first century performance. EJIW’s automated, high volume facilities enable us to provide quality products in a timely, efficient manner, world wide. Two additional facili- ties, the Hydrant and Valve Assembly and Machine Shop and a state-of-the-art Pattern Shop, are located in East Jordan, Michigan. Every aspect of operation is designed and evaluated by engineers and maintained by highly trained maintenance personnel, keeping all processes performing at peak levels. Ardmore Located in Ardmore, Oklahoma, this new world-class production facility opened for operation in 2001. EJIW- Ardmore utilizes the best horizontal parted molding line for the manufac- turing of street castings and features the best environmental control tech- nology available. Product lines at this foundry include manhole covers and frames, utility covers, drainage grates, light iron components, tree grates, and trench grating. Take a virtual tour of our Ardmore Foundry at www.ejiw.com/tour-our-foundry-98/ A new large molding line was installed in 2009. The line has helped better utilize the melting and manufacturing capability at the East Jordan facility. It was built to produce molds with up to 76” long by 60” wide flask sizes. It completely automates pattern changing, sprue cutting, vent drilling and flask clamping. Manufacturing Capabilities Continuous reinvestment in our production facilities has allowed us to become a leader in the construction
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