Aerial Machine has new production facility in Patrick County
September 23, 2008
Aerial Machine and Tool, located in Vesta, VA (Patrick County) is putting in place another small production facility (Hazard Protection Systems) on Ararat Highway in Ararat, Virginia.
Production operations is expected for about October 13th.
This facility will have approximately 30 employees.
John Marcaccio, President says, "We have not started production there yet because we still have a few things to do on the construction side. We plan on starting operations there by October 13th. Right now we will have about 30+ employees working there and about 20 working on the project here in Vesta. The Ararat facility is considered a satellite production plant and will be concentrating mainly on the production of fire suppression kits for military vehicles."
Tom Bishop, executive Director of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce says,
"We are excited about the additon of new plant facilities in Patrick County and the addition of jobs in the Ararat, VA community. Aerial Machine is a very important company, which is boosting our economic development. Patrick County is a great place to work and live and we are delighted to have new industry to locate here."
The following statement on Aerial's web site says a lot about their philosophy,
"While many US sewing operations have been negatively affected by low cost off-shore alternatives, AERIAL flourishes by focusing on products where quality is the overriding concern---namely products that protect lives. Our customers know that we simply do not cut corners on quality. This is reassuring when lives are in the balance."
The contact information for Aerial Machine and Tool is as follows:
Aerial Machine & Tool
P O Box 222
Vesta, VA 24177
Phone: 276-952-2006
Fax: 276-952-2231
Contact: John Marcaccio
Email: john.marcaccioi@aerialmachineandtool.com
Website: www.aerialmachineandtool.com
Aerial Machine and Tool Corp. is a subsidiary of Aqua Lung America.
Note: picture taken by Tom Bishop, Executive Director Patrick County Chamber of Commerce
