BE&K Engineering Company To Design Furnace Rebuild for Owens Corning.Business Editors BIRMINGHAM, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 BE&K Engineering Company announced today that they will design and manage a furnace furnace, enclosed space for the burning of fuel. There are many kinds of furnaces, the type depending upon the fuel and the use to which the heat produced within it is put. Most familiar are the furnaces used in the heating of buildings. rebuild project at the Jackson TN Owens Corning Owens Corning Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. The company was spun off as a separate entity November 1, 1938. facility. BE&K Engineering will provide engineering, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , and construction management services. The furnace rebuild is scheduled for completion in April, 2004. The redesigned facility will support the processing of a proprietary technology, an Owens Corning innovation. BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, power, and telecommunications industries. Forbes ranks BE&K among the "Top 500 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the U.S." and Engineering News Record magazine consistently ranks BE&K among the Top Contractors and Designers in the world. Currently celebrating its 30-year anniversary, BE&K has also been recognized as a construction industry leader in family friendly business practices and it was recently honored as a Diversity Champion by Working Mother magazine. For more information on BE&K: please contact Robin Paulding at (205) 972-6688 or visit the company website at www.bek.com.newsroom1.html for other company news and related graphic files. |
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