McWane Pipe Strengthens Community Connection; Announces Community Advisory Panel, Forms Steering Committee.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- McWane, Inc. today announced plans to establish a Community Advisory Panel (CAP) to work with the company on improvements to the operations of McWane Pipe, a leader in the cast iron pipe foundry industry. The goal of the CAP will be to maximize the environmental, health, safety, social and economic benefits of the facility's operations by focusing on how it relates to the diverse interests in the Birmingham community. The CAP will consist of a steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun along with a larger group of individuals from a cross section of the Birmingham community, including leaders from the neighborhood surrounding the plant. The company has brought together a steering committee of community leaders to participate on the advisory panel, identify additional members to be invited and help organize the panel to assure that it includes a larger group of individuals who represent a cross section of the Birmingham community and its range of opinions. This includes environmentalists, social activists, educators, health and safety experts, the business community, the neighborhood around the facility, and others. The steering committee is chaired by Dr. Neal R. Berte, Chancellor and President of Birmingham Southern College. Robert Holmes Robert Holmes may refer to: Politicians:
"McWane is an important and longstanding part of the Birmingham community. We have always interacted closely with our neighbors, but this is the first time we've put in place a formal, organized group to help us seek our community's advice and input on our operations and how we can improve lives," said G. Ruffner Page, Jr., president of McWane, Inc., parent company of McWane Pipe. "We initiated a CAP at another of our facilities, in New Jersey, as a pilot program, and the results are already outstanding. The CAP there has made great strides with many different elements of that community, working with us to achieve tangible improvements that benefit everyone involved. Now we want and need to do the same right here in our hometown." In accepting the role of steering committee chairman, Dr. Berte emphasized his view that the CAP's mission must include addressing all of the issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc McWane's operations that are on the community's mind. "McWane has been a major and active corporate citizen in our community for more than eighty years," said Dr. Berte. "The leadership of McWane has expressed a sincere interest in receiving input from a cross section of individuals in the community to improve their total operation and I am pleased to serve with representatives from the community and the management team to assist in achieving this goal." Members of the new advisory panel currently include: Dr. Neal Berte, President and Chancellor, Birmingham Southern College Roald Hazelhoff, Director, Southern Environmental Center Robert Holmes, Senior Vice President, Alabama Power Annetta Nunn, Police Chief, City of Birmingham David Adkisson, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Dr. Peggy Sparks, Birmingham Board of Education Michael Vann, Executive Director, Birmingham Water Board Carol Smitherman, President Pro-Tem, Birmingham City Council Adam Snyder This article is about NFL offensive guard. For the U.S. Representative from Illinois, see Adam W. Snyder. Adam Snyder (born January 30, 1982 in Fullerton, California) is a National Football League offensive guard and tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. , Alabama Rivers Alliance Larry Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] , Black Warrior Black Warrior, river, United States Black Warrior, navigable river, 178 mi (286 km) long, rising in N central Ala. and flowing generally SW to the Tombigbee River. - Cahaba Rivers Land Trust This core group of CAP members will identify others to be invited, including leaders from the neighborhood surrounding the plant. The steering committee hopes to have the full panel developed this month so an organizing meeting can be held in July. About McWane, Inc. McWane, Inc. is a family owned business based in Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. with thirteen iron foundries and related businesses across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. McWane's divisions and those of its subsidiary, Ransom Industries, LP, focus on the safe, environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] manufacturing of ductile iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. pipe, fittings, hydrants and valves. These and other products provide the backbone of vital water distribution and wastewater treatment systems for communities across North America. The company employs more than 7,000 workers in the communities in which it has operations and has a longstanding commitment of support to those communities. For media inquiries regarding McWane, please call (205) 871-9774. |
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