Cinnaminson, New Jersey, May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shelby Mechanical, Inc. one of the mid Atlantic regions fastest growing (and safest) mechanical contracting firms has completed the expansion of its piping division with the hiring of Wayne Hoffmann. Hoffmann, an industry veteran of 33 years will assume the post of Manager of Shelby's piping division.
This expansion makes Shelby a full service mechanical contracting solution for their growing base of clients, who range in size from small independent manufacturers to Fortune 100 power utilities and refinery companies. Shelby's perfect safety record results in an insurmountable combination that is incredibly important to its client/partners.
Hoffmann has overseen work in virtually every heavy industry segment including power generation, refinery, manufacturing, pulp and paper and the chemical industry. Hoffmann's background includes previous experience overseeing projects of incredible complexity and significant size. Projects include a dock improvement project which exceeded 90,000 man hours and which implemented the latest state of the art technology to allow for faster offloading of oil tankers significantly increasing the financial metrics of the facility and optimizing safety.
Mike Bray, Shelby's executive Vice President commented, "I'm thrilled that Wayne choose Shelby Mechanical as his new home - he could have joined any top mechanical contractor on the East Coast but he choose Shelby. This move creates incredible synergy and now allows Shelby to offer a full suite of expertise to our clients including boiler fabrication and maintenance, code welding, electrical contracting, instrumentation, piping (including fabrication), rigging and even storage. This makes Shelby Mechanical a one-stop shop and should result in even more efficiency and value for our clients. We will do everything to make sure clients that follow Wayne to Shelby are well looked after and receive incredible value."
Shelby will manage all disciplines under one roof and the coordination of its management team crosses over disciplines and allows Shelby to carry out work more efficiently and effectively than competitors. And Shelby's will do this while carrying on their legacy of an incredible level of safety.
If you would like to learn more about Shelby's Piping capabilities please visit www.shelbymechanical.com or call Wayne Hoffmann at 856 665 4540. You may e-mail Shelby at WHoffmann@ShelbyMechanical.com.
Shelby Mechanical Inc. is WBE Certified industrial contractor that provides quality boiler repair and maintenance services, piping, rigging, electrical contracting, millwrighting as well as ancillary equipment repairs and mechanical services. Our highly skilled craftsmen perform "code welding" work with the Company the National Board "R" and "NB" Stamp and ASME "S" and "PP" Stamps. Our Piping Fabrication shop produces piping in compliance with the United Association Piping Fabrication Agreement carrying the UA Label. Shelby also has a secure, climate controlled storage facility in close proximity to Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and Washington, DC with shop facilities that are available to its clients.
Shelby's top management has successfully managed challenging, complex projects of almost any size for 30 years and has been involved as a Boilermaker, Project Manager, General Manager, Sr. Project Manager, Vice President, Executive Vice President and President of major construction companies.
Shelby's management team have directly overseen projects that encompass tens of thousands of man hours for a variety of Fortune 100 companies and have worked on recurring work for small industrial clients that only requires several hundred hours. Shelby has done repair, maintenance and new construction at refineries, chemical plants, utility companies, co-generation and petro-chemical plants, and pulp and paper industry facilities.