GE Appliances Contracts SilMan Industries Material Handling Group
West Coast-based material-handling integrator deepens Midwest footprint
San Leandro, Calif.: GE Appliances, a Haier company, has contracted SilMan Industries to support upgrades to their Louisville, Kentucky operations. The project will be executed by SilMan’s Material Handling Division and will utilize their design, engineering and installation resources. This is SilMan’s first contract with GE Appliances, which will be managed from their Bardstown, Ky. office.
About the Project
The undertaking will run parallel to daily operations, requiring no down-time. Scope for the contract includes controls (hardware, software, and programming), installation of new equipment and modifications to, and integration with, existing equipment.
Camron Franklin, SilMan’s account manager for the project, said, “our team’s in-house knowledge-set was key to winning this contract, bringing unique insights to GE’s operation.” Noting the firm’s national growth strategy, David Rebata, who leads the material handling division, added “this contract is a great fit for our skillset and helps communicate our capabilities to this vibrant industrial community.”
SilMan Industries has a long history serving large-scale manufacturing companies in mid-west and mid-south states, including market-leading manufacturers Toyota, Beam Suntory, Brown-Forman and Fruit of the Loom.
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About GE Appliances
GE Appliances is no stranger to investment in competitiveness and innovation. Recent advances include being the first appliance manufacturer to connect home applianeces via Wi-Fi and smart devices, such as Amazon Echo. They were named “Smart Appliance Company of the Year” for 2019 by IoT Breakthrough. GE Appliances is also making bold moves in their distribution operations.
About SilMan
SilMan Industries (previously SilMan Construction) is based in San Leandro, California.
Founded in 2008, the firm operates nationwide in three divisions – Construction, Material Handling and Site Services – and partners with “best in class” companies in the Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Public Works sectors.
For more information, please visit www.silmanindustries.com/about.
