BRISTOL, Va. — Strongwell (USA) announces the promotion of Josh Maggert to vice president, Minnesota and Mexico Operations, effective October 1, 2023.
Maggert will hold responsibility for the operational management of the company’s Chatfield, Minnesota, and Apodaca, Mexico, manufacturing facilities, and will continue to report to the president and CEO. He began his career with Strongwell in 2007 and most recently served as general manager of the Minnesota and Mexico Operations. Maggert has also served as plant manager, manufacturing and engineering manager, engineering manager and process engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in composite materials engineering from Winona State University, and resides in Winona, Minnesota, with his wife and two sons.
David Oakley, Strongwell’s president and CEO, said of the promotion, “Josh has proven his ability to lead our operations, successfully overseeing our Chatfield and Apodaca operations through the recent Covid and supply chain crises. His leadership was instrumental in Strongwell’s success in those times, and I have complete confidence in his ability to help position our company for continued successful, strategic growth.”
Strongwell’s manufacturing facility in Chatfield specializes in the production of pultruded fiberglass grating and handrail, and is also well-known for its line of fiberglass tool handles. The Chatfield location also has significant capability in custom structural fabrication of fiberglass structures.
Chatfield’s products include DURADEK®, a standard line of high-strength fiberglass grating; DURAGRID® custom fiberglass grating; SAFRAIL™ handrail and ladder systems; custom pultrusions reinforced with glass or carbon fibers; and tool handles and small diameter tubing and rods.
The design and fabrication of structures built with pultruded fiberglass components are also conducted at the Chatfield facility. These structures include bridge decks, buildings, handrail systems, platforms and walkways, raised floor systems, rooftop cellular communication screening facades and structures, structures and components for offshore oil platforms, and structures for water/wastewater applications.
Strongwell’s manufacturing facility in Apodaca, Mexico, specializes in production of pultruded ladder rail.
For more information on Strongwell, visit www.strongwell.com.
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Headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, Strongwell is the world’s leading pultruder of fiber reinforced polymer composites. The company has pultrusion manufacturing facilities in Bristol, Virginia; Abingdon, Virginia; Chatfield, Minnesota; and Apodaca, Mexico. Strongwell is a financially strong, privately held company, producing products including structural shapes, grating, handrail, structural building panels, decking systems, composite armor, ladder rail, and many OEM products for its diverse customer base. To learn more about Strongwell, please visit www.strongwell.com.
Barry Myers | Corporate Director, Marketing and Communications
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