Mike Romano says he was a fish out of water in 2016 and 2017. His pun was unintentional. Although Romano had 10 years of industrial water operational experience at that point, he was new to his Area Sales Manager position and to his territory, which included the southern parts of Texas and Louisiana. “I needed […]
As part of our regular Staff Profile Series, we recently interviewed Justin Pierce, Director of Engineering & Manufacturing at MPW Industrial Services. Having worked with the MPW team his entire career, Justin has been a key player in advancing the company’s engineering department. How did you get your start with MPW? I actually started at […]
MPW Industrial Services earned a certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to build industrial control panels on December 27. MPW is now authorized to fabricate UL-standard panels intended for general use. MPW’s Panel Shop is located in the Technology Center on its Corporate Campus in Hebron, Ohio. MPW designs and constructs panels for process industrial water […]
Industrial Water Division Discuss your branch’s dedication to safety. Sedalia has had 99-100 percent Safety Observation participation for most of the year. We instituted a policy that two individuals per week brief their Safety Observations at a shift change meeting. This brings more awareness and has caused more actionable observations. We also have regular safety […]
Congratulations to MPW driver Kevin Hardy who surpassed 1 million miles in his MPW career in October. Hardy, who has worked for the company for 11 years, is based out of MPW’s Industrial Water Service Center in Sedalia, Mo. Hardy said his favorite parts about working for MPW are the modern, well-kept equipment and making […]
MPW withstanding volatile labor market by investing in training By Jimmy Peck, ICG General Manager and Matthew Dawson, Director of Training & Development The Great Recession of 2008 marked a major turning point in the history of the U.S. labor market. Though the aftermath of a global financial crisis caused unemployment to rise substantially (as high […]
Between July 2017 and June 2018, MPW employees accepted 309 promotions, which is about 10 percent of the company’s total number of employees. In this three-part series, The Leader will publish the stories of MPW employees who have made strides professionally and examine how and why MPW continues to invest in its people. Click here to […]
Port Arthur Service Center. Port Arthur, Texas. Industrial Water Division. Discuss your branch’s dedication to safety. One of our daily reminders during our shift change meetings always includes the phrase “safety, quality, production.” Our belief is if we don’t do our job safely, no amount of quality or production can make up for an injured co-worker. […]
“Throughout his career, Ronnie has been a model employee, making dramatic improvements to Sedalia in employee morale, service and infrastructure.” – Tim Dondero Ronnie Price was pondering a return to Missouri even before his phone rang. It was 2013 and Price had just spent more than 3 years installing industrial water systems and working steam blows […]
“Rod was a key driver in the growth and maturity of the Industrial Water Division. He helped take MPW from a mobile DI trailer company to a full-service water treatment company by selling a number of very large baseload water systems.” — Jared Black Rod Reston, Senior Business Development Manager for MPW’s Industrial Water Division, […]
