Industrial Water Media
Problem
A Kansas manufacturing plant was forced to shut down after unusually high sodium levels in the Kansas River led to increased salinity in city water. Conductivity of the city water also increased from 500 µS/cm to 1,600 µS/cm. This heightened water conductivity was problematic
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It is no secret that the power sector has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Stricter government regulations, environmental pressures and tighter budgets have transformed the way energy is produced and consumed, encouraging industry leadership to rethink age-old processes. However, certain industry standards remain constant
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Mike Romano says he was a fish out of water in 2016 and 2017. His pun was unintentional.
Mike Romano
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
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MPW’s Mike Morosko (foreground), Kyle Dillon (back left) and Larry Lee (back right) construct control panels in the Technology Center.
MPW Industrial Services earned a certification from Electrical Testing Laboratories (ETL) to build industrial control panels on December 27. MPW is now authorized to fabricate ETL-standard panels intended for general use. MPW’s Panel Shop
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Justin Pierce
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?
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Industrial Water Division
Sedalia employees (from left:) Nick Semler, Chris Long, William (Zech) Johnson and Kent Gordon.
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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