Siemens acquires Service Guide, Inc.
01.07.2013, 01:03• Rolling mill repair and refurbishing specialist expands Siemens’ service portfolio in North America
Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of Service Guide, Inc., an Ohio-based company that has provided repair and refurbishing services for steel and aluminum mills since 1964. The agreement includes three of the company’s four local operating facilities in Warren and Cortland, Ohio. The fourth facility, Oakes Foundry, will continue to be owned by the Oakes Family Trust. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.
The acquired facilities provide the steel industry with repair and refurbishing services, as well as the manufacture and sale of spare parts and components. Service Guide, Inc. customers are based in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Headquartered in Cortland, Ohio, Service Guide, Inc. will be fully integrated into the Metals Technologies Business Unit and Customer Services Division of the Siemens Industry Sector. The acquired Siemens facilities will continue to operate from their current locations, and approximately 110 employees have joined the Siemens business structure.
“The acquisition of Service Guide Inc. will continue to enhance Siemens’ capabilities, allowing us to provide a more complete spectrum of service products for our customers,” said Gabriel Royo, Vice President, Metallurgical Services, Siemens Industry, Inc. “Combining these portfo lios provides steel and aluminum mill customers with a single source for components and equipment services.”
“Siemens’ resources and access to worldwide markets are key components to growing the business and increasing its global footprint,” said Service Guide President Emeritus Grant Oakes. “We look forward to merging our long-term customer relationships and service expertise in the metals industry with the Siemens portfolio.”
For further information on services for steel mills, rolling mills and processing lines, please visit www.siemens.com/metals
Service Guide, Inc. is a leading industrial maintenance service shop for steel and aluminum mills and mining. The company manufactures and repairs a wide variety of parts including chocks, spindles, couplings, roll force cylinders, bearings, mill rolls, copper rolls, guides and liners. Headquarter ed in Cortland, Ohio, Service Guide, Inc. employs 140 team members and has 393,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is the world’s leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers. With end-to-end automation technology and industrial software, solid vertical-market expertise, and technology-based services, the Sector enhances its customers’ productivity, efficiency, and flexibility. With a global workforce of more than 100,000 employees, the Industry Sector comprises the Divisions Industry Automation, Drive Technologies and Customer Services as well as the Business Unit Metals Technologies. For more information, visit www.siemens.com/industry
The Metals Technologies Business Unit (Linz, Austria), part of the Siemens Industry Sector, is one of the world’s leading life-cycle partners for the metallurgical industry. The Business Unit offers a comprehensive technology, modernization, product and service portfolio as well as in tegrated automation and environmental solutions covering the entire life cycle of plants. For more in formation, visit www.siemens.com/metals
The Siemens Customer Services Division combines the worldwide service activities of the Siemens Industry Sector in the Product Lifecycle Services and Value Services Business Units. The division provides product-related services as well as services to improve the availability, reliability and productivity of industrial processes. A wide-ranging portfolio of environmental solutions helps industrial companies to use energy, water and equipment efficiently, reduce emissions and comply with environmental guidelines. For more information, visit www.usa.siemens.com/services
Based on Siemens (Industry Sector, Metals Technologies) information
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