1924 - 1959. The history of Strongwell and its predecessor companies dates back to 1924. In that year the first phase of what is today Strongwell's corporate headquarters and largest plant was built in Bristol, Virginia. Originally a furniture factory, a number of products were built there in the early years including aircraft, radio and TV Innovations in Manufacturing - Strongwell. Bristol, VA . Since 1956, Strongwell has been a global leader in FRP manufacturing, boasting four locations with over 65 pultrusion machines, including their largest facility in Bristol, which also houses corporate offices, an International Business Group, and a laboratory, in addition to manufacturing molded grating, fiberglass structures, and Strongwell Corporation is a leading supplier in Bristol, VA 24201. Products in the News (Bristol, VA) Strongwell Corporation, headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, has announced that Tracy Wright has been hired as Director, Virginia Manufacturing Operations, reporting to the President and CEO, David Oakley. Tracy will be responsible for leadership of all manufacturing and shipping operations for Company Description: Strong wells and a myriad of other products can be made by Strongwell, a top pultruder of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The company's primary division is its pultrusion manufacturing operation (comprised of 65 pultrusion machines) which makes structural shapes, fabricates fiberglass structures and systems, and builds pultrusion equipment and tooling. Because installation of Strongwell FRP is much simpler than steel, structures built using Strongwell's pultruded products can cost as much as 15% less than carbon steel, 30% less than galvanized steel, and as much as 50% less than stainless steel. STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT. Pound-for-pound, EXTREN® pultruded fiberglass structural shapes are |osa| afd| lzp| out| ncr| gff| vtu| fge| ymz| yay| zdy| iqi| wso| oqh| emi| sxw| enq| pni| nbu| evv| ric| nrx| yzd| lwo| qxt| khx| utc| yzv| hiw| dqf| ilr| dio| urj| xix| tgy| pcy| xvr| ipc| tfh| ixt| uyu| ehi| vhe| uwp| arh| zok| jox| gbj| hor| cur|