Skokie, IL, April 10, 2014 – Midland Manufacturing, the global leader in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment, and a division of OPW, has appointed Bill Galbreath product manager for general purpose railcar products. In this role, Galbreath will lead all marketing activities, new product development and management for Midland general purpose railcar products.
“Bill has a solid background within the industrial markets, and we are excited to have him take on this new role with the Midland team,” said Kevin Cook, Global Director for Midland Manufacturing. “Midland’s general purpose railcar products include some of the most reliable products in the railcar industry. We’re looking forward to Bill taking them to new heights.”
Prior to joining Midland, Galbreath served as product manager for Crane Composites. His background includes a B.S. in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from Loyola University in Chicago. He will be based out of Midland’s Skokie, IL, headquarters.
Prior to joining Midland, Galbreath served as product manager for Crane Composites. His background includes a B.S. in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from Loyola University in Chicago. He will be based out of Midland’s Skokie, IL, headquarters.
For more information on Midland Manufacturing, please visit our website at:www.midlandmfg.com.
About Midland Manufacturing:
Midland Manufacturing specializes in products used on pressure and general purpose rail tank cars, chemical cargo tanks and ISO containers for the safe handling of toxic materials, chemicals, and food products: bottom and top loading/unloading valves, pressure relief valves, level gauge devices, and monitoring equipment. Midland is part of OPW, the global leader in fully integrated fluid handling, management, monitoring and control solutions for the safe and efficient handling of critical petroleum-derived fluids from the refinery to the commercial and retail points of consumption, including loading systems, rail and transport tank truck equipment, tank gauging equipment and automated fuel management systems, valves and fittings, underground and above ground storage tank equipment, spill containers, overfill prevention devices, secondary containment sumps and flexible piping, fuel dispensing products, including swivels, breakaways, industrial and automatic dispensing nozzles for vapor recovery, gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels, and clean energy fueling nozzles and accessories for LPG, Hydrogen and CNG. OPW also manufactures automated vehicle wash systems. OPW has 1650+ employees with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Brazil, China and India and sales offices around the world. OPW is an operating company within the Fluids segment of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV). For more information visitwww.midlandmfg.com or www.opwglobal.com.
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DeanHouston (agency for OPW)
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