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We are happy to announce that construction is complete on the division headquarters, after several months of work on the SCAFCO Grain Systems manufacturing plant and office building.
In late June, SCAFCO Grain Systems employees moved back to the improved offices at 5400 E Broadway Avenue. During the expansion, office employees worked off-site from the former SCAFCO Steel Stud office while shop employees worked around construction crews.
The newly expanded manufacturing plant and office building has nearly doubled the area that SCAFCO Grain Systems has to operate, which will help us to perform more efficiently and meet our customers’ needs better. Furthermore, the expanded office will accommodate the additional space required for our growing staff.
SCAFCO Grain Systems recently recognized the company’s top performing dealers for the year 2013. The recognition went to the dealerships that demonstrated exceptional customer service and exceeded sales projections for the year.
While it would be SCAFCO’s desire to have a relationship with each customer, time, volume and distances around the world preclude this. However, SCAFCO dealers do a fantastic job of representing SCAFCO Grain Systems through providing support, education and services to the end-users. SCAFCO Grain Systems dealers play a pivotal role in delivering SCAFCO Grain Systems products along with their services to customers.
Overall, SCAFCO recognized dealers with Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Awards for going above and beyond expectations. SCAFCO Grain Systems has exceptional standards for products and service, and believes that customers should receive comprehensive product application information when they make a purchase. SCAFCO dealers, in fulfilling this role, are selected and recognized for their superior standards, focus on education, and outstanding customer service.
SCAFCO Corporation has hired Jim McDonald as the new CEO of the SCAFCO Grain Systems division.
Mr. McDonald brings a wealth of both domestic and international management experience to SCAFCO Grain Systems. Prior to joining SCAFCO, Jim led an international organization with several sales and manufacturing operations in the USA and Europe. While there, McDonald implemented programs that led to increased sales, and greatly improved operational effectiveness.
Jim earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering as well as his Master of Business Administration from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, USA.
On April 28th, SCAFCO Corporation will celebrate its 60th year of operation. SCAFCO was established in Spokane, Washington in 1954 as a small business called Spokane Culvert and Fabricating Company, whose main product was corrugated steel culverts. In 1961, the company expanded to include manufacturing of grain storage systems and which became SCAFCO Grain Systems Company.
The original culvert product division was sold in 1986, and the company name was changed to SCAFCO. SCAFCO expanded again in 1994 to include the production of steel framing products, Spokane Steel Stud Company.
SCAFCO Corporation is still a privately owned company, directed by the son of the founder.
In the 53 years that SCAFCO Grain Systems Company has been operating, the product line has been developed to offer complete systems for grain storage and handling. This includes flat bottom and hopper bottom bins, aeration systems, material handling equipment, catwalks and towers. Beyond grain storage, SCAFCO also offers water storage and aggregate storage systems. With products installed in 83 countries, SCAFCO Corporation is proud of the growth that has been experienced in the past 60 years, and SCAFCO looks forward to continued relationships with current customers and the opportunity to work with new customers all over the world.
The University of California, Davis, recently built what is known as a self-sufficient model of a winery for their College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department. SCAFCO water tanks were provided at two of the Robert Mondavi Institute buildings. These are the Teaching and Research Winery and the Jess. S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building.
The Teaching and Research Winery consists of a 12,500-square-foot winery along with a large experimental fermentation area which is used for research and courses for professors. SCAFCO supplied this winery with four model 2105 water tanks with an approximate total storage capacity of 180,000 gallons (681,375 liters) of water.
SCAFCO water tanks were also supplied at the Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building. According to the UC Davis website, this building “contains the technology needed to maximize the environmental capabilities of the adjacent winery, brewery, and food-processing complex.” With the use of solar panels for energy, windows and skylights for natural lighting inside the building, rain water collection and water cleaning to reuse 90 percent of the water, this building is incredibly efficient and self-sustaining in water and energy requirements. “This makes the winery self-sustaining in energy and water and fully solar at peak load with a zero carbon footprint.”