Lincoln Electric and Ventower Industries signed a $3.2 million contract today at the AWEA Windpower 2010 conference. Lincoln Electric will supply two installments of Lincoln Electric welding power sources and accessories to Ventower’s new Michigan facility. Ventower Industies new tower manufacturing facility will be stocked solely with the most technologically advanced Lincoln Electric equipment.
Tower manufacturer breaks ground on new factory
Ventower Industries has broken ground on its 115,000 ft2, state of the art, wind-tower manufacturing facility. Earlier this year, the company’s design, the Ventower, won an advanced-energy manufacturing tax credit under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The company was one of 12 to received support from Michigan’s congressional delegation. The company says…