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Release Date: February 16th, 2023 Hamilton Kent would like to announce an organizational change within our US sales group. After 16 years of dedicated service with Hamilton Kent, Alan Siebenthaler will be embarking on a new career journey. Effective February 28th, Alan will represent Hamilton Kent LLC as an independent representative through his company AS3 Precast Sales. In this new […]

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By Randy ReimerDirector of Sales and Marketing Uncertainty and Optimism As we look ahead to 2023, a common theme among our customers is “uncertainty.” There is a lot of concern about recession, but also signs that it may not be a deep or extended downturn, but more of a slowdown or a soft landing. Rising interest rates have cooled the […]

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Alan Siebenthaler, Hamilton Kent’s U.S. sales manager, has been elected to a 3-year term on the National Precast Concrete Association Board of Directors. Alan has been a member of the Hamilton Kent sales team for 16 years and has worked in the industry for 26 years. “We are excited to work with Alan and to see the impact he will […]

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Hamilton Kent is pleased to announce that Luis Santana joined the Hamilton Kent sales team as a territory manager on Jan. 2, and is now responsible for the western region of the United States. Luis will provide customers with technical and sales support while expanding HK’s business in the concrete pipe and precast concrete industries.

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Operating injection molding machines that are capable of applying pressure between 600 and 800 tons at 350 degrees F is a job with a lot of risks – if you aren’t taking the correct precautions. That’s why receiving the Silver Achievement Safety Award from the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) is a pretty big deal for Hamilton Kent.

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Working closely with our clients has been a great way to continue to engineer our innovative gaskets and sealing products. We recently spoke with Benoit Tanguay, vice president of Engineering at Decast. The company regularly deploys Hamilton Kent products and services with its reinforced concrete pipe, manholes and box sections, as well as concrete pressure pipe.

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ASTM Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe has presented Roman J. Selig III with The Frank J. Heger Memorial Award. Selig is the former national accounts manager for concrete products and now a consultant for Hamilton Kent LLC. The Heger Award recognizes distinguished services and dedication to Committee C13. The committee has a portfolio of standards that play an important role in the standardization of concrete pipes.

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We were pleased to learn recently that Hamilton Kent has been awarded the Highly Protected Risk (HPR) rating from our property insurer, FM Global. The HPR is given to organizations for their ongoing commitment to safety and prevention of property loss.

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ASTM has honored Hamilton Kent’s Pardeep Sharma with a recognition award for his longtime contributions to the C13 Committee. Since becoming a member of ASTM International in 2000, Pardeep has been actively involved with the committee and with several C13 subcommittees. Currently, he is in the midst of four years of service as vice chairman for subcommittee C13.04. In addition to his service to ASTM Committee C13, Pardeep is also a member of ASTM Committees C27, F17 and F36, and is actively involved with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA International), the American Concrete Pipe Association, and the National Precast Concrete Association.

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ASTM International Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe has presented the Award of Merit to Roman J. Selig III, former national accounts manager and now a consultant for Hamilton Kent LLC, in Birmingham, Ala. The Award of Merit and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities.

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