News | April 11, 2007

Benetech Staffs Up To Meet Record-Breaking Demand For Coal Yard Solutions

Montgomery, IL — Benetech, Inc. continues to add management and support staff to fulfill the company's commitment to providing coal yard solutions with unparalleled customer support.

Paul Parsons, InteliFlo Sales Manager, Lonnie Waller, Project Manager, Robert Chmelar, Area Sales Manager, and Johnny Sammons, Texas Plant Manager, have all recently joined Benetech to help manage the company's increasing relationships with coal-fired utilities:

Paul Parsons, InteliFlo Sales Manager, comes to the company with sales and sales management experience. He is a graduate of Marquette University.

Lonnie Waller is one of the company's new Project Managers, and has worked in construction, engineering, operations, and maintenance for over 20 years. He is a former President of the Indiana Coal Mining Institute, and earned his BSME degree from New Mexico State.

Robert Chmelar joins Benetech as an Area Sales Manager within the Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana territories. Mr. Chmelar has over 20 years of experience in material handling, and will oversee sales of all product lines in his region, in addition to parts, maintenance, and outage conveyor projects.

Johnny Sammons will manage the Marshall, TX facility as Plant Manager. Mr. Sammons brings over 20 years of maintenance and environmental experience from the electrical power sector, and spent many years as plant maintenance supervisor for TXU Martin Lake Station.

In addition, Benetech has brought on professionals in the fields of marketing, project engineering, field service, mechanical design, and installation. New positions have also been created in travel, buying/purchasing, and inside sales to further streamline operations and customer responsiveness.

Ron Pircon, President & CEO of Benetech, explained the new hire activity: "The resurgence of coal as an energy source, and the industry's fast acceptance of the InteliFlo skirtless coal transfer system has caused a surge in business activity that we continue to address. Our goal is to provide the same level of unparalleled customer support even as we grow exponentially. To maintain our reputation, we will continue to staff up to ensure streamlined processes and customer satisfaction."

Years of commitment and relationships within the coal-fired utility industry have enabled Benetech to address the needs and concerns of coal yard supervisors, maintenance managers and operations engineers. Benetech works closely with utility plants to recommend and develop ways to reduce Operations and Maintenance costs while providing a full range of products and services relating to the safe storage, transfer and processing of coal.

SOURCE: Benetech, Inc.