Wagstaff, Inc. Announces Grand Opening of China Subsidiary

Qingdao, China – August 23, 2009 Wagstaff, Inc., a leading producer of direct-chill casting equipment for aluminum solidification announced the grand opening of its newest Service Center located in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. 

Wagstaff (Qingdao) Trading Company, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wagstaff, Inc., held its grand opening ceremony on August 23 at its new facility located in the Qingdao Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone.  With corporate officers, Wagstaff Qingdao personnel, industrial park and city officials present, the formal ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on the premises; a customer appreciation dinner and celebration was held the following evening at a local hotel.

“Our growth here in Qingdao will complement Wagstaff’s ongoing marketing and sales resources  by providing genuine Wagstaff replacement parts, local customer service contacts, customer training, startup services and technical support long after a customer starts operating their Wagstaff equipment and technology,” explained Paul May, CEO of Wagstaff, Inc.  Wagstaff Qingdao seeks to help customers maintain operations and to facilitate equipment orders in the short term.  Longer-term goals of the Service Center include equipment rehabilitation services for components and casting systems after a period of operation in aluminum casting facilities.  Wagstaff understands the significance of specialized dc casting machinery investments, and hopes to help customers maximize equipment life through training, support, equipment maintenance and refurbishing services. 

Mr. H C Yuen, Area Manager of Wagstaff, Inc. for China presented a statement of support by its US parent company.  Mr. Yuen ensured customers that all the services and activities performed by Wagstaff Qingdao are “still backed by the usual trusted experts from the US.”  Dr. Zu Jianbo, director of the new company stated, “Our ultimate goal is to increase customer satisfaction and to improve transparency of service to Chinese customers.”  Response time to customer needs will be reduced with this added local resource available to aluminum producers throughout China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.  Customer service and technical support are currently available through this new subsidiary, meanwhile, Wagstaff design, engineering, manufacturing, and global support continue to be headquartered in Spokane, Washington, USA.

To contact Wagstaff (Qingdao) Trading Co. Ltd

Wagstaff (Qingdao) Trading Co. Ltd
Enterprise Centre of New Industrial Park, Qingdao Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone,
No.1 Shangma Section of Aodong Road, Chengyang District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
Postal Code: 266114
Tel. +86 532 66965828
Fax. +86 532 66965827
Web site: www.wagstaff.cn

For more information, contact:

Turina McClelland
Marketing Communications Specialist
Wagstaff, Inc.
3910 N. Flora Rd.
Spokane, WA 99216
USA
1 509 891 8058
info@wagstaff.com
www.wagstaff.com

Wagstaff, Inc. is a 63-year-old manufacturing company that provides customized, advanced aluminum direct-chill (DC) solidification technology to rolling ingot and extrusion billet producers worldwide.  Wagstaff offers casting machines, mold systems, process automation, rolling ingot tooling, extrusion billet tooling, auxiliary equipment and technical service and support to all sizes of DC aluminum casting operations in 54 countries around the globe.  Wagstaff has been engaged in business with Chinese aluminum producers for over 25 years with increased activity in the past 5 years.

In addition to Wagstaff headquarters and main manufacturing operations in Spokane, Washington, USA and the new Service Center in Qingdao, China, a second manufacturing facility and service center are located in Hebron, Kentucky, USA.  Regional representatives for both sales and technical services are located in various strategic locations around the world.

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