PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh, PA-based L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) announced that its Pueblo, Coloradorail products plant has been chosen by IndustryWeek magazine as one of ten North American manufacturing facilities to receive the publication's prestigious 2011 Best Plants Award. IndustryWeek's website reported L.B. Foster's rail joints and bars facility has been recognized for excellence in manufacturing. The magazine notes that the plant demonstrates extraordinary continuous improvement in the workplace and sustained efforts to provide customer satisfaction.
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"The IndustryWeek award recognizes our
Pueblofacility as a world-class team dedicated
to safety, operational excellence and employee
wellness," said Steve Burgess, L.B.
Foster Director of Continuous Improvement. "Our
employees' commitment to the implementation of
Continuous Improvement Initiatives has created a work
environment where quality and competitiveness
thrive."
"My congratulations and admiration go out to our
Puebloteam for being recognized with this well
deserved 2011 Best Plants Award. Their efforts to increase
L.B. Foster's competitiveness have led to
world-class operational efficiencies and leading-edge
safety initiatives. Our Pueblo Rail Products plant has set
the gold standard to which our entire company
strives," said Stan Hasselbusch,
L.B. Foster Presidentand CEO.
"L.B. Fosterwas determined from day one
that the Pueblofacility would foster the
professional initiative of our company's greatest asset
- our employees. Today, five years later, the members of
our Puebloteam demonstrate their commitment to
manufacturing excellence each and every day and I
congratulate them for this prestigious recognition,"
noted John Kasel, L.B.
FosterSenior Vice President, Operations &
Manufacturing.
The L.B. Foster Rail Products facility in Pueblo,
Coloradomanufactures insulated rail joints and epoxy
bonded rail joint bars. The ISO 9001:2008 certified plant
maintains an exceptional level of quality assurance and an
ongoing dedication to customer satisfaction. A special
report that includes a profile of this L.B.
Fosterfacility appears in the January issue of
IndustryWeek magazine.
The IndustryWeek Best Plants award program was established
in 1990 to annually recognize North American plants for
leading edge efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance
customer satisfaction and create stimulating and rewarding
work environments. Requests for inclusion in the 2011 Best
Plants Awards were solicited from companies throughout
North America. The annual IndustryWeek Best
Plants competition assessed operational functions in a wide
range of performance categories across all manufacturing
areas. The top ten manufacturing plants were selected from
an impressive list of finalists. The trophy will be
presented to all 2011 winners at the 2012 IndustryWeek Best
Plants Conference on April 24that the
IndianaConvention Center in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
The complete list of award winners can be found here:
About L.B. Foster Company
L.B. Foster Company is a leading manufacturer, fabricator
and distributor of products and services for the rail,
construction, energy and utility markets with locations in
North Americaand Europe
L.B. Foster Company Media Contact:
Jake Fuellhart, Marketing Communications
Manager, Corporate Marketing
412.928.5645 jfuellhart@lbfoster.com
SOURCE L.B. Foster Company
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