Day & Zimmermann Awarded EPC Contract with Eastman Chemical Company
Philadelphia, Pa.—May 14, 2007—Day & Zimmermann has been awarded a detailed engineering, procurement and construction management contract by the Eastman Chemical Company for an expansion project at the Acetate Tow Plant in Workington, England.
The project will be executed from the Reddish, Stockport offices of Day & Zimmermann and will involve a large team of personnel over an 18 month duration.
Ian Taylor, Managing Director of Day & Zimmerman Limited commented, "This award is of immense strategic importance to us and represents a significant step in the consolidation of our UK operations and furthermore, it provides a solid foundation for further growth in the Process Industries Sector.
This success is also a testament to the close synergies and cooperation between our Greenville USA, and UK offices. The front-end design was prepared in Greenville with data gathering and technical input from UK and our two offices continued collaboration in a seamless way to generate our winning proposals."
Ian Earl, Director of Eastman Chemical Company's, Workington facility also commented positively, "So far we have been very impressed with the professionalism and commitment, of the Day & Zimmermann team. The schedule over the last few months has been particularly demanding and our two companies have worked closely with genuine co-operation to secure this important investment for the Workington Site. We look forward to a positive outcome for both Eastman Chemical Company and Day & Zimmerman"
Richard Brady, Director of Business Development for Day & Zimmermann added, "This new contract and other successes have resulted in the recruitment of a significant number of personnel in the last few months at our North West and North East offices and we are confident that opportunities currently being pursued will materialise, resulting in further expansion, very much in line with our Business Plan."
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Day & Zimmermann accelerates customer success by delivering reliable managed services. Operating from more than 150 worldwide locations with 1.9 Billion USD in revenues, the Day & Zimmermann family of companies employs over 23,000 professionals and is currently ranked as one of the largest private companies in America by Forbes. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Day & Zimmermann is a former winner of the US. National Family Business of the Year award. For more information visit www.dayzim.com.
