Company expands manufacturing capabilities to better meet
growing demand for safety products
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety, Inc. (NYSE: MSA), a
global leader in the development of safety solutions that help to
protect people and facility infrastructures, marked the grand
opening this week of a new Manufacturing Operations Center in
Chelalate, Morocco. Celebrated with an official
ribbon-cutting event, the company's newly-constructed and larger
facility will be home to the production of a variety of general
personal protective equipment (PPE) product lines. The new
facility will also position MSA to better meet the growing demand
for MSA safety products in the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA)
region.
MSA Safety has had a presence in Morocco since 2002, when the company acquired
CGF Gallet of France, noted
Jose Sanchez, MSA Safety Vice
President of MissionOPS. "Expanding our operation in
Morocco is part of our strategy to
invest in regions where we're seeing growth and a demand for our
safety products," Mr. Sanchez said. "By investing in a larger
facility, we're able to optimize our manufacturing footprint to
better serve key markets in the EMEA region, support our growth
goals for the product lines that are currently manufactured there,
and maintain a high level of customer service."
In 2021, the Morocco team won
the John T. Ryan Sr. Award for
Safety Excellence. An internal award created in honor of one of the
company's co-founders, it is presented annually to the associates
of an MSA manufacturing facility who show exemplarily dedication to
the company's culture of safety and the MSA mission.
"The confidence we have in our associates and the leadership
team in Morocco is why we're
investing in this location," said Bob
Leenen, Senior Vice President and President of MSA
International. "This new facility will provide a better work
environment for our growing team and enhance our ability to meet
the needs of our customers throughout the region."
About MSA Safety
MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) is the global leader in
advanced safety products, technology and solutions. Driven by its
singular mission of safety, the Company has been at the forefront
of safety innovation since 1914, protecting workers and facility
infrastructure around the world across a broad range of diverse end
markets while creating sustainable value for shareholders. With
2022 revenues of $1.5 billion, MSA
Safety is headquartered in Cranberry
Township, Pennsylvania and employs a team of over 5,000
associates across its more than 40 international locations. For
more information, please visit www.MSASafety.com.
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