Harnett Dispatch

The Godwin Group affiliate, Galion-Godwin Truck Body Company is expanding.

Galion-Godwin Truck Body Company in Winesburg, Ohio is excited to
announce that manufacturing operations will soon increase in size by
26,000 square feet. The company is building a stand alone manufacturing
facility to house their entire stainless dump body manufacturing operation.
The addition will effectively quadruple Galion’s current stainless body
production, and put the company in a better position to meet increasing
customer demand. The 4 to 5 million dollar project will include a specially
designed assembly line with 21 new mig welders, a dedicated fabrication
department to include among other things, new Baykal 550 and 175 ton
press brakes, and a 26′ x 8′ high def plasma table from Fab Line
Machinery. There will also be a specially designed pre-shipment cleaning
and prep area. By moving the stainless manufacturing operation to the
new building, Galion’s carbon steel manufacturing operation will expand
into the vacated space and significantly increase steel body
manufacturing capacity as well.

The Godwin Group founder Pat Godwin Sr., (white shirt)
Architect Joseph Sekely III (black shirt), and Galion-Godwin general
manager Carl Wilson (blue shirt), discussing construction.

The expansion was deemed necessary by company management because
Galion-Godwin’s stainless manufacturing line had been operating at
maximum capacity for several years wile orders continued to increase.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August and should be completed
by Spring 2015. The expansion will add approximately 50 skilled labor
jobs.

As stated in a previous announcement regarding the acquisition of
Williamsen Manufacturing by The Godwin Group, founder Pat Godwin Sr.
stated, “It is time we take the Godwin Group to the next level.” He
added, “The expansion of Galion-Godwin’s manufacturing facility
is another step in our process of continual growth and improvements of
the Godwin Group”.