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Victaulic acquires Western Pa. foundry for expected growth
Stacy Wescoe//February 17, 2021//
Victaulic in Easton is growing its foundry production capacity by 70% with the acquisition of the 220-square-foot Waupaca manufacturing plant in Western Pennsylvania.
The Waupaca facility in Lawrenceville is one of the region’s largest employers of steelworkers.
Victaulic, which manufactures mechanical pipe joining, fire protection and flow control solution said the acquisition will help it meet expected future growth as its business demands increase.
The facility, which includes two foundry molding lines, will also allow Victaulic to produce larger-scale products.
“The addition of Waupaca’s Lawrenceville foundry will provide the scale and capacity necessary to continue our growth plans and most importantly service our valued North American customers. Additionally, Victaulic is doing its part to add vital manufacturing jobs within Pennsylvania,” said John F. Malloy, chairman of Victaulic. “A major aspect of our business strategy has always been to manufacture products in close proximity to our customers.”
Victaulic has nearly a thousand employees in the Lehigh Valley and remains one of the region’s largest employers of steelworkers, with plants in Northampton and Lehigh counties.
The company said it plans to add approximately 90 new jobs to the new Tioga County facility in the near future.
Victaulic is also nearing the completion of an additional 400,000-square-foot light assembly operations facility in Lower Nazareth, which is expected to be completed later this year.
