Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced on Oct. 4 that Flo-Tite Valve Controls and sister company Titan Flow Control will be expanding their manufacturing operations in Lumberton in Robeson County. The N.C. Department of Commerce’s Ken Allen served as the developer on this project.
Flo-Tite plans to create as many as 25 new jobs and invest more than $1.5 million. Titan Flow Control plans to create up to 15 new jobs and invest more than $2 million.
Flo-Tite Valves is a manufacturer of high-quality ball valves and valve automation equipment with more than 30 years of design and manufacturing experience. The company provides products for water, sea water, chemical, utilities, pulp and paper, hydropower, petroleum, power generation, food and beverage, and space industry needs.
Titan Flow Control was established in 2000 by a group of industry veterans. The company manufactures a wide variety of industrial and commercial piping products including check valves, pipeline strainers, butterfly valves, pump protection products, and additional pipeline accessories. Titan’s capabilities extend to complex fabricated products, custom design units and specialty screens for commercial HVAC.
Flo-Tite and Titan Valve have both experienced significant growth in their business in the past year. The companies moved into a new 128,000-square-foot headquarters, warehouse and automation center in early 2013. The new facility in Lumberton has allowed the companies to increase inventory and machining capabilities, as well as hire new employees.
“Flo-Tite and Titan are both very pleased to have the opportunity to be able to take advantage of our sales growth and share this success with our community,” said Flo-Tite Valves President Martin Gibbons. “The decision to make the investment to expand and modernize our facilities and add jobs was made easier based on promised assistance from state, county and city government agencies.”
Other partners that helped with this project include: N.C. Community Colleges, Robeson County, City of Lumberton and the Robeson County Economic Development Corporation. Read more.