Business Updates
ELLWOOD Promotes Carrie B. Rust to Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Effective April 1, 2020, ELLWOOD is pleased to announce the promotion of Carrie B. Rust as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of ELLWOOD reporting to the CEO of the company. Carrie will replace the retiring Pamela K. Vass. Read more
Dr. Peter Navarro And Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Visit North American Forgemasters Steel Forging Complex, New Castle, Pa.
Dr. Peter Navarro, Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy in the Trump administration, and Richard Spencer, Secretary of the US Navy, visited an area steel mill today to inspect the manufacture of shafting and other forgings that form vital components for US Navy vessels. Read more
ELLWOOD Announces Promotions of Judy Shaffer, President of ELLWOOD Specialty Steel Group; Pam Vass, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Carrie Rust, Vice President of Human Resources
Effective August 1, 2019, ELLWOOD Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Judy Shaffer to President of ELLWOOD Specialty Steel Group (ESSG), reporting to Ben Huffman, President and CEO of ELLWOOD.Judy joined ELLWOOD in 1993 as Quality Assurance Manager at E... Read more
Carrie Rust - Winner of a 2019 Workplace Wellness Champions Award
ELLWOOD's Carrie Rust, human resources director, was recognized for her efforts in advancing the physical health of ELLWOOD employees and their families at the Pittsburgh Business Times: 2019 Workplace Wellness Champions Awards. The ceremony was held May 23, 2019... Read more
ELLWOOD Trialing a Virtual Reality Crane Simulator from Kone Crane (VIDEO)
At ELLWOOD, we’re always seeking different opportunities to improve training for our employees. For the next two weeks, various ELLWOOD business units are trialing a virtual reality crane simulator from Kone Crane. The simulator offers two aspects of crane trai... Read more
ELLWOOD Acquires McInnes Rolled Rings
ELLWOOD ACQUIRES MCINNES ROLLED RINGS MCINNES TO CONTINUE OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY [Ellwood City, PA - April 1, 2019] ELLWOOD Group, Inc. has acquired McInnes Rolled Rings, producer of seamless carbon, alloy, and stainless-steel rolled rings, in a transaction which ... Read more
Ben Huffman Elected to President & CEO of ELLWOOD. David Barensfeld to Continue as Chairman of ELLWOOD BOD.
The Board of Directors of ELLWOOD Group, Inc. elected Bentraum D. Huffman as President and Chief Executive Officer of ELLWOOD, effective January 1, 2019. Ben previously served as Chief Operating Officer of ELLWOOD since 2015. He commenced employment with ELLWOOD ... Read more
Ellwood Group, Inc. (EGI) in agreement to acquire the assets of Wolf Creek Machine, Inc. of Grove City, PA
With an effective date of October 9, 2017 ELLWOOD Group has agreed to purchase the assets of Wolf Creek Machine Inc., a Grove City based specialist in machining large forgings. WC Machine will become an operating unit of EGI's open die forging business, the ELLWO... Read more
Ellwood Group, Inc. (EGI) has completed the acquisition of the assets of Gulf Coast Machine & Supply, located in Beaumont, Texas.
Effective June 10, 2017, Gulfco Forge Company, LLC has purchased the assets of Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Co. Gulfco Forge Company, LLC (Gulfco or GFC) a manufacturer of open die forgings and rolled rings will be a division of ELLWOOD Group, Inc. (EGI).The a... Read more
Ellwood Crankshaft and Machine (ECM) has completed the acquisition of the assets of Precision Tool and Die (PTD) located in Oil City, PA.
The company assets of PTD were acquired by ELLWOOD Crankshaft and Machine. The ECM-Oil City location will operate as a cost center of ECM and will no longer use the name PTD in the marketplace.This acquisition will allow ECG to expand its remanufacturing and manu... Read more