We are excited to share this year’s 2018 Pelican Wire Holiday Video. We thank our Customers, Vendors & Employee-Owners for a tremendous year! HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all and look for another great year in 2019 as we celebrate Pelican Wire’s 50th Birthday!
Please join us as we recognize our Employee-Owners for being named ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ by the Manufacturer’s Association of Florida!
On Thursday, November 1, from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm, we will be celebrating the hard work of all our Employee-Owners with catered lunch & a local food truck with delicious dessert offerings!
Invited guests are asked to arrive at 11:30 for Plant tours and lunch will be served starting at 12:30 until 3:00, to accommodate our 2:00 shift change. We will take a few minutes at 1:30 for the Awards Presentation and comments from Ted Bill, President of Pelican Wire.
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We Look Forward to Seeing You There!
Pelican Wire was named Manufacturer of the Year in the Small Business category at the 2018 Manufacturers Association of Florida ‘MAF Exchange’ conference and awards banquet. This year’s event was hosted at the Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg, Florida from September 19-21, Pelican Wire was selected from over fifty nominees spanning numerous industries and cities throughout the State of Florida.
“What a tremendous honor for all the Employee-Owners of Pelican Wire to receive such a prestigious statewide award from the MAF and the panel of judges, who are also peers in the manufacturing space,” said Pelican Wire President Ted Bill. “We take great pride in representing our home community of Southwest Florida at the State level.”
This is the second time Pelican Wire has won the ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award, having also won in 2014. “The application process is very thorough, and our judge’s criteria touches almost every aspect of a business, including company culture, measurable growth & responsible resource management, to name a few. To win this award is truly a distinction of excellence. Pelican Wire has won twice in five years, a feat accomplished by less than a handful of companies across the State of Florida,” said MAF Executive Director, Amanda Bowen.
ABOUT PELICAN WIRE: Pelican Wire is an employee-owned manufacturer of application-driven wire solutions in the areas of thermocouple, resistance and custom wire. With specialties in the fine-gauge and high-temperature wire fields, Pelican Wire works globally across multiple industries, offering custom solutions in Aerospace, Medical, Industrial, Automotive, Defense and many other fields. For additional company or product information, please contact Pelican Wire at (239) 597-8555, email at [email protected] or online at PelicanWire.com .
ABOUT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA (MAF): The MAF was formed in 2006 to improve the business climate for manufacturers in Florida. There are some 20,000 manufacturers in Florida investing in new technology, employing highly skilled workers and competing globally. For more information about MAF, visit www.MAFmfg.com.
Media Contact: Trent Dunn, [email protected], (239) 597-8555.
The agreement, which includes machinery, design & manufacturing process information and customer account data, specifically effects the High Temperature Ceramic & Vitreous Silica constructions.
Pelican Wire President, Ted Bill, said:
“I’m excited to work with our long-time partner, Watlow Electric, to provide their customers continued superior service for these high-temperature thermocouple products. This is a great example of Pelican Wire’s ongoing commitment to the Thermocouple Wire industry.”
“This is a very natural transition for both companies,” said Watlow’s Chief System Designer Randy Brown. “Watlow and Pelican Wire have a long history of cooperation to ensure customers can leverage the core capabilities of both to get the best solution.”
As quoted from the August 31, 2018 ‘End of Life’ (EOL) statement, “Pelican Wire will begin quoting and accepting orders on new and existing wire designs on September 17, 2018 and will begin manufacturing operations on or before October 15, 2018.” Since Pelican Wire already produces these wire constructions, Watlow customers can expect a seamless transition and continued access to a talented and experienced team of Design and Production Engineers on every project. Current Pelican Wire customers may benefit from the additional capacity, both at our Naples, Florida location and with our sister company, Rubadue Wire, in Loveland, Colorado.
Naples, FL, February 23, 2018: Effective Thursday, February 8, 2018, Pelican Wire was certified under ISO 9001:2015 standards by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The Naples, Florida-based company had previously earned certification under ISO 9001:2008 in 2010 and has been audited and registered since that time by DQS Inc.
ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations apply the standard to demonstrate their ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. It is the most popular standard in the ISO 9000 series and the only standard in the series to which organizations can certify.
“We are excited to earn this newest certification to ISO 9001:2015 and believe it speaks to the culture of ‘Continuous Improvement’ here at Pelican Wire”, states Edward Valykeo, Quality Manager. “We strive daily to exceed our customer’s expectations in all areas and this certification speaks to that ongoing commitment.”
Pelican Wire began the internal process of re-certification in March 2017, by comparing existing procedures against the new requirements. Since Pelican Wire was already certified under the 2008 standards of performance, only minor adjustments were required to the processes in place to meet the new standards. (Certification shown below or click HERE to view the certificate online.)
Check out our company holiday video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNOZoBJJAv0