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Neenah, WI., May 4, 2023

Neenah Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., has announced that its board of directors has appointed Vik Bhatia to serve as CEO.

“We are thrilled to have an executive of Vik’s character and experience join our team,” said Roddey Dowd, Jr., chairman of the board of Neenah Enterprises. “Vik not only has experience running complex heavy manufacturing operations, but he has a deep understanding of the waterworks market.”

Bhatia had served as president of U.S. Pipe since April 2019. Prior to that, he was with the company as an executive vice president of Forterra, helping integrate businesses across the U.S. Pipe product platform.

Before joining Forterra, Bhatia served as executive vice president of strategic initiatives at Copart Inc., a publicly traded global provider of online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. He also spent 14 years at Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, in various roles and with numerous responsibilities, most recently serving as partner and managing director from 2009 to December 2014.

“We could not ask for a better fit than Vik,” said Tom Slabe, the outgoing CEO of Neenah Enterprises, who will remain a member of the Board of Directors. “Vik’s background, experience, and understanding of the unique culture at Neenah make him the ideal person to lead the company to the next level. I am excited for our customers and employees to see what the future holds under his leadership. In my role as a director, I will be available to help Vik during the transition.” Press Release

Neenah, WI., July 13, 2022

Neenah Enterprises, Inc., and all subsidiaries have been acquired by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Charlotte Pipe and Foundry was attracted to our company’s infrastructure market expertise, commercial strength, and independent operations,” said Tom Slabe, President and CEO, Neenah Enterprises Inc. “To have a parent company like Charlotte Pipe and Foundry bring such a deep wealth of foundry and operational knowledge to the table is a huge opportunity for Neenah Enterprises and our long-term success.” Press Release

EAGLE MANUFACTURING GROUP – FORMERLY US HOLDINGS, INC. LAUNCHES NEW BRAND FOR ITS FIVE INDUSTRY-LEADING MANUFACTURING COMPANIES – Corporate rebrand elements and enhanced websites unveiled for all subsidiaries: US Foundry and Manufacturing Corp., USF Fabrication, United Concrete Products and Eagle Metal Processing & Recycling

MIAMI – JANUARY 14, 2013
US Holdings, Inc., a market leader of manufacturing and industrial products, today announced a new name for its holding group – Eagle Manufacturing Group, a collection of industry leaders with unparalleled municipal construction and manufacturing products and services that have helped the Company evolve over the past nearly 100 years. The announcement was made at The Precast Show 2013 in Indianapolis, IN, the National Precast Concrete Association’s (NPCA) annual tradeshow and conference.

The name change (to Eagle Manufacturing Group) brings better clarity to the Company’s corporate structure — the relationship of the parent company to its operating companies:
US Foundry and Manufacturing Corp., USF Fabrication, United Concrete Products and Eagle Metal Processing & Recycling, as well as pays homage to its tenured history.

Chief Executive Officer Ronn Page said in a message to employees that the name change is “an important milestone” in the evolution of the company. “It does not signify an end or a beginning but rather, it marks how far we have come and gives us a framework for how much further we aim to go.”

New Name – New Look
Eagle Manufacturing Group and its family of brands each unveiled a company logo that is anchored by an eagle head, which symbolizes the strength and pride that is representative of the unwavering American courage and freedom of the Company’s chairman Alex DeBogory, Jr. More importantly, it is a bold reminder of its “Made In America” product lines.

Each Company within the group has its own identity – each color signifying the diversity, boldness and vitality that represents each Company’s established position in the industry and their collective future as an ever-evolving family of brands. The typography and placement of assets are strategically set to show a more modern, forward-looking, consumer-facing brand.

“Eagle Manufacturing Group is proud of this new look, which visually expresses our tradition of excellence and strength as an industry leader,” said Page. “We have evolved into a modern, sophisticated, multi-faceted company, and today we reflect this in our brand.”

Enhanced Websites
In addition to the brand identity package, each company launched a newly designed website with enhanced functionality to better meet customers’ municipal construction manufacturing needs. The insights used to enhance the websites leveraged feedback received from stakeholder surveys, interviews and expert insight.

The enhanced sites showcase the Company’s new, modern sophisticated look-and-feel, as well as more user-friendly features that make them easier to navigate – from a “My Projects” section where users can customize their product requests to a Live Chat feature that prompts users to field questions and inquiries that are routed to a designated company representative. As importantly, the sites are now connected through overarching technology that links each site to the main Eagle Manufacturing Group website.

A Legacy Family of Brands
What began as the 7^th Street Bicycle Repair and Welding Company in Miami, Florida in 1916, is now a multi-faceted market leader of manufacturing and industrial products. The Company’s founder Alex DeBogory Sr.’s entrepreneurial spirit paved the way for the future success of the Companies, and the current chairman Alex DeBogory Jr. has been instrumental in transforming a family-owned business into an ever-growing, nationally recognized family of brands. Together, US Foundry, USF Fabrication, United Concrete Products and Eagle Metal Processing & Recycling share an unwavering sense of pride and determination to meet customers’ unique needs.

About Eagle Manufacturing Group
Eagle Manufacturing Group, formerly known as US Holdings, Inc., is the parent company of four industry-leading manufacturing subsidiaries – US Foundry and Manufacturing Corp., USF Fabrication, United Concrete Products, and Eagle Metal Processing & Recycling. With employees in many parts of the country, the Eagle Manufacturing Group family of companies services customers across a broad range of industries with a primary focus on Municipal Construction products through its expertly trained employees. For more information, visit the website at www.eaglemanufacturinggroup.com.

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