Krausz Industries, based in Israel, recently announced the official opening of its new Ocala, Fla., facility that will provide coupling and repair clamp solutions for the U.S. water and wastewater industry.?Krausz USA will provide regional sales and service throughout the country after using an exclusive U.S. distributor for the past 11 years. The Ocala facility will warehouse finished products in order to deliver immediate order fulfillment and provide custom fabrication enhancements to base products made in Israel.
?Krausz USA will have a high capacity to understand and anticipate U.S. customers? needs and provide close and direct access to our products,? said Krausz USA President Tom Gwynn.??With approximately 240,000 U.S. water main breaks occurring each year, Krausz USA looks forward to providing innovative and smart water piping solutions to help maintain America?s water supply network.?
Krausz?s clamp and coupling solutions are extensively recognized in the United States with more than one million installations implemented across the country.?Its flagship Hymax couplings are known for their ease of use, performance in extreme conditions and long life.?Krausz innovated Hymax?s two-bolt coupling solution which is now widely used within the water industry.?The company has more than 100 registered patents for its products which provide a range of water piping repair and coupling solutions that are easily implemented and minimize installation time.
?We are excited about opening our new U.S. operations and look forward to bringing a new level of service to customers across the U.S.,? added Krausz Industries President Danny Krausz.??This facility is the latest chapter in Krausz?s history.?We started in the 1920s in Europe and moved to Israel in the 1940s.?Krausz USA is the next exciting step in providing water piping solutions around the world that are easy to install, reliable and stand the test of time.?
Ocala, Fla., was chosen as Krausz USA?s headquarters for the area?s highly skilled work force and its convenient transport access across the country. ?Ocala has many skilled technicians and manufacturing workers with direct water industry experience,? said Gwynn.??Combined with its access to surface transport across the U.S. and to shipping channels along the east coast, Ocala was an ideal location for us to establish operations.?
Since its founding in 1920, Krausz Industries has focused on technology. For the past half century, Krausz Industries has applied its focus on the manufacturing of pipe joining and repair devices built to the highest of standards. With complete manufacturing and engineering facilities located in Tel Aviv, Israel, Krausz continues the tradition of advancing the technology of pipe joining and repair, while providing a special focus on products for use in water and sewerage market sectors. For more information, visit www.krausz.com and www.krauszusa.com.
