Biomin International, Inc., an Oak Park, MI-based oil and water separation/filtration company participated in the first meeting of the Macomb Manufacturers Survival Group at the invitation of Express Employment Professionals. The meeting was held at the Express Employment Professionals office located on Morley Road, Clinton Township on 9 July 2009.
The meeting was attended by several local SE Michigan companies with the goal of introducing local manufacturing companies for exploration and development of global opportunities. The group of attendees included Representatives of Biomin International, Express Employment Professionals, PAT Engineering Enterprises, Target Equipment Leasing, Drake Enterprises and Bermar Associates. The meeting consisted of company introductions and a presentation entitled “Going Global: The Survival of Local Manufacturing in Macomb County – An Overview of Strategies”. Joseph P. Cool, International Business Development/Export Director of Biomin International gave the presentation which included interaction with the audience.
JoAnn Wiegand, Owner/General Manager of Express Employment Professionals is very knowledgeable regarding the changes in the manufacturing industry in Macomb County and initiated the invitation to Cool as Speaker based on his extensive experience globally. Wiegand said of the event “This was a great start. Thanks to Cools’ presentation, I now see limitless possibilities for Macomb Manufacturers to increase market share”. One of the goals of this first meeting was to develop local connections in several manufacturing sectors for further connections globally.
George Alther, President/Founder of Biomin International said “Based on future orders of the Biomin product line globally, additional personnel will be required for our Oak Park manufacturing facility which is our synergy with Express Employment Professionals to provide personnel”. Biomin International and PAT Engineering have recently signed an exclusive agreement for distribution of Biomin’s global waste water treatment solutions for Qatar and India initially based on a recent factory visit by PAT Engineering Representatives from Qatar.
Biomin International is very interested in developing local and international contacts for synergistic markets in SE Michigan dedicated to global waste water treatment processes. Cool said “I strongly believe there are many synergistic connections in local SE Michigan manufacturing market sectors and subsequent conversations and discussions will provide a very good platform for future global development of not only Biomin International but also local manufacturing companies”.
About Biomin, Inc. (www.biomininc.com)
Biomin International, Inc. manufactures state-of-the-art water filtration media and flocculants for removal of oil, grease, and other organics (i.e. PCBs, PNAH, PCP, and color/tannin) from water. Biomin’s products include OilSorb™, ColorSorb™, Clayfloc™, EC-300, and EC-400. Biomin filtration products are used throughout the world and have been approved for use by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, the Iowa Department of Transportation, and other federal and state environmental protection departments. Its products have documented case study results that indicate cost savings up to 50% while bringing customer facilities into compliance with governmental discharge requirements.
About Express Employment Professionals (www.expresspros.com/clintontownshipmi)
JoAnn Wiegand has been providing staffing solution since 1994 for business in Sterling Heights and Clinton Township as an Express Employment Professionals franchisee/owner. The business has evolved from providing temporary employees with clerical or light industrial experience. Today the full service office provides a broad range of human resource assistance to local businesses including payroll processing, professional searches, skilled trade placements, skills testing, training programs, writing handbooks and safety audits.
