| Metro
Milestones |
January
1989 |
1989 – Metro Boiler Tube Company is
founded. |
January
1989 |
Mark Collins joins the company, eventually
becoming the President / CEO in 2007. |
1991 |
Ground is broken on a 20,000 square foot facility
in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
1993 |
The Chattanooga Tennessee facility is expanded to 27,000
square feet. |
February
1994 |
Tom Cawood joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
1997 |
Operations are moved to a new 40,000 square
foot facility on 5 acres in Ringgold, Georgia. |
May
1998 |
Andy Hull joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
June
1999 |
Sam Long joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
1999 |
The Ringgold Georgia facility is expanded to 60,000
square feet. |
2001 |
Metro adds a new 17,500 square foot warehouse
adjacent to the fabrication shop. |
October
2002 |
Jerry Haws joins Metro Boiler Tube Company. |
October
2002 |
Metro opens a second facility in Gonzales,
Louisiana. |
2002 |
The Ringgold Georgia warehouse is expanded to 25,000
square feet. |
March
2003 |
Mike Autry joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
June
2003 |
Jennifer Terrell join Metro Boiler Tube Company |
2004 |
A new 12,000 square foot building is completed
in Gonzales Louisiana. |
2005 |
The Ringgold Georgia warehouse facility is expanded
again to 38,500 square feet |
February
2005 |
Chris Shadrick joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
|
January
2006 |
Chris Dickerson joins Metro Boiler Tube
Company |
December
2006 |
Tim Jennings joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
February
2007 |
Gen Cap America acquires Metro Boiler Tube
Company in a Management buyout of the retiring owners. . |
June
2007 |
Terry Cramer joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
December
2007 |
David Adams joins Metro Boiler Tube Company |
February
2008 |
Ground is broken on a 24,000 square foot expansion of facilities in Ringgold, Georgia due to be completed in the Fall of 2008. |
Present |
Metro Boiler Tube Company now occupies over
110,000 square feet of combined fabrication facilities, along
with employing over 100 plus employees. |