American Hose Company
Plans To Open In July
BY TERRY POPE
A manufacturing planl that plans
to open in the Lcland Industrial Park
July 1 will eventually hire around 50
people.
American Hose Corp. has an in
ternational partnership of two Can
adians, two Italians and two Aus
trians. It plans to take over the for
mer Striplap Manufacturing Co.
building, which shut down last year.
Thomas Monks, executive direc
tor of the Brunswick County Re
sources Development Commission,
said Monday the company has pur
chased Striplap's equipment and
will lease the building and land. The
plan has been in the works since
September.
"It seems to be well-capitalized,"
said Monks, "and they have experi
enced management. They have taken
a more businesslike approach, which
should lead to a successful opera
tion."
Striplap declared bankruptcy last
year and folded on a S250,000 in
dustrial development loan obtained
with the help of Brunswick County
RDC. However, rural counties, like
Brunswick, are not responsible for
repaying such federal and state
loans.
American Hose will employ 25
people in July and add another 15
for a second shift of workers within
nine months. Another 15 people will
be hired within two years, when the
company plans to operate a third
shift
The company will manufacture
and sell built rubber hoses of all
sizes for transferring water, fuels,
chemicals and air.
"We expect to be in production on
or about July 1," said David Tom
linson, one of the partners. "Just in
time for Independence Day."
The partnership also owns several
companies, but it is their first in
Nortii Carolina.
'The opportunity was here," said
Tomlinson. "This is where the assets
were located. It's a very costly un
dertaking to move. But it seems like
a nice place to locate anyway."
Monks said his office assisted
American Hose through the local
N.C. Employment Security Com
mission office and with resources
through Brunswick Community Col
lege.
"I wish 10 or 20 more would
choose to loeate here," said Monks.
"It just seems like we continue to be
swamped with activity. So it's still
there."
Monks said Brunswick County is
still in the running for two compa
nies that would employ about 250
people each.
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