South State Contractors, Inc.

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Industry News

December 2012

Holiday Greetings

We at SSC would like to take a moment to thank all of you who have helped make South State Contractors what we are today. We appreciate all the opportunities that come our way and we never take any business opportunities for granted.

 As this holiday season approaches, we hope that everyone has a safe and joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year with family and friends. 
And by the way, please remember our animals that are outside during the Winter months with plenty of food and a warm shelter for those cold nights.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us.



August 2012  John Deere

The Construction and Forestry Division of John Deere in Davenport, Iowa will be receiving two new start of the art liquid paint booths this fall.  The contract was awarded to Eisenmann Corporation of Chrystal Lake, IL for the new equipment.  South State Contractors, Inc. has been contracted to install the large Pit Type Spraybooths.  The work is scheduled to begin November 2012 with a completion date of spring 2013.

July 2012  Kubota Industrial Equipment

Work broke ground earlier this year on a new facility at the Jefferson, Georgia manufacturing site.  George Koch Sons, LLC of Evansville, IN was awarded the contract for the large scale paint systems.  South State Contractors will be assisting in the installation of the monorail conveyor system and the two large pretreatment units being installed over the fall and winter months of 2012 & 2013.  Production is scheduled for May 2013. 

June 2012   Electrolux, Memphis, TN

Finally after delays due to the weather in Memphis Tennessee, the new facility for the manufacturing of Cooktops for the Electrolux Corporation of Sweden is finally making headway. George Koch Sons, LLC of Evansville, In was awarded the contract for the five finishing lines and South State Contractors was awarded a contract for the installation of the Environmental Rooms and Pretreatment Systems for these lines.  South State was also contracted for the installation of the Enamel Furnaces which were supplied by KMI Corporation of Chrystal Lake, IL. System Start up is scheduled for early 2013.

May 2012  Caterpillar

The components manufacturing center in Joliet, IL has released a contract to George Koch Sons, LLc and South State Contractors, Inc. to install a new Liquid Paint line. The new line will consist of a Pretreatment Washer, Drying & Curing Ovens with Pit style downdraft paint booths. The large parts will be conveyed by a 6" I-beam type conveyor system throughout the process.  The system is scheduled to be in production late fall 2012.