NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – August 26, 2020 – Yesterday, Zampell and Somal Refractories of Ludhiana, India signed a cooperation agreement.  The intent of this agreement is to provide an avenue for Zampell to expand its installation capabilities into the Asia marketplace and to give Somal opportunities to grow its products in Europe and beyond. 

Somal Refractories can trace its history to 1880 and the construction of the first brick kiln in Northern India.  It has since grown to be one of the largest refractory manufacturers in the region with the competitive advantage of being close to its raw material sources and many of the largest industrial customers in the area.  From Zampell’s perspective, the most important component of the deal is that Somal identifies itself as a family company, now under the leadership of Gursimar Somal. 

Brian Zampell remarked, “It’s been great getting to know Gursimar and hear his experiences growing up in a family business.  It’s very similar to our story at Zampell.  I think Somal is the right cultural fit for Zampell in taking our next steps towards investing in India as a huge industrial market for the future.  It’s amazing to me that we got this agreement done despite the challenges of COVID-19, but it’s important that our customers and employees know we are still driving forward no matter what the challenges may be.”

Somal Refractories had initially intended to make contact with Zampell while Gursimar was studying for his MBA at Columbia University in New York City.  Unfortunately, these plans we disrupted when his father, Guriqbal Singh Somal, was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment at Dana-Farber in Boston.  When his father sadly passed away, Gursimar became Managing Director of Somal Refractories with the hope of continuing his father’s dream of making Somal a global refractory manufacturer.  The future is bright for Somal Refractories given that India projects to be producing 300million tons of steel by 2030, up from 111million tons in 2019, creating a massive refractory demand in steel alone.  The other industries in the area include power, cement, petrochemical, and fertilizer, which are all also projected to grow. 

The next step of the agreement will be to identify and target potential clients in India with marketing, sales, and technological capabilities to inform and promote this new collaboration.  Outside of India, Zampell will also work with Somal to identify various product opportunities that can be imported and supplied into its operations, while also identifying other materials and technology partners who can jointly collaborate with supporting technologies from across Zampell’s global footprint.

“This agreement will serve as a perfect foundation for our future endeavours,” remarked Gursimar Somal upon its signing. 

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, scaffolding, coatings, and corrosion within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, and California. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in the UK. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, and ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and California. For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com.

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – July 8, 2020 – Zampell is proud to announce it’s expanding service capabilities to include corrosion in its USA operations.  With the recent hiring of project management personnel, establishing key vendor relationships, and building an inventory of products for emergency response capabilities, Zampell is hitting the ground running with safe, reliable service.  Zampell sees corrosion as an offering that will integrate seamlessly with its operational procedures and other service personnel. 

The corrosion industry covers clients that utilize chemicals such as salt solutions, acids, bases, oxidizers, chlorine, solvents, and organics.  Industries that use these chemicals include power generation, chemical processing, pulp and paper, wastewater, and mining mineral extraction.  The main product used for linings and products is fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP).  Other products may include polymer reinforced concretes, rubber, and corrosion resistant tiles.  

Brian Zampell remarked, “The need for corrosion products and maintenance crosses all aspects of Zampell’s client base.  Given the stringent requirements on engineering, safety, and craftsmanship for chemical management and containment, it’s a great fit with the Zampell culture.  We’re excited to add new capabilities and we’re committed to doing this work, like everything we do, the right way.”

FRP has a broad range of applications in Zampell’s core industries.  For example, in power generation, FRP is utilized in scrubbers, piping, ductwork, water processing, and cooling towers.  In chemical processing, FRP is an integral part of every facility for piping, tanks, pressure vessels, linings, and other areas of the facility.  Pulp and paper also utilizes FRP for piping, ductwork, tanks, hoods, scrubbers, and stacks.  Many of these applications take the place of stainless steel or other expensive alloys, including access components around processing equipment like grating and ladders.  FRP, when reinforced with structural components, proves to be an extremely robust, lower cost, and longer lasting solution for many applications that were traditionally solved with steel. 

Lee Rollins, Vice President of Engineering at Zampell, said, “I like this new direction for Zampell and how we can offer some unique, highly technical solutions in some difficult areas where steel or refractories were unable to survive.  Unlike metals, FRP is unaffected by the stresses caused by attack due to chlorides, oxidation, or galvanic corrosion.  I’m excited for myself and my team to learn more about how these products are inspected, repaired, and improved for longevity.”

Sean Case, Chief Operating Officer, commented, “The fact that it’s a service business with potential for larger projects is a model that fits our current operations.  I like that it’s focused on being there for your clients when they need you while providing steady work for a talented and dedicated workforce.”

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, scaffolding, coatings, and corrosion within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, and California. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in England. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, and ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and California. Zampell also has a collaboration agreement with New England Mechanical Overlay in the USA to provide steel fabrication and pressure vessel repair services. For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com. For more information about NEMO, please visit www.nemoinc.net.

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – February 13, 2020 –Zampell is launching into the greater Baton Rouge market through the hiring of a division manager and a project manager with a plan to establish a shop location in the immediate future. Both new employees bring a wealth of experience and a network of craftspeople that will form the foundation for the new Zampell location and supplement the Zampell workforce overall.

With natural gas prices remaining stable for at least the next ten years, many of the petrochemical manufacturing facilities in the Gulf Coast region are forecasting steady growth and significant capital investment that will drive opportunities for construction firms like Zampell. In addition to that growth, there is an opportunity for Zampell to enter new territories that suddenly have less competition, primarily due to the consolidation of many American refractory companies via private equity acquisition. Zampell is already capturing a significant amount of this growth in the Texas market with its office in Beaumont, Texas. The Beaumont, Texas office has largely focused on its scaffolding, insulation, and coatings services. By adding a refractory team in Baton Rouge, this allows both offices to collaborate for mutual growth of all of Zampell’s service offerings across the region.

“I’m excited to hit the ground running in this new territory. We see a need in the area for the engineering-based refractory solutions that we excel in providing. This is a great spot for us too where we can work hand in hand with our established and growing Beaumont, Texas operation,” remarked Brian Zampell. “In addition to the business case, the Gulf Coast petrochemical industry has a trend of steadily improving its expectations for quality and safety, which is a great fit for our culture as a family company.”

Zampell has opened or acquired several offices across the USA and Europe in the last ten years, so with that experience Zampell will quickly engage in setting up the location, allocating tools and equipment, and adapting its policies and procedures into the demands of the local client requirements. With many of the Baton Rouge area clients having locations in other Zampell territories, Zampell expects to move through client approvals quickly and be fully operational in the next few weeks. In order to help tackle this initiative, Zampell is also dedicating corporate business development and engineering support to ensure a quick impact in the marketplace.

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, and scaffolding within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, and California. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in England. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts and New York, and Western Industrial Ceramics, a refractories distribution and fabrication company in Oregon and California. Zampell also has a collaboration agreement with New England Mechanical Overlay in the USA to provide steel fabrication and pressure vessel repair services. For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com. For more information about NEMO, please visit www.nemoinc.net.

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – September 11, 2019 – Vulcan Refractories Ltd. of Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, England, a Zampell affiliate, proudly celebrates fifty years of being in business this year!  Founded in 1969, the company has a long tradition and history of providing a high quality refractory materials for various industries and, more importantly, providing a family environment for its generations of employees.

Brian Zampell, President and CEO of Zampell, remarked, “Not many companies are lucky enough to successfully continue operations for fifty years, and statistically its truly an anomaly.  Vulcan and its employees are unique and should be extremely proud of this special achievement.  It’s a testament to resiliency of a family company and that it’s truly most important to build an environment that empowers people to continue success beyond short term goals.  I feel lucky to be a part of it.”

Vulcan Refractories Ltd. was founded by Michael Zienkowicz, a Ukrainian immigrant to the UK who served in the Second World War for the British and the USA.  He escaped to the UK as a refugee after his family was killed by the Ukrainian war with the Soviet Union and the Great Terror that followed.  Similarly to Tom Zampell, he served in the military in Italy, and Michael served as an interpreter.  Tom Zampell served as a radio gunner for the United States Army Air Force on primarily B-25 Marauder aircraft.  At its founding, Vulcan Refractories mainly served as a monolithic refractory provider and a manufacturer of precast refractory shapes.  Michael purchased the site in Cheadle, still occupied by Vulcan Refractories today, in order to build the first elements of his factory.  Michael oversaw the physical expansion of the facility into the footprint it encompasses today and the growth of the company until his passing in 1989.

When Michael Zienkowicz’s son, Nick Zienkowicz, joined Vulcan Refractories, he had a vision to transform the company with the introduction of nitride bonded silicon carbide shapes into the production line.  Nick quickly embraced his role in the company and embraced his opportunity to grow the company by leading sales of the new product line across Europe and beyond, stretching into the USA, the Far East, and beyond.  This growth and expansion allowed Vulcan Refractories to expand into multiple markets, especially focused on the aluminum industry.

In 2010, sadly, Nick Zienkowicz passed away from a brief illness.  Prior to his passing, he had the foresight to steer the business into the waste-to-energy tile market and in the process he developed a business relationship with Brian Zampell and Zampell USA.  During his brief illness he expressed to the trustees of his estate his interest in keeping Vulcan Refractories a family company, and hoped that they would successfully sell the business to Zampell.  Zampell saw so many similarities in culture and heritage between the two companies, so it ultimately decided to acquire Vulcan along Nick’s wishes, which was successfully completed in 2011.  As a part of the acquisition, Zampell also gained Gary Dukes, who now serves as not only the Managing Director of Vulcan Refractories, but also all of Zampell Europe.

“When Zampell acquired Vulcan, Jim Zampell told me two things: ‘Take care of the people and make Vulcan a state of the art refractory company.’ I took this to heart and, with the assistance of everyone at Vulcan, we transformed the business for the future with Zampell’s support,” reflected Gary Dukes.

Vulcan has been marked by success for the past several years under Gary’s leadership and Zampell’s ownership.  The factory was completed rebuilt as a state-of-the-art facility in 2013 and, in 2017, Vulcan Refractories was recognized by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) with its prestigious Workforce Involvement in Health and Safety (WISH) award, highlighted a formal reception at Buckingham Palace and an awards banquet in London.  Vulcan is also the first ceramics company to achieve ISO 45001 in the UK.

The fiftieth anniversary was celebrated on August 30 and 31, and was marked by meetings with all the Vulcan employees and a celebration with all the Vulcan employees, spouses, and children.  Many Zampell employees from the UK, USA, and Denmark also joined in the festivities.  Jim Zampell, Chairman of Zampell, spoke on the milestone by saying, “I would like congratulate everyone at Vulcan on their great achievement and ongoing success.  We’re thankful to have the Vulcan employees as a part of the Zampell family.”

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, and scaffolding within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, and Kentucky. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in England. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts and New York, and Western Industrial Ceramics, a refractories distribution and fabrication company in Oregon and California.  Zampell also has a collaboration agreement with New England Mechanical Overlay in the USA to provide steel fabrication and pressure vessel repair services.  For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com.  For more information about NEMO, please visit www.nemoinc.net.

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – September 10, 2019 – This year, Zampell proudly celebrates the 40^th anniversary of its engineering department’s creation!  Founded in 1966, Zampell began as a small refractory maintenance contractor in Beverly, Massachusetts.  In 1979, Zampell invested in evolving to become a premier designer of refractory solutions for its clients, including the optimization and retrofitting of furnaces and boilers.  This is a tradition that is proudly continued today and was recently marked with a Zampell engineering meeting, hosting engineers from across the USA service locations.

In 1979, Zampell hired two engineers to create its engineering department.  Harold “Dick” Bulmer was a refractory engineer with experience in the design and construction of turnkey furnaces and Raymond “Ray” Flynn was a new college graduate in engineering with experience in wastewater management and the local tanneries.  Jim Zampell knew at the time that in order to provide the best value for his clients, he needed to have an engineered refractory solution for his jobs.

“I knew that, as a refractory company, I didn’t want to be stuck doing the same for less.  I wanted to give my customers a solution that would help them be more successful, even if it meant less future work for Zampell.  I believe that if we don’t bring the new ideas to our customers, someone else will,” remarked Jim Zampell, Chairman of the Board.

Very quickly, the engineering department began to create quick-reference documentation and quality standards.  As a company founded on craftsmanship and doing things the right way, it was fundamental for Zampell to have engineers who could create a systematic path for identifying and defining the “right way”.  This systematic approach is carried on today with the many Zampell employees across the USA and Europe.

“I’m proud to have an organization around me that values a balance of practical and technical capabilities.  I don’t think there are many companies in the USA or the world for that matter that deliver such a consistent service level due to the engineering roots that drive it, and that’s something I’m very proud to be a part of,” reflected John Heffernan, Senior Vice President of Sales and Engineering.

The engineering meeting that took place focused on various elements of the department’s scope, included engineering and technical standards for installation, project reviews, engineering capability developments, and expanded training for the department’s 3-D computer aided design capabilities.  The meeting also highlighted some recent patents and objectives for protecting innovation as a company.  It also included a bit of fun with the engineers successfully cracking two escape rooms at a local team-building establishment.

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, and scaffolding within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, and Kentucky. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in England. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts and New York, and Western Industrial Ceramics, a refractories distribution and fabrication company in Oregon and California.  Zampell also has a collaboration agreement with New England Mechanical Overlay in the USA to provide steel fabrication and pressure vessel repair services.  For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com.  For more information about NEMO, please visit www.nemoinc.net.

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – August 3, 2019 – Zampell filed a provisional patent on August 1, 2019 for the next generation in refractory tile design for Energy from Waste (EfW).  Most EfW designs center on combustion in a boiler, which leads to high rates of corrosion on the boiler itself.  The best way to protect the boiler while maintaining a very high temperature for environmentally safe combustion is with a refractory tile.

On this milestone, Brian Zampell remarked, “Zampell was one of the first pioneers of tile technology, completing installations of various tile evolutions for the past thirty years, beginning in the United States and growing into Europe and Canada with its tile technology.  This is a great achievement for Zampell since it shows our dedication to continuous reinvestment in being the global refractory innovator for Energy from Waste.”

Throughout the world, particularly in Europe and the Far East, EfW, coupled with recycling, is the primary method for the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) in an environmentally compatible manner.  While the United States has increased its reliance on landfill, leading to a reduction in EfW facilities, the global opportunity for EfW continues to grow with new facilities being built every year.  In order to continue to be a global leader in this market, Zampell has dedicated continuous research and development into both the mechanical design of the tile, its attachments, and the chemistry of the tile itself.  Prior to this patent, Zampell, in partnership with its affiliate Vulcan Refractories Ltd., patented a new formula for the tile composition itself, which it calls “ZEROX” since it shows virtually zero oxidation of the silicon carbide in the tile.  This patent focuses on the mechanical attachment of the tile to the boiler wall.

When attaching a tile to a boiler wall, there have been four previous evolutions in tile design.  First, tiles were bolted directly through the tile with mortar sandwiched behind the tile against the boiler tubes.  Next, a hidden anchor bolt system was designed called “T-Clip” with mortar behind it.  The next evolution was similar to T-Clip, but with a denser castable behind the tile, colloquially called “back-cast” tiles.  The fourth generation of tiles was mainly applied in the upper furnace in EfW facilities and replaced the mortar and castable materials with high pressure air fed through a plenum, which was pioneered by Junger+Greater in Germany.  All of these systems have similar challenges that manifest over long operational lives.  One challenge was that the tiles tend to swell due to oxidation, which Zampell mitigated with its ZEROX technology.  The next challenge was due to expansion, which Zampell has always mitigated by integrating expansion joints and fiber into its designs, which were mainly developed by John Heffernan, Zampell’s Senior Vice President of Sales & Engineering.  The final challenge was to increase the life of the anchor bolt, which this patent solves by essentially eliminating the bolt itself and replacing it with a new attachment concept.

Lee Rollins, Zampell’s Senior Manager of Engineering, who worked on the patent design, commented, “This new attachment concept ticks many of the boxes to mitigate the previous methods of failure.  Our approach will keep the anchor cooler, mitigate reactions between different chemistries in the metals, allow for thermal expansion, and be an easier weld when attaching the anchor to the boiler.  Most importantly, it’s at a similar price point to previous generations of tiles.”

Now that the tile is under patent protection, Zampell intends to expand its testing with clients in real life scenarios and with enhanced mechanical laboratory testing.  These field trials and tests will illustrate the benefits and give Zampell an opportunity to promote its fifth generation tile to the world as the next solution for a tile lining in an EfW facility.

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, and scaffolding within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, and Kentucky. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in England. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts and New York, and Western Industrial Ceramics, a refractories distribution and fabrication company in Oregon and California.  Zampell also has a collaboration agreement with New England Mechanical Overlay in the USA to provide steel fabrication and pressure vessel repair services.  For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com.  For more information about NEMO, please visit www.nemoinc.net.

NEWBURYPORT, MA, USA – May 24, 2019 – Zampell Denmark and Zampell USA each achieved safety milestones this year, marking continuous progress improvements as part of its overall goal to eliminate accidents.  Zampell Denmark achieved ISO 45001 certification and is possibly the first and only Danish refractory company to have this designation, and Zampell USA received the Diamond Safety, Training, and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award from the Association of Builders and Contractors (ABC).  Both awards show Zampell’s continuous dedication to elevate its safety performance in all aspects of its operations, both in Europe and the USA. 

ISO 45001 is an internationally recognized accreditation in occupational health and safety.  It unifies the former ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 standards into one management approach designed by occupational health and safety experts.  The ABC STEP Award is a national program that provides safety benchmarking and improvement tools that has been shown to dramatically improve safety performance among participating companies.   Established in 1969, STEP was developed and written by contractors, for contractors.  Companies measure their safety performance and policies through a review of 20 key components with a goal of enhancing safety programs and reducing jobsite incident rates. 

Zampell A/S in Denmark received the ISO 45001 designation on March 15, 2019 and Zampell USA received the ABC Diamond STEP award on May 16, 2019.  Both the ISO 45001 and ABC Diamond STEP Award highlight Zampell’s dedication to increasing standardization and continuous improvements based on the refinement of those standards. 

Brian Zampell, CEO of Zampell, remarked, “In the last year, we made a considerable investment of time and resources to further standardization across all of Zampell.  We believe that by universally getting everyone to do things the same way, we can make incremental changes that will progressively improve our entire company.  Safety has to be a process, and both of these programs illustrate our dedication to making safety a process of success at Zampell.  I’m very proud of all of our employees since every individual has a role to play in both of these honors.”

Participants in the ABC STEP program are rated and analyzed along four key areas, including current safety performance, leadership commitment to world class safety, cultural transformation and commitment to world class safety, and the level of introduction and deployment of world class safety.  The program requires evaluation, tracking, implementation, benchmarking, and leadership as components of the analysis and metrics that each participant supplies to ABC.  The levels of achievement are bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond.  Based on metrics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), participants in the ABC STEP program are generally 190% better than industry averages, platinum participants are 300% better than industry averages, and diamond participants are an astounding 680% better than industry averages.   

One of the unique programs that Zampell is promoting to its employees in 2019 is its “STOP” program, with STOP being an acronym urging an employee to “Stop, Think, Observe, Proceed” before doing a task.  Each employee is issued a STOP booklet that has a page for every task they complete, allowing them to conduct a “Point of Work Risk Assessment” prior to each task.  A point of work risk assessment places accountability on each employee for their own safety by giving them a reminder checklist of the hazards that they should look to find and the measures to mitigate those hazards.  The STOP booklet is a concept that was initially piloted at Zampell’s manufacturing site, Vulcan Refratories Ltd. in Stoke-on-Trent, England. 

“Far too often, we find that our job sites evolve from what we thought would happen and what was covered in the tool box talk.  The STOP book helps our employees take a moment to figure out if anything changed from what they were told at the beginning of the day.  It gets every employee to act as their own safety advocate by having them run through a quick checklist on what to look for,” commented Sean Case, Zampell USA’s Chief Operating Officer. 

Both the ISO 45001 program and the ABC Diamond STEP Award have the concept of continuous improvement built into them.  When asked about future objectives for Zampell in Europe and the USA, Gary Dukes, Managing Director of Zampell Europe, remarked, “I think one area that remains a challenge is the wide variety of safety cultures we encounter across our client sites in the USA and Europe.  The most important initiatives we can undertake are those that will allow Zampell to further insulate itself from these variables and ensure we can maintain our own high standards, no matter what the site standards may be.”

Zampell is a family business that is chiefly involved with the engineering and construction of refractories, insulation, and scaffolding within the industrial and commercial sectors, and facilities management in all sectors. It was established in 1966 by Tom Zampell and continues to grow due to its core value of quality craftsmanship. Zampell is headquartered in Massachusetts and has branch offices in Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, and Kentucky. Zampell also has a subsidiary, Zampell A/S, with locations in Jutland and Sjælland in Denmark, and subsidiaries Zampell Ltd. and Vulcan Refractories, Ltd. in England. It also operates a janitorial products company, Custodial Partners, in Massachusetts, ZAR-Tech, a refractories distribution company with locations in Massachusetts and New York, and Western Industrial Ceramics, a refractories distribution and fabrication company in Oregon and California.  Zampell also has a collaboration agreement with New England Mechanical Overlay in the USA to provide steel fabrication and pressure vessel repair services.  For more information on the Zampell family of companies, please visit their website at www.zampell.com.  For more information about NEMO, please visit www.nemoinc.net.