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Protectowire Opens New Corporate Office/Manufacturing Facility In Pembroke, MA
Posted February 7, 2012
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PEMBROKE, MA -- Protectowire FireSystems, a pioneer in the fire protection industry since 1938, has relocated to its all-new, state-of-the-art, 28,000 square foot facility at 60 Washington Street, Pembroke, MA.
Protectowire President and CEO Andrew Sullivan said that the new facility was designed to accommodate the company's growth, which has been significant over the last two decades. The company invested several years and nearly $4 million in its new home, located adjacent to where the firm got its start nearly 75 years ago.
For the past five years, Protectowire's temporary home was at a rented facility in Plymouth, MA, at 40 Grissom Road. Prior to that, Protectowire operated from the historic Captain Turner facility, located near where their new building sits. The property dates to 1733 and includes an historic barn, which remains part of the Protectowire campus today. In fact, the barn has been restored to a working facility and offers horse-and-buggy rides for Protectowire's visitors from around the world.
"In a sense, this is a homecoming for Protectowire," Sullivan said, noting that the company's 5-acre campus is adjacent to two other pieces of property held by his family. He added, "We are pleased to be back home in Pembroke."
The new, two-floor building features a significantly expanded manufacturing and warehouse area, as well as a new training center where Protectowire will hold seminars twice a year. In fact, the first training session in the new building will take place in April when Protectowire will welcome national and international distributors for a three-day Distributor Training Seminar that will provide sales and technical training in Linear Heat Detection Systems.
The company plans an Open House/Ribbon-Cutting ceremony for later this year.
About Protectowire FireSystems
Protectowire FireSystems is a leading manufacturing and distribution facility specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of linear heat detectors and special hazard linear heat detection systems for fire protection, with products that are used globally to safeguard people's lives and property. Protectowire traces its roots to 1938 when W. Gerald Holmes, a board member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and his wife Sara Canfield Holmes, invented, patented and trademarked the world's first continuous line heat detecting cable. This first-ever special hazard fire detection product launched Protectowire's global reputation for excellence in the design and manufacture of fire detection products. Several years later, the product obtained the endorsement of Underwriters Laboratories and Protectowire systems became a key component in schools, universities, hospitals, nursing homes, commercial buildings, military bases and power plants. In 1968, Holmes selected Boston attorney John Sullivan to be a partner in the business. John and Carol Sullivan in 1982 assumed total ownership of the business upon the death of Mr. Holmes. In 1987, the next generation of the Sullivan family became part of the business. Today, the company is under the sole ownership of Andrew Sullivan, son of John and Carol. Protectowire distributes the systems that it manufactures through their network of 100 global distributors. In the United States, Protectowire systems are used by U.S. Steel, American Electric Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, Texaco, Wal-Mart, General Foods, Delta Airlines, and Amtrak, among others. Worldwide clients include the Pohang Iron & Steel Company in Korea, Shou Yang Shan Power Station and Shanghai Metro in China, British Petroleum and Chevron Petroleum, as well as Istanbul's Metro and Brazil's Steel Plant. Other Protectowire international markets include Russia and the Middle East. For additional information on Protectowire, please visit www.protectowire.com or call (781) 826-3878.
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