McCloskey International experiences “rapid growth”

Screening and crushing company 445 McCloskey International continued its expansion in 2012, with 60% growth overall; a 30% increase in workforce and the addition of over 136,000ft² to its plants in Canada and Northern Ireland over the past year.

In 2012 the Peterborough (England) factory expanded its facility to house a new approximately 42,500 square feet new warehouse and shipping/receiving building and additional space for production lines adding up to 78,000ft².

Since 2008 the footprint of the Canadian factory has increased by over 50%, with five new buildings and production areas added within the past year. The plant in Ireland has been undergoing substantial growth as well over the course of 2012. A 9,000ft² building was added as well as a 7,000ft² assembly building in Coalisland, Northern Ireland assembling C38, I44, and I54 crushers.

In addition to its physical expansion, over the past year the company says it has continued to add new international dealers across all regions to represent the number of new products that were added to the company’s portfolio.

“There have been many contributors to our success, but one of the greatest is the strength of our dealer base worldwide,” says Paschal McCloskey, president and CEO of McCloskey International.

“Their enthusiasm for the products, industry knowledge and their understanding of what the customer needs is the engine behind our growth. We have 65 dealers and our goal in the next two years is to have 100. There is a lot of opportunity as we continue to grow our share of the markets worldwide, and explore new applications for our machines.”

The company says the expansion will continue into 2013-14 as the Peterborough plant will install new equipment valued at over $1.2 million to continue to meet worldwide demand for its products across multiple industries in a variety of applications.

The Tyrone, Northern Ireland, plant will add conveyor construction to its production mix. The additional space will allow McCloskey to keep pace with the anticipated continued double-digit growth for 2013–2014.

The company says that during the year it launched new products including the tenth crusher model (VSI 80 and 90); two J50 models; J44 and J40 jaw crushers; I54 and I44 impact crushers; C38 and C44 cone crushers; high energy R230 screener and TF80 stacker.