MFRI donates $37 Thousand Cash Donation to the American Red Cross for the Katrina Disaster Relief Effort
October 1, 2005
Winchester, VA - October 1, 2005: MFRI today announced a cash donation of $37 thousand to aid in the personal care and feeding of those affected by Hurricane Katrina that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005.
The company set up its own Katrina Disaster Fund that allows employees to voluntarily donate to the American Red Cross with a company one-for-one match (one dollar for every one dollar contributed).
On behalf of the employees of MFRI, our thoughts and prayers remain with the many people impacted by this natural catastrophe,” said Gene Ogilvie, Midwesco President. “We hope that through the combined efforts of all in America, the rest of the nation can make the rebuild of the Gulf Coast a little easier for all those affected by this heartbreaking event.”
MFRI, Inc. manufactures and markets custom-tailored industrial products in three market niches: custom-designed industrial filtration products, specialty piping and leak detection systems, and industrial process cooling equipment.
About MFRI
MFRI's operations are conducted through three businesses:
Midwesco® Filter is one of the world's largest and fastest growing manufacturers of filter elements, accessories, and maintenance services for industrial air filtration systems. Midwesco® Filter's products remove particulates from exhaust gases, resulting in cleaner emissions and more efficient gas flow. The company offers more than 10,000 styles of filter elements designed to fit almost any baghouse or cartridge-type industrial filtration system.
Perma-Pipe is the largest U.S. manufacturer of specialty piping systems for district heating and cooling, secondary containment and pre-insulated oil and gas gathering flowlines. Perma-Pipe manufactures insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling piping systems that efficiently distribute energy, in the form of steam and hot or chilled water, to multiple locations from central energy plants. These products are used by customers that include military bases, cogeneration projects, university campuses and prisons.
Thermal Care makes a wide range of heat transfer equipment, including chillers, cooling towers and plant circulating systems for cooling industrial processes. Its major market is the plastics molding industry.