Mississippi’s New Fabrication Shop Marks Major Investment in Local Growth
By digitalops360 | Originally published by Mississippi Today
On June 10, partners across the public and private sectors came together to celebrate the opening of our new, 70,000 square-foot fabrication shop in Greenwood, Mississippi at an industrial site with a rich history. The event was a powerful moment that validates what is possible when organizations come together to power growth and provide real opportunity through direct investment. It was a proud day for all involved.
For NPL, a Centuri company, the new facility is an opportunity to further serve our utility and energy customers across the Southeast with a range of comprehensive fabrication solutions. The state-of-the-art shop is strategically equipped to support the natural gas, liquids, power generation, steam, and industrial sectors with advanced fabrication, welding, cutting, and machining capabilities. Features like automated and robotic welding systems and ASME-certified processes will enable us to deliver complex projects safely, efficiently, and to rigorous industry standards.
At Centuri, we believe energy infrastructure development is also a regional economic engine. That is why we commit to local hiring and workforce development wherever we operate. The Greenwood facility is an example of this commitment in action, generating more than 40 well-paying, stable jobs. Together with our partners, we will provide high-quality training to ensure the workforce is equipped to meet the safety and quality practices that both Centuri and our customers demand.
We could not have realized this facility’s potential without our state, local, and county partners. NPL Vice President of Pipeline Services Van “Rabbit” Ladnier said it best: “We are grateful for the partnership and support of the economic development agencies, area leaders, and community stakeholders who have helped make our expansion into Greenwood, Mississippi, possible. Greenwood offers a strong workforce, a strategic location, and a business environment that supports long-term success.”
We are particularly grateful to the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation and the Mississippi Development Authority. With equal parts conviction and passion, they showed why Greenwood is an attractive place to do business and invest.
At Centuri, we believe private sector success and community well-being are not mutually exclusive —when approached intentionally they are reinforcements of one another. When communities like Greenwood grow, everyone benefits. Local businesses prosper, supply chains expand, and workforces are homegrown. For our enterprise, expansion into Greenwood supports our long-term strategy to grow our portfolio by deepening and expanding customer relationships and bringing our comprehensive infrastructure services to new geographies and markets
Since 2020, our North American fabrication services have provided comprehensive fabrication solutions that improve quality, reduce costs, and support project schedules. Services include alterations, pressure piping, pressure vessel fabrication, repair work, steam systems, and data center modules and skids. Capabilities include automated pipe handling, specialty alloy fabrication, hydrostatic and pressure testing, precision laser cutting, and fabrication of large-diameter piping. In Greenwood, this work is further supported by a 10-acre laydown yard and certified industry partnerships.
For more than 115 years Centuri has been providing infrastructure solutions through our people and our assets. Today, we serve the entire energy value chain with core offerings that include the replacement, maintenance, upgrading, and installation of electric and natural gas distribution and transmission systems. We prioritize quality, safety, and integrity in every decision. Through an integrated operating model that combines local delivery with enterprise scale, our workforce of more than 9,600 employees provides the expertise and capacity to meet evolving customer needs.
Though much has changed across our industry since our founding, our mission remains unchanged: to be the leader in safe, sustainable, high quality utility infrastructure services while meeting our commitments to our various stakeholders, including employees, customers, investors, and the communities where we live and work.
The new fabrication and manufacturing facility in Greenwood is an opportunity for us to unlock value: for our customers, our communities, and those that invest in us. Infrastructure has a critical role to play in meeting future energy demand, and we are proud to play our part. We invite you to learn more about us at centuri.com/npl-construction.
This article was originally published by Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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