October 11, 2017
Following the acquisition, last year, of the valves and instruments company Salcon, MES Inc. become a supplier of Emerson Automation Solutions based in Mansfield, OH. MES has an outstanding record with Emerson in providing primarily Fluid Control Products (mainly valves) and was able to assist with the simplification of the otherwise complicated and internationally diverse acquisition process of a set of valves/couples/actuators for a plastics plant in the Sultanate of Oman. In this assembly, the valve controls the flow, the actuator controls the internal components of the valve and the coupler connects these two components to bear the weight of the actuator on the valve. The Emerson actuators had to be matched with couplers sourced in the UK from QK quickits, while the ball valves originated in Italy from RMT Valvomeccanica. The complexity of the project was accentuated by the unusual size of the components. The bolt circle diameter of […]
September 25, 2017
This document provides recent and up-to-date information on factors affecting the price of aluminum on the global market, examines production, demand, trade and trade policy as well as competitiveness factors and gives an idea on what we can expect for the Q4 of 2017 and beyond. Aluminum has been lately at the center of the U.S. policy. The U.S. filed a complaint with the WTO (World Trade Organization) accusing Chinese subsidies to domestic aluminum producers of suppressing global prices of the metal. It was followed by an investigation on the impact of imported aluminum (and steel) as a national security threat. The initiative, has the potential to translate into quotas or tariffs, or both, for imported aluminum which will impact negatively many U.S. industries that have nothing to do with national security. The frontrunners being automotive, the industrial machinery manufacturing, construction, and packaging industries. The aluminum prices decreased significantly in […]
September 20, 2017
President and CEO of MES, Inc., Mr. Hiten Shah was nominated and selected as a 2017 Smart Business Smart50 Columbus Honoree. It is the third time winning since he had been nominated in 2015 and 2016. Mr. Hiten Shah had been recognized as a top executive in one of the smartest companies in the region for his ability to effectively built and led a savvy organization. The 2017 Smart 50 Awards took place on Tuesday, September 19th at The Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel. The September issue of Smart Business Columbus will feature the 2017 Smart50 Awards as its cover story and include a special section highlighting select content from the event and profiles of the honorees. For more information please check: http://www.sbnonline.com/events/smart50/
September 12, 2017
On March 2017, MES, Inc. expanded its business in Poland and since then we, at MES, have been doing our best to make a significant positive impact to local organizations and communities. MES, Inc, has always been adhering to the “giving back to society” corporate philanthropy purpose and taking an active part in public charity activities. MES, Inc. sponsored the annual Novita Half-Marathon race in Zielona Gora, Poland on 10th September 2017 which was held by the society Biegam-Pomagam (I run – I help). We sponsored the event to support the local orphanage for getting new school equipment and furniture. It was the 6th national race since 2012, and 1371 runners participated in the game this year. We are very proud to see our associate Jakub and his family helping and participating in the marathon. Congratulations to all our marathon runners for participating in this race, and MES, Inc. will […]
September 8, 2017
The annual Business First Magazine C-Suites Award Gala took place on September 7th at Hyatt Regency, Downtown Columbus. Hiten Shah, president and CEO of MES, Inc., and Heena Shah were invited to attend the Award Ceremony for Hiten to receive this honor. The publication’s C-Suite Awards recognized C-level executives for the leadership, business and civic contributions they made, both in their organizations and the greater Central Ohio community. Business First assembled business school professors in Ohio to judge a prestigious group of nominees from a wide array of for-profit, non-profit and government agencies. Hiten was nominated and supported by his staff, clients and his partner firms. One of MES employee’s testimony “As the leader of MES, Mr. Shah is one of the most innovative, ambitious and farsighted person I have ever known. His knowledge and diligence have helped us grow in a very meaningful way having satisfying customers, happy employees […]
