Willcox North America, Inc., a manufacturer of composite flexible oil and chemical hoses used for loading/ unloading barges and tankers, recently opened a sales, service and distribution center in Houston, Texas.
The new center, which is located at 9366 Wallisville Road, Building 170, Houston, Texas 77013, telephone: (713) 675-6116, fax: (713) 675-5488, is headed by Jack Marshall with Randy Francis as sales manager and Joseph Marentette as supervisor of production.
The Houston center will conduct sales and distribution of Willcox products for the Southern Region.
Willcox's Garfield, N.J., office will continue to handle sales and distribution in the Northern Region.
Both locations will stock and service cargo hoses up to 10-inches in diameter with lengths up to 60 feet.
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