Successor Named
"Further to last week's announcement of my pending retirement I am pleased to announce the Board of Directors of RPS Composites has hired Jeff Fraser as President and CEO effective September 17th, 2018. I will be staying on to work with Jeff and the Board...
read moreRobert Hawkins, President and CEO, to Retire March 2019
Today we announce the retirement of our President and CEO, Robert Hawkins. The letter he sent to employees reads, in part, "After 42 years of working with RPS I am excited, happy, and, perhaps, a bit apprehensive to announce I am retiring effective March...
read moreA Fond Farewell
Today, August 31, 2018 as Mike Mosley moves to a new job opportunity, we bid him farewell. Mike has been the G.M. at our Mobile, Alabama facility for the past six years and made many lasting contributions to our operations. He also made an impression on...
read moreRPS Composites Presenting at Extraction 2018
Dave Chapman, our Sales & Service Manager, Canadian Operations, will be speaking at EXTRACTION 2018, the Global Metallurgy Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, August 26-29, 2018. Dave’s paper co-authored by RPS Project Engineer, Tony Zacharewych, on Custom...
read moreTesting a New Resin
A carpenter is only as good as his or her tools, so when we heard that Ashland, our preferred resin supplier, was launching a new resin, they certainly had our attention. According to their website, Derakane Signia holds many promises, including low styrene emission,...
read moreRPS Welcomes Philip Silver as GM, Canadian Operations
Robert Hawkins, President and CEO, is pleased to announce that Philip Silver has joined RPS Composites as GM, Canadian Operations as of March 1, 2018. Prior to joining RPS, Philip was General Manager & Vice President of High Liner Foods. Inc., where he...
read moreJoin Us at CORROSION 2018
RPS advisors will be out in full force at CORROSION 2018, April 14 - 19 in Phoenix, Arizona. Join us in booth #443 where you can get your hands on our tools of the trade: the Type B tapering tool that makes strong, cost-effective tapered adhesive joints in...
read moreRPS Composites at EUEC 2018
Kira Kaleps, our Sales & Business Development Manager, will be speaking at EUEC 2018, the Energy, Utility & Environment Conference in San Diego, March 5-7. Kira's presentation on Custom Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Piping (FRP) Applications in Wet...
read moreComposites Technician Certification
RPS Composites would like to recognize the commitment and dedication of two of our employees in our Franklin, Ohio location who completed the Certified Composites Technician (CCT) course and examination provided by the American Composites Manufacturers...
read moreCorrosion Resistant Liner: A Critical Choice
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pipe is resistant to a wide range of chemicals and temperatures. Many types of corrosion attack that are harmful to steel pipe have no effect on FRP, including aerobic, galvanic, pitting, intergranular, and general corrosion....
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