Company Profile
Company Overview
EJ is the world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utility networks worldwide.
With ingenuity and craft, we have shaped molten iron into products that serve as the infrastructure of neighborhoods, villages and cities. With integrity and heart, we have responded to our customer's needs and expectations and built names for ourselves: East Jordan Iron Works, Cavanagh, Norinco, McCoy and Havestock. Our family heritage and legacy have been the cornerstones of our journey.
We are now a global enterprise that spans 5 continents promoting innovation, quality and a commitment to customer service. Our commercial presence worldwide includes 50 sales offices,10 manufacturing facilities and multiple research and development centers.
Mission
We are a family-owned company supplying access solutions for the world's infrastructure
Vision
The global leader in infrastructure access solutions
Values
Safety and Security
Honesty and Integrity
Environmental Responsibility
Respect for Others
Quality and Excellence
Social Responsibility
Our Promise:
We are the global leader in providing the best infrastructure access solutions fueled by innovation and driven to deliver unparalleled customer service.
Our commitment to you is that we will continue to create ingenious customer-oriented solutions that improve peoples' lives. We will do that in ways that are smarter, greener, and safer than ever before.
We look forward to working with you.
www.ejiw.com or www.ejco.com
Company History
Company History
The EJ legacy dates back to 1883 when William E Malpass and his father in law Richard W Round established a foundry on the shores of Lake Michigan, USA in the town of East Jordan. This foundry was called East Jordan Iron Works and originally produced castings for machine parts, ship parts, agricultural parts and railroads. Soon after the company was founded, W.E. Malpass called upon his brother James, a journeyman machinist in England, to join the firm.
When the lumbering era came to a close, EJIW expanded into new markets allowing continued success in changing times. The company shifted to the production of street castings, water works valves, and fire hydrants. In the 1920s and 30s William E. gradually transferred management to his three sons, William Henry "Will" Malpass, Richard Ward "Dick" Malpass, and Theodore Edward "Ted" Malpass.
As technology advanced during the 1950s and 60s, the third generation of leadership emerged. Will's son, W.E. "Bill" Malpass, and Ted's son, F. Bruce Malpass, converted the foundry by installing an automated, high-pressure molding line known as the Taccone Line. The new highly sophisticated equipment maximized production capabilities for the foundry.
Since the mid-1980s the business has been led by the fourth generation: Fred Malpass, son of Bill Malpass, and Tracy and Tad Malpass, sons of F. Bruce Malpass. Using the same entrepreneurial spirit as the founders they have transformed EJ into an international leader of innovative access solutions by modernizing it's facilities, acquiring and opening additional branch operations across the USA, while expanding internationally by acquiring foundries in Europe, China and Australia. EJ now supplies products to infrastructure projects in over 150 countries across the world.