Smith-Midland Corporation provided design, panel/post layout drawings and fabrication of SoftSound noise wall panels and pre-stressed concrete posts for the VDOT I-95/Route 630 Interchange reconstruction and widening project located in Stafford, VA for Shirley Contracting.
On the night of November 29th, under the glow of the National Christmas Tree, crews from Smith-Midland (SMC) installed the first of 22 tractor-trailer loads of custom designed security barrier on E-Street in Washington, DC.
On Friday December 14th The Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID) announced the promotion of Mr. Sergey Samoilenka to VP of Operations of its flagship manufacturing facility in Midland, Virginia. Mr. Samoilenka has put his decades of precast concrete experience to work for The Smith-Midland Corporation since 2004. His role prior to becoming VP of Operations was as plant manager of the Midland, VA facility. His guidance and support of the large and diverse workforce has played a major role in the expansive growth of the company.
The Smith-Midland Corporation (SMID) announced the election of Mr. James Russell Bruner to its Board of Directors on Dec 10th. Mr. Bruner was Chief Executive Officer and President of Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) from 2014 to 2017. MLL is an American company, headquartered in Virginia, and part of the global shipping consortium Maersk Group. MLL provides U.S. flag transportation, ship management and maritime technical services to government and commercial customers.
A Smith-Midland team member that everyone enjoys working with is VaughnCarl Gardner. Vaughn has been in the precast concrete industry for three years. In this short period, Vaughn has managed to take numerous professional development courses to expand his knowledge of precast. Vaughn has shared this knowledge with his co-workers through small improvements that have greatly impacted the work flow process. As a student of LEAN, Vaughn advocates for LEAN principles in the Quality Control department where he works. Vaughn has streamlined several processes and standardized work tables to capture the current status and highlight opportunities. Vaughn has digitalized inspection sheets which allow the company to provide the customers with detailed records faster. He has set-up several finishing stations at each production exit and created visual boards in the lab that are continuously updated.
Amit Tilak, Engineering Manager at Smith-Midland, was inducted last night as the President of the Bull Run Branch, Virginia section for the American Society of Engineers. The ASCE Bull Run chapter, which falls under the umbrella of the Virginia Section, has close to 700 members and includes 10 counties (Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Culpeper and Rappahannock.
Plans for our new Smith-Carolina precast concrete plant in Reidsville, NC are moving forward at a rapid pace.
Training is an ongoing priority at Smith-Midland. At today's all-operations huddle, Justin Taylor, Quality Technician, presented the correct use of dunnage for storing panels in the yard. The presentation will be used as a tool for new riggers.
The Smith-Columbia plant in Hopkins, South Carolina was awarded full B2 & C1 plant certification by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) on July 18th.
Virginia 1st District US House Representative Rob Wittman stopped by Smith-Midland this morning for a tour of our plant and a long question and answer session with our staff. Rob, thank you for all your efforts to help our district and our local business interest.
Smith-Midland precast manufactures the longest prestressed sound wall column in the company's history for Shirley Contracting's I-95 Route 630 project. 67.5 feet!
MIDLAND, VA – May 31, 2018 - Smith-Midland Corporation (the Company) (SMID), who develops, manufactures, licenses, rents, and sells a broad array of precast concrete products for use primarily in the construction, transportation and utilities industries, today announced the appointment of Ashley B. Smith as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 24, 2018, replacing Rodney I. Smith, who will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors.