Tricouni Enterprises, St. Cloud, MN, has announced that it has named Ed Mansell to fill the position of President for its new Centerline Tank and Trailer Manufacturing company, located in Sauk Centre, MN.
The firm is a blend of two existing firms: Engle Fabrication of Sauk Centre and R-Way Trailer Manufacturing of Long Prairie. Engle Fabrication is a regional and national designer and builder of custom stainless steel, aluminum and carbon steel tanks and trailers for bulk food transport, industrial vacuum tanks and municipal equipment; R-Way manufactures a variety of heavy-duty steel bottom-dump construction trailers for aggregate, asphalt and other granular material distribution.
As President, Ed Mansell will be responsible for managing all of Centerline’s engineering,manufacturing and service operations, along with guiding the company's product developmentprocesses. Mansell joins Centerline from his most recent position with Acro Trailer, Springfield,MO.
“I’m very excited to be selected to help form and grow this new company. It’s a true win-winachievement for Engle, R-Way and the industries they serve,” says Mansell. “These twocompanies, located so close to each other, have well-deserved reputations for quality products andexcellent service. Putting these companies together under one brand makes so much sense, fromsharing engineering resources, to increasing manufacturing capacities, to expanding customerservice opportunities. Becoming Centerline allows us to create a powerful one-stop resource forour customers in the construction, transportation and government tank and trailer markets acrossthe country. The new Centerline will provide rugged, value-engineered custom and standard tankand trailer products direct from the manufacturer.”
Centerline will continue to design and manufacture the current types of equipment offered bythe Engle and R-Way operations. As new products are developed, they’ll be added under theCenterline banner. The corporate offices for Centerline are housed in the current Engle Fabricationfacility located in Sauk Centre, MN.