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We’re doing a little looking back alongside our planning for the new year. Many projects and events that were introduced in 2022 will be expanded as we get ready for what we expect to be a successful 2023.
Our Annual Pelican Golf Tournament, while historically a fun way to express our gratitude for customer loyalty, is also becoming an opportunity to give back to the community. In addition to hopping back into the spring for the event, last year we chose to add The Houston Heart Walk sponsored by The American Heart Association as the charitable beneficiary We raised over $11k which was donated at the closing dinner of the golf tournament. We hope to exceed this donation in 2023 as well as participate with a full corporate team in the Houston Heart Walk itself.
At the 2022 NTTC Tank Truck Week, we used our beautiful new lighted display and created a more customer-centric layout including a lounge area. Look up at the next show and see if you can spot our beautiful Pelican flying high over the exhibits. We hope you will stop by and visit for a while!
In October 2022, Pelican Houston accepted delivery of its largest CNC machine, a PUMA MX 2500 ST. The delivery and installation of the huge machine in the production area took hours. This new CNC Horizontal Lathe is equipped with live tooling and increases the size of items we can manufacture. Along with multitasking capabilities, the specifications include 9 Axes and a 1" chuck size coupled with Cooljet High-Pressure Coolant Systems. Going into 2023, this new machine will increase our manufacturing capabilities and allow us more flexibility to provide for our customers’ needs and specifications.
Pelican Netherlands introduced a brand-new Portal for Parts where extensive data for our Tank Container parts in the EMEA market. Parts images and exploded drawings, dimensions, and even industrial applications are available for customers and internal personnel. When looking at a part in the portal, associated parts are populated along with any related repair or service options. We plan to begin laying the foundations for the same parts portal in our North American markets this year. Though the process will take over 12 to 24 months, we are excited to track our progress and will keep our customers updated.
2022 also was the year we started our Pelican Worldwide online blog. We hope you have been informed by our content and we will continue adding valuable information over the coming year. Look for more entries in our How-To series as well as find more Pelican and industry news in this convenient blog format. Cheers to 2023!