Fairchild International Names Ralph Shockley, Jr. to Head Midwest Operations
Glen Lyn, VA, January 4, 2008 — Fairchild International, a U.S.-based manufacturer of underground mining equipment, has hired Ralph Shockley, Jr. to manage the company’s recently-established Midwest Divsion. He will be responsible for sales and service operations at Fairchild’s warehouse facility in DuQuoin, IL, near Carbondale. Prior to joining Fairchild, Mr. Shockley was the maintenance supervisor for Freeman Energy. He has spent his career in a variety of mine maintenance positions with Freeman, Arch of Illinois and Carter Coal. Mr. Shockley holds all necessary State of Illinois mining certifications and MSHA electrical cards.
“We are excited to have someone of Ralph’s caliber join the Fairchild team,” says Jack Fairchild, Jr., Fairchild International’s vice president of sales and marketing. “His hands-on experience and knowledge of the industry will help us to create new market opportunities.”
Fairchild International is an independently-owned-and-operated underground coal mining equipment manufacturer. Over the past decade, the company has produced the industry’s most complete line of battery-powered scoops, and has sold more of those units than any other manufacturer. Fairchild also produces a wide range of continuous miners and haulage systems, longwall shield haulers, maintenance vehicles, maintenance centers and cargo carriers. The company is headquartered in Glen Lyn, VA (near Bluefield, WV), and has warehouses in Beckley, WV; Dryden, VA; DuQuoin, IL; and Indiana, PA. For more information, contact Brendhan Wood, Fairchild International, at 540.726.2380 or bwood@fairchildmail.com, or visit www.fairchildint.com
