Wheatland Tube Names Michael Kreger South Central Regional Sales Manager, Electrical Division


SHARON, Pa., Aug. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wheatland Tube Company announced today that Michael Kreger has been named South Central Regional Sales Manager, Electrical Division. Wheatland Tube, North America's leading electrical steel conduit and fittings producer, is part of the JMC Steel Group, a steel pipe and tube producer based out of Chicago, Illinois.

Kreger has 30 years of industry experience and most recently worked for Cooper Wiring Devices. Kreger has experience in relationship management with national and regional accounts, buying groups, sales agents, distributors and contractors. At Wheatland Tube, he will be responsible for managing its network of sales agents throughout the South Central United States.

"Wheatland is committed to growing our electrical conduit and fittings sales share throughout North America," noted David Burnette, vice president of sales, electrical division. "Michael Kreger's comprehensive understanding of the electrical distribution sales channel will greatly benefit Wheatland Tube, our sales network and our distributor customers."

Kreger will be based out of Arlington, Texas.

Jelani Rucker

312-275-1626

jelani.rucker@jmcsteel.com

About Wheatland Tube

Wheatland Tube, a division of the JMC Steel Group, began producing electrical conduit in 1960. Wheatland's divisional headquarters are located in Sharon, Pennsylvania. It is one of the industry's leading producers of electrical conduit, and has seven state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. Wheatland produces standard pipe, DOM mechanical tubing, electrical conduit and fittings, fence framework, fire sprinkler pipe, and oil country tubular goods and line pipe.

For more information about Wheatland Tube and its electrical conduit products, call 800-257-8182, email info@wheatland.com or visit www.wheatland.com

About JMC Steel Group

JMC Steel Group includes the operating divisions of Atlas Tube, Picoma, Energex Tube and Wheatland Tube. It is the largest independent manufacturer of hollow structural sections (HSS) and steel pipe, and the top producer of electrical conduit and elbows, couplings and nipples in North America. JMC Steel Group delivers a broad range of pipe and tube solutions that build its customers' success.

For more information, contact JMC Steel Group at 312.275.1600 or info@jmcsteel.com, or visit www.jmcsteelgroup.com

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