[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNITION OF BERGAD SPECIALTY FOAMS & COMPOSITES ON EXPANSION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
a tremendous business in Armstrong County, Bergad Specialty Foams.
  Bergad Specialty Foams is a leading producer of polyurethane foams. 
It recently celebrated the completion of a 50,000-square-foot building 
expansion.
  This is phase 1 of a long-range facility expansion, which will 
increase production capacity to meet customer demand for its growing 
line of specialty foams. It will also allow the company to accommodate 
the production of several new product lines.
  The expansion includes state-of-the-art CNC cutting equipment and 
streamlined fulfillment and shipping areas, in addition to a secure 
manufacturing area to accommodate the requirements of the consumer 
technology industry.
  Mr. Speaker, Bergad Foams makes specialty cushioning materials that 
span several markets, including medical, cosmetic, oil and gas 
production, high-end consumer electronics, and transportation and 
aircraft.
  I congratulate Paul Bergad, president of Bergad Incorporated, on the 
outstanding business he has built in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
  When they broke ground on this project, he refused the ceremonial 
golden shovel and, instead, fired up his excavator to take out the 
first bucket of dirt. Clearly, Mr. Bergad is a man who isn't afraid to 
roll up his sleeves and get to work.
  With this new addition, the manufacturing area totals more than three 
acres under one roof, making it one of the largest manufacturing 
facilities in the county.
  Phase 2 of the expansion is expected to begin in about 18 months and 
will add an additional 35,000 square feet to the facility. With these 
expansions, Bergad Incorporated said they expect to hire an additional 
30 employees.
  Mr. Speaker, this is very welcome news in Armstrong County, where 
Bergad Specialty Foams has its laboratory, manufacturing, fabrication, 
tooling, warehousing, and sales division, all located at its Kittanning 
facility.
  Since Bergad Specialty Foams opened operations there in 1999, the 
mission has been to ``exceed, not meet'' the standards of the industry 
and the expectations of its clients. Mr. Speaker, the ever-expanding 
product lines and expansion surely note that Bergad Specialty Foams is 
not only living up to its lofty goals, but surpassing them.
  I wholeheartedly congratulate Mr. Bergad on this outstanding 
achievement, and I wish him the best as his company continues to 
flourish in Armstrong County.

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