[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PRAISING MANCOR CAROLINA

  (Mr. JOE WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 
50th anniversary of Mancor Carolina, located in Lugoff, in Kershaw 
County, South Carolina.
  In 1987, Mancor opened a manufacturing business with 45 employees, 
serving customers such as Dana Corporation and Mack Trucks.
  In 1998, Dilip Teppara became Vice President and General Manager of 
Mancor Carolina. During the last 4 years, under Mr. Teppara's 
leadership, Mancor has more than doubled its sales; and the company has 
grown to nearly 175 employees.
  Mancor Carolina is now a major supplier to companies such as Dana in 
Lugoff, Freightliner in Gaffney, John Deere in Augusta, Komatsu in 
Newberry, Caterpillar, and Mack Trucks in Winnsboro. Mancor is one of 
the largest private employers in Kershaw County, and the company is 
undergoing a multimillion dollar expansion which will create new jobs 
for the community.
  I want to commend Mr. Poul Hansen, Mr. Preben Ostberg, and Mr. Art 
Church for their vision in making Mancor Carolina a world-class 
manufacturing company. Most importantly, though, the success of Mancor 
Carolina is due to its employees and their families. Mancor would not 
be where it is today without their commitment, sacrifice, and 
dedication.

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