Morgantown, WV, November 24, 2014 – Swanson Industries has announced that it has named Don Bowers to serve as the new director of sales for Swanson Mining North America and Alan Wicker as director of Swanson Repair Center Operations.

Bowers brings extensive manufacturing and industrial experience to the role, most recently at Veyance Technologies (Goodyear Manufacturing).  Wicker is responsible for Swanson’s US-based mining repair facilities in Indiana, PA; Helper, UT; Rock Springs, WY; and Morgantown, WV.

Swanson Industries, headquartered in Morgantown, is a leading provider of hydraulic cylinder aftermarket repair and remanufacturing, new hydraulic cylinder manufacturing, and related product distribution services to the underground mining, off-highway, and offshore oil and gas markets.  In addition to North America, the firm has manufacturing, distribution and repair facilities in Australia, Chile, Brazil and China.