Rocky Ford, Colorado, USA
December 20, 2012

Rocky Ford, Colorado based Oliver Manufacturing, the worlds most recognized leader in Gravity Separators, recently awarded Jim Thomas with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Forty-one years ago, the company’s founder Oliver Steele hired Jim, a young engineer from Texas. Serving as Oliver’s Chief Engineer and Vice President for most all of his carrier, Jim has numerous patents and published papers as part of his work at Oliver. Jim has also been recognized as one of the most knowledgeable professionals in the equipment conditioning field.

Oliver recognized Jim’s outstanding contributions, unequaled dedication and service to developing and educating the agribusiness processing industry. “Jim taught you how to think through to an answer by educating you, rather than giving you answers, he gave you knowledge. He was my mentor for many years and I give him a great deal of credit for Oliver’s success over the years” says Brian Burney President/CEO of Oliver.

Oliver Manufacturing is the leading US-based provider of reliable, durable and effective equipment for processing and refining flowing solids of all kinds.

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Published: December 20, 2012