Reaches over 35,000 medium to large plants across all U.S. processing and durable goods industries, including utilities and power generation facilities.

Plant Services serves the field of plant engineering and maintenance manufacturing as well as process industries and utility and power generation. Audiences include: executives, managers, superintendents, plant engineers, operations, maintenance, plant, facilities and purchasing personnel. (Tradepub.com)

Market Overview

American manufacturing is the most productive and efficient in the world. Each year, U.S. companies invest more than $100 billion in capital equipment and services. They build new plants and are continuously retrofitting, updating and redesigning existing facilities with up-to-date technology.

With an average installed base of more than 30 years old, maintaining the plant infrastructure and reliable production capabilities is more important than ever in order to remain competitive with newer overseas manufacturing plants. This requires constant monitoring, systems redesign, repair and replacement. Increasingly, manufacturers are regarding maintenance and reliability as a key part of their culture and an essential component to their profitability and their ability to remain competitive.

The $100 Billion MRO Market

Investment

    * U.S. companies invest more than $100 billion annually in capital equipment and services
    * New plant construction
    * Maintaining the plant infrastructure
    * Maintaining reliable production and manufacturing capabilities
    * Continuous redesign, repair and replacement

Competitive Pressures

    * Overseas competition...90,000 new plants in Asia-Pacific region since 2000
    * Government regulations
    * Workforce cuts
    * Investor expectations
    * Budget Pressures

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Target Audience

Plant Services reaches 100,000 + BPA audited subscribers responsible for optimizing the productivity of North America's industrial infrastructure.

    * Plant & Department Management
    * Maintenance & Supervisory
    * Engineering
    * Purchasing

Plant Services reaches over 35,000 medium to large manufacturing plants across all U.S. processing and durable goods industries, including utilities and power generation facilities.

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