A Bland County company is expanding its global market. American Mine Research of Rocky Gap recently completed a state export program that introduced the company to new international business opportunities.
"We've done some exporting on a limited basis," stated David Graf, manager of business development for the company. "This was a marketing push program to establish an international business market."
His father, Robert Graf, established the original company in Bluefield, W.Va., in 1975. It now includes American Mine Research of Rocky Gap and East River Metals, also located in Rocky Gap, and Custom Manufacturing Services in Princeton, W.Va.
The companies specialize in manufacturing and repairing monitoring and controls equipment for underground and surface mining. They employ approximately 200 people, the majority of which comes from Bland and Mercer counties.
"We've had some significant export sales to Mexico," Graf said. "We're now looking at several countries in South America where there are all types of mining including gold and copper. Brazil has a robust mining industry."
American Mine Research of Rocky Gap entered the one-year program through a grant from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership's Accessing International Markets. It sent two representatives to Brazil last March and to Chile last May to visit a target export market.
The state program provided help to the company from a team of experienced international service providers. Included were attorneys, Web designers, bankers, translators and freight forwarders.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership was created by the General Assembly in 1995 to encourage, stimulate and support the development and expansion of the economy of the commonwealth. The marketing organization is a state authority governed by a 21-member board of directors appointed by the governor and Virginia General Assembly.
The partnership focuses its efforts on business recruitment, expansion and international trade. It has offices in Virginia, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, Brazil, Korea and Japan.
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