Matthews Joins J.C. Renfroe & Sons

February 13, 2006 • David Matthews recently joined J.C. Renfroe & Sons, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., as director of engineering, research, and development.

Matthews, who has been a mechanical engineer for more than 30 years, will be responsible for all aspects of research and development, including the development of new products for both the Renfroe clamp line and the new line of Renfroe Too products, as well as overseeing the engineering and quality control of existing and updated products. He will report to plant manager Jack Seibert.

For the past two years, Matthews has served as an in-house engineering consultant for Renfroe working on popular industrial lifting products such the best-selling FR clamp and Renfroe Too's new snatch block. Prior to working with Renfroe, Matthews worked as a consulting engineer since coming to the United States 1986. He was educated as a mechanical engineer in Wales and held a number or managerial positions directing the design, engineering, manufacture, and application of new and existing products in the United Kingdom.

“We are on a very aggressive growth track,” says President Anne Renfroe. “We have introduced a new line of lifting products and we are expanding our market throughout the world. So it was important for us to have someone with outstanding credentials on staff to oversee the development of new lifting and construction products that satisfy the application needs in the U.S. and abroad. David is the caliber engineer we need for our growth.”