Simon Addicott Email & Phone Number

Simon Addicott is a Vice President at GTA Containers Inc.

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  Vice President

  Gta Containers Inc

  Jan 2007 - Present - South Bend In

  Mr. Addicott is Vice-President of GTA Containers Inc. and GTA Drum Inc. which operates four plants located in South Bend Indiana. GTA was formed in 1988 and is a producer of flexible containers and secondary containment systems for commercial and military applications. GTA is also a leader in the manufacture of tactical fuel and water systems, producing large scale fuel systems for the US Marine Corp and Forward Area Refueling Systems to service aircraft such as the Cobra and Apache helicopters. Flexible Pillow Tanks manufactured at GTA, range in size from 1000 gallon diesel generator tanks to the massive 210,000 gallon tanks used principally by the US Army and Air Force in large tactical fuel farms. Fluids contained in GTA tanks range from fuel and water to chemicals such as anti-freeze or fertilizer solutions.GTA Drum Inc. manufactures flexible drums which range in size from 50 to 500 gallons and are rated for low velocity air drop and slinging under helicopters. Recently the company has expanded into the vehicle cover market and has rapidly become one of the leading suppliers for the US Army Medium Tactical Vehicles and the Light Tactical Vehicles such as the HMMWV. GTA manufactures many of its own fluid couplings and other fabricated components at its Machining Division utilizing state of the art CNC equipment. The entire GTA organization quality system is ISO-9001 registered. Mr. Addicott holds an honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Warwick University in England and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at the University of Michigan’s Business School. Prior to joining GTA Containers, Mr. Addicott held senior management positions with Tier One Automotive Powertrain Manufacturing companies. Mr. Addicott has a wide range of professional management experience, including President of a Specialty Surgical Hospital. Mr. Addicott’ s principal expertise is in new product development, engineering manufacturing and executive management.