Since everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrated our shared heritage with an employee lunch. Team members sampled modernized versions of some popular St. Paddy’s Day favorites and enjoyed a few fun surprises too! Special thanks to Apple Harvest Catering and McNulty & Foley Catering for cooking up a delicious menu for our employees. Laughter is brightest where food is best. Sláinte!
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa., February 28, 2022—Intervala LLC, a premier full-service electronics manufacturing services provider, today announced its acquisition of EPE Corporation in Manchester, New Hampshire. The acquisition further enlarges Intervala’s manufacturing capabilities, capacity and resources in the Northeast region of the U.S. and expands the Company’s global customer base. Intervala also has manufacturing operations in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area and Hudson, N.H. The addition of EPE expands Intervala’s total operating space to 325,000 square feet.
EPE, which begins doing business under the Intervala name immediately, was founded in 1957 and manufactures high quality, complex printed circuit board assemblies and integrated electronic and electromechanical systems. The acquisition provides Intervala with additional manufacturing capacity in these capability areas and adds several top-tier customers in the defense industry and other high-reliability markets.
With the acquisition, Intervala has named James D. (JD) Bell Jr., former president and CEO of EPE, as vice president and general manager responsible for leadership and oversight of Intervala’s operations in the Northeast region. Bell was with EPE for 26 years and previously served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.
“Intervala’s acquisition of EPE Corporation is an exciting and significant step in our strategy to grow and expand our presence and impact in the Northeast region,” said Teresa Huber, president and CEO. “We are delighted to welcome JD and his capable team who have built a highly successful business and longstanding customer relationships with excellent customer service and proven manufacturing expertise. We believe our two organizations are a great fit culturally and look forward to serving our new customers with a continued, unwavering commitment to customer excellence.”
“EPE is thrilled to join the Intervala organization,” said Bell. “It is important to us that our next chapter be as part of a company with similar values and commitment to customer excellence, and we believe we have found that. EPE has a proud legacy of manufacturing high-reliability, mission-critical electronic products and systems in America, and the entire EPE team is looking forward to continuing and building on that legacy with Intervala.”
About Intervala
At Intervala, we tailor intelligent manufacturing solutions to each customer’s unique requirements. We are a full-service manufacturer of complex, high-performance printed circuit board assemblies, electromechanical systems, and cable and harness assemblies for global customers in the defense, medical and industrial markets. Our team draws on decades of experience to bring a fresh approach to problem-solving by combining turnkey manufacturing capabilities, a full suite of engineering expertise, new product introduction, supply chain management, and global fulfillment services to deliver smart, innovative solutions. Intervala has manufacturing operations in the Greater Pittsburgh and Greater Boston areas. To learn more, visit intervala.com.
Cheers to six years! We kicked off 2022 with our annual employee gala, marking Intervala’s sixth anniversary! Employees and their guests gathered together at the Antonelli Event Center in Irwin, Pa., for an evening full of fun and friends that started with a fabulous dinner show featuring local comedians David Michael and Auggie Cook and continued as DJ Tone worked his magic to get everyone onto the dance floor. Cheers to Hudson Event Design for the festive balloon art. And big thanks to our fantastic suppliers for donating door prizes and to our employees for crafting the gift baskets that were raffled off throughout the night. Congratulations to our grand prize winner of the evening, Rich McBeth, who took home a $500 gift certificate to Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Huge thanks to our employees who contributed to the success of our gala, and to those who attended the event. We love our incredible team! Here’s to a fantastic 2022!
Many thanks to our incredible employees who donated more than $3,000 in cash and gifts to The Salvation Army's Angel Tree and Treasures for Children programs. Due to our team members’ generosity, Christmas will be brighter and more joyful for many local children in need this year. We are very proud of our caring employees and honored to again support the remarkable people of the Salvation Army and the inspiring work they do in our communities.
What’s so cool about manufacturing? Students from Connellsville Area Middle School near our Westmoreland County, Pa., facility will answer that burning question very soon. The students, who are participating in Catalyst Connection’s 2021-2022 “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” student video contest, toured our new facility with their teacher this week and got some behind-the-scenes inspiration from the high technology manufacturing happening here. We can’t wait to see their video story come to life during the next few months! This annual STEAM program pairs middle school students across Pennsylvania with local companies to create a new perspective on the exciting career opportunities that exist in manufacturing. The Intervala team is thrilled to support these bright minds and budding filmmakers!
