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30Jan 2012

Former SFWMD Executive Director Carol Wehle Joins URETEK Holdings, Inc. Team

By Robert Armstead

URETEK Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in soil densification and stabilization in the Southeastern US, announces the hiring of former South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Executive Director Carol Wehle. Carol will join URETEK Holdings to guide business development efforts.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

Former SFWMD Executive Director Carol Wehle Joins URETEK Holdings, Inc. Team URETEK Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in soil densification and stabilization in the Southeastern US, announces the hiring of former South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Executive Director Carol Wehle. Carol will join URETEK Holdings to guide business development efforts.

“Carol’s resume is impressive and her experience with diverse infrastructure systems will help educate the marketplace about the advantages of URETEK’s superior and cost-effective product offerings to the residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and government sectors,” says Kathleen Shanahan, Chair and CEO of URETEK Holdings. “The addition of Carol to the URETEK Holdings team displays our commitment to offering the most experienced and professional organization for dealing with geotechnical issues throughout the Southeastern United States.”

Carol was the first woman to hold the CEO position at any of Florida’s five water management districts. A civil engineer, Ms. Wehle initially joined SFWMD in 2001, following nine years of service with the St. Johns River Water Management District, and was responsible for a staff of 1,771 and a budget of $1.1 billion in a 16 county geographical area. Additionally, Ms. Wehle served as a Brevard County Commissioner and served five years on the Sebastian Inlet Tax District Commission. Prior to her public service posts, Ms. Wehle worked at the Kennedy Space Center and other private-sector firms. She received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“URETEK Holding’s footprint and process are ideal for the Southeastern U.S. market,” notes Ms. Wehle. “I look forward to providing our customers the most cost-effective and unobtrusive solution for their infrastructure rehabilitation needs. Whether it is the timely repair of residential foundations due to damage caused by sinkholes or rehabilitation of public infrastructure due to soil subsidence, now is the perfect time for all sectors to engage with URETEK.”

The patented URETEK Method is ideal for fixing subsurface structural issues with water and waste water pipes, transportation facilities, bridge approaches, seawalls, airport facilities and water control structures in a minimally disruptive and cost effective manner. “The URETEK repair process can be used in such diverse settings that most every government agency and industrial corporation could benefit from a relationship with URETEK,” Wehle affirms.

About URETEK Holdings, Inc.

URETEK Holdings, Inc. is a Southeastern United States focused, Florida-owned company. URETEK specializes in improving the weight-bearing capacity of subsurface soils through the injection of patented, lightweight, expanding polymers. The patented URETEK Method provides the industry’s best, most cost-effective, fastest and safest solution for soil stabilization and densification. For 20 years, URETEK has safely provided leveling, lifting, sealing and stabilization for structures of all sizes. For more information, please visit http://www.uretekfl.com.

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