Graham Corporation awarded $2.1 million to expand welder workforce

Graham Corporation, a global leader in the design and manufacture of mission critical fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum technologies for the defense, space, energy, and process industries, has been awarded $2.1 million for the expansion of its welder training programs and related equipment. The contract was awarded by BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit, neutral integrator that supports the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base initiatives.

“These are exciting times for our Company as we build out our capabilities and capacity to support America’s defense industry as a part of the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base,” says Daniel J. Thoren, President and CEO of GHM. “These funds will help us develop and grow our welder workforce and provide additional equipment needed to improve the efficiency of our production processes. We are proud to be a strategic supplier for the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base.”

The funds will be used to increase the Company’s production capacity at its Batavia operation which includes expanding its welding training program and increasing its skilled labor workforce by more than 20 percent. The Company expects to accomplish the workforce expansion by early 2025 to support the U.S. Navy’s submarine construction cadence plans.