HGG appoints western sales manager

HGG Profiling Equipment Inc., a supplier of 3D pipe cutting machinery, robotic profiling cutting lines, and associated cutting equipment in Houston, has appointed Brandon Welch as western states sales manager, providing new machinery sales, service, and support for customers west of the Mississippi.

Welch’s background includes 15 years of sales management responsibilities, working with such companies as Exxon, Haliburton, GE, and Shell. He has held key sales and support positions for Rotating Machinery Services and ERIKS and was owner/general manager of a cross door and trim company, which he sold in 2006.