UPM Update

  • UPM News
    New Laser Video Details The Cutting Edge of United Performance Metals

    Hamilton, Ohio – July 31, 2012 – United Performance Metals has added a new video to their website detailing the capabilities of its Mazak Laser cutting system entitled UPM’s Cutting Edge Laser.

     

    The video not only illustrates the capabilities of  the…

    Jul 30 2012
  • UPM News
    United Performance Metals Recognized Employee for Milestone Years of Service

    Congratulations were extended to Tracy Graff for reaching a milestone of 15 years of service with United Performance Metals during the third quarter of 2012. 

     

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    Jul 30 2012
  • Holly Sparks Blazes through Opponents on the Soccer Field & Earns a Scholarship to Indiana State

     

     

    UPM’s CTL Operator, Jim Sparks, lights up when he talks about his daughter playing soccer. Jim comments, “It’s so fun to watch Holly play soccer. She pours her heart into everything she does on the field.” Holly, who is 16 and a…

    Jul 30 2012
  • UPM's Own Home Run King

     

     

     

    With an early introduction to sports at age five, Trace Thomas, son of United Performance Metals’ Carol Thomas, Senior Account Manager, has had many accomplishments in just five years of playing so far. Most recently, his little league 10-year-old team…

    Jul 30 2012
  • UPM Employees Lead the Way in Community Involvement

     

     

     

    In the community of Hamilton, a program dedicated to creating leadership among individuals and area companies has been in place since 1990. Leadership Hamilton, developed by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, is a nine-month course in which participants…

    Jul 30 2012
  • Dawn Clark and Family - Down on the Farm

     

     

     

    By Shannon Miranda

     

    Like most other high school students, Katie Clark, 15, daughter of United Performance Metals' Senior Account Manager Dawn Clark, is involved in multiple activities. Being a junior at Talawanda High School, Katie is…

    Jul 30 2012
  • Golf - A Game for Life

     

     

    By Shannon Miranda

     

     

    If it's true that golf is a game you can enjoy for life, then Sammi Blackburn, daughter of United Performance Metals' Assistance Foreman Chris Blackburn, certainly has a head start on the rest of us. Although just…

    Jul 30 2012
  • Binegar's Salsa Spices Up Local Restaurants

     

     

     

     

    Everyone loves chips and salsa. It's a snack-time favorite that anyone can enjoy. Most people buy the typical, store-bought brand salsa, but Mike Binegar, Senior…

    Jul 30 2012
  • UPM Unites to Join Earthquake Relief Efforts

     

     

     

    By Shannon Miranda

     

    Although many have seen the tremendous amount of recent support and restoration efforts for the victims of the Haitian earthquake this past year, support effort recently took on a more personal meaning for…

    Jul 30 2012
  • United Performance Metals Jim Garitson Customizes A Harley Davidson Wide glide

     

     

     

     

    In retrospect, Jim Garitson (United Performance Metals, Slitter Operator) recognizes that his love of metalworking started when he was young, and was solely out of necessity. Growing up…

    Jul 30 2012
  • United Performance Metals 2010 Scholarship Recipients

     

    By Shannon Miranda

     

    United Performance Metals recently awarded Natalia Carvalho and Megan Freeman with the annual UPM Scholarship. United Performance Metals awards two recipients with the scholarship each year as part of its commitment to continued education and…

    Jul 30 2012
  • UPM News
    Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush Makes A Stop At United Performance Metals

    Hamilton, Ohio –Wednesday, July 18 2012 – Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush spent time this morning with supporters of the Mitt Romney campaign during a stop at the Hamilton Ohio manufacturing facility United Performance Metals.   The visit was considered a victory…

    Jul 17 2012