The RFID Tag as used by the Pyott-Boone Tracking Boss personnel and equipment underground tracking system was approved today by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The tag is part of the newest PBE response to the demands of the mining industry's call for better communications with underground personnel specifically during emergency situations. Pyott-Boone is working on several projects related to this need including the MineCom VHF and UHF Leaky Feeder radio systems.

PBE American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Takes Top Award

The Pyott-Boone Spiders American Cancer Society Relay for Life team took the top spot in the 2005-2006 Tazewell County drive raising just over $20,000. Good job spiders!!

Construction and Move-In Completed

The expansion as seen above on the far left is complete and the mining production, quality control, and product repair departments have all been moved in. Sales staff and other personnel have also been relocated into other areas to enhance productivity.
 

Pyott-Boone Becomes the U.S. Agent for MineCom Australia

Pyott-Boone Electronics is proud to be the exclusive distributor for MineCom Leaky Feeder communication systems in the United States and Canada. MineCom has been manufacturing high quality communications equipment around the world for 19 years. For information on the these systems visit our MineCom page.

Construction is Underway!

The first load of dirt was moved on Monday September 19th and things are going great. Landscaping should take about another week then preparation work will begin in advance of the building materials scheduled to arrive mid-October.

Bluefield Coal Show Sees Record Crowds

Attendance was way up at this years Bluefield Coal Show. Bigger and  better than ever was the phrase uttered by many and Pyott-Boone talked to a lot of existing as well as prospective customers. The coal industry is alive and well not only in the U.S. but also around the world proven by the number of international visitors to this years show.

Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority Closes $400,000 Loan to Pyott-Boone to Finance Facility Expansion

(L-R) Mike Thompson, PBE General Manager; Nancye Howell, PBE Vice-President; and Jonathan Belcher, Deputy Executive Director, VCEDA

TAZEWELL – August 9, 2005 – The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) and Pyott-Boone Electronics, Inc. held joint ceremonies today to announce an expansion and to close a $400,000 loan to finance the project.

“This is the second expansion at Pyott-Boone that the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority has been able to help with the financing. Three years ago the company said employment would grow to 180 with that expansion, and they’ve reached that. They hope to have 250 employees within three years,” said Donald Baker, VCEDA chairman.

The $400,000 VCEDA loan is to be used to construct an additional 12,000 square feet of warehousing and manufacturing space, according to Nancye K. Howell, vice president, Pyott-Boone Electronics, Inc.

“We have 180 full-time employees and we have outgrown our existing space,” said Howell. The company, founded in 1971, currently has about 35,000 square feet of space in the Wittens Mill Road facility. The new expansion will include work areas with equipment and work stations for additional employees, Howell said.

Pyott-Boone manufacturers sophisticated electronics monitoring and communication products for the mining industry and high tech subassemblies and products for various major U.S. defense companies.

In 2002, VCEDA approved a $204,000 loan to Pyott-Boone Electronics for an expansion project at the Tazewell County operation. The company had 156 employees and said employment would reach 179 within two years.