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M&W Precast & Construction Supply expects modular precast growth to increase 30% year over year through 2025. M&W Precast is a division of Wehrung’s Family of Businesses based in Ottsville. The revenue growth projection mirrors growth trends over the past three years – in fact M&W Precast’s growth could be significantly higher. The global precast concrete market was valued at about $144.6 billion in 2022. The sector is anticipated to reach $198 billion by 2027 according to a September, 2023 Markets and Markets.com report. As the first business to launch the Wehrung’s family owned and operated brand more than 75 years ago, precast concrete continues to provide durable, sustainable building materials for a broad variety of construction applications – from office buildings and hotels to apartments and residential housing components. “We are one of the few remaining family-owned precast companies,” said Jason Wehrung, president of Wehrung’s and the third generation to helm the company. Despite coronavirus pandemic challenges and supply chain hiccups Wehrung’s continued to expanded its homegrown niche footprint – and robust business growth –from Bucks County into the Lehigh Valley, Montgomery County, Philadelphia and south and western New Jersey. A newly created position of vice president of sales for Wehrung’s aims to ensure the company’s future and sustainable growth across all its divisions and brands. Paul Agnese began his tenure with Wehrung’s September 5, 2023. The position is part of a vision to essential double the Wehrung’s company’s revenue. Agnese will be responsible for a new sales and operations team to be hired to expand the precast concrete division, as well as integrating departments and teams across the organization. “We want team members to talk more broadly about product lines” and help customers directly with their questions, Agnese said. “Right now we have a lot of great folks with a ton of experience, and we’re at a crossroads,” Agnese said. His experience working with a similar family-owned business will help Wehrung’s cross train team members and expand collaboration between Wehrung’s business brands. “Wehrung’s is at the same place where I began my career with a small family-oriented company,” serving contractors and construction trades in Hammonton, New Jersey, Agnese said. Many Wehrung’s company team members have spent a years working for the company. It is not uncommon to speak with employees who have 20, 30, 35 or more years of experience working at the firm. Jason Wehrung credits the company culture, which has been built on respect, by his grandfather Woodrow “Woody” Wehrung and nurtured by his father Vernon, as best summed up by the firm’s mission statement: To be known as a respectable and high-spirited company devoted to serving God, our customers, our employees, and our community. To provide opportunities for growth as we vigorously pursue an unmatched level of excellence in efficiency, profitability, quality, and service in all aspects of our business. For more information visit Wehrung’s Family of Businesses at www.wehrungs.com.