By Greg Hazley
Schramm Inc., the Pennsylvania hydraulic drilling company that vaulted into the public eye as it assisted the rescue of 33 miners in Chile last month, has brought in DeFazio Communications to help with PR.
A Schramm rig like this one was used in the Chile operation. |
DeFazio, based in Conshohocken, Pa., is tapped as agency of record to handle an international media relations program telling the story of how the company’s rigged contributed to the rescue effort, which drew global attention.
The firm picked up the assignment for West Chester-based Schramm through the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center, an economic development engine supporting manufacturing companies in the region.
Firm president Tony DeFazio said said his firm is “honored” to represent a company “that has galvanized the world’s attention around the power of American ingenuity and tenacity.”
Schramm had several rigs in Chile when the mine collapse occurred on Aug. 5. Pennsylvania’s governor, Ed Rendell, wrote a letter to Chile’s president offering the services of Schramm, an offer which was accepted.
Schramm, which is privately held with annual sales of around $100M, provided four rigs for the rescue.
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