Temper Fabricators and Damascus Corporation enter into a joint agreement on January 1st 2010 to promote Temper Fabricators as an authorized agent to service, repair, and maintain Damascus equipment in the Illinois Basin. According to Damascus Sales Manager Leno Rainero, "as the Damascus equipment fleet expanded into the Illinois Coal Basin, it was apparent that our customer base required timely service from a local provider experienced with Damascus equipment.” Temper Fabricators provided dedicated employees that were trained in the Damascus plant on how to service, maintain, and repair both diesel and battery powered equipment. Both companies look forward to working together under the terms of this new agreement.