Manufacturing 2024: ANDY GIRVIN

Girvin manages the largest factory for chemical manufacturer AdvanSix, which boasts approximately 750 workers. In 1994, he joined Honeywell as a project engineer, working as global asset manager for its resin and chemicals division, which was spun off into AdvanSix in 2016.

In spring 2023, Girvin faced challenges, including nearly half of the AdvanSix Hopewell workforce striking; according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, there were more than 60 Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act violations during the previous eight years. The strike was resolved, but in summer 2023, a hazmat team was dispatched to the Hopewell plant to address a liquid ammonia leak.

Earlier this year, the company applied to the state to renew its five-year Title V permit, which outlines pollution control regulations that apply to the facility.

In late March, AdvanSix received a Patriot Award from the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognizing its commitment to National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve employees.

Girvin’s term on the Hopewell Water Renewal Commission ends Oct. 31. His bachelor’s degree is in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia, and his MBA from William & Mary.