"Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall and the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday at Taft-based Southern Sierra General Engineering, Inc.'s newly added Bakersfield location at 4730 and 4760 Airport Drive. Taft Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Fred Schell also attended. Southern Sierra's Bakersfield facility sits on two acres and has added an additional machine shop to repair pumping units of all makes and models. Southern Sierra provides sales, service and repair of all pumping unit makes, as well as crane service, trucking and transportation, in addition to welding and fabrication."

"Southern Sierra General Engineering, Inc. began its operation in February of 2006 and will continue to be headquartered at 877 Oleander Road. For more information about Southern Sierra, please visit their website at www.SouthernSierraInc.com."

"Pictured are Dave Taylor, Larry Hall, Debbie Kiser, Tracy Chitwood, Mayor Harvey Hall, Cortney Madsen, Terry Ray, Fred Schell, Denise Dietere, Robyn Patrick, Stephen Eyherabide, Dave Nelson, Mark Tumblin, and the City Hostess and Ambassadors for the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce."   -Taft Midway Driller, July 16-18, 2010.

Southern Sierra General Engineering, Inc. was founded in February 2006 with a team of a combined 100 years of experience.  Southern Sierra serves Kern, Tulare, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Southern Sierra has a diverse line of services including:

• Pumping Unit Sales, Service & Repair
• Lubrication Services
• Machine Shop
• Welding & Manufacturing
• Crane Service - 12 to 40 Ton
• Trucking & Transportation
• Portable Concrete Foundations

Southern Sierra is licensed by the State of California with four license classifications: Class A, Class B, D09, D21, License # 887301. Southern Sierra is bonded and insured. (www.cslb.ca.gov)