TIMEC holds open house in La Porte, TX

TIMEC held an open house at its La Porte, TX facility on September 24 for its current and potential customers along the Gulf Coast.

The open house was from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, with lunch being served from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The event provided TIMEC with an opportunity to discuss with industry participants the type of services, processes, procedures, safety culture and training methods utilized by the company in a relaxed, casual environment.

Attendees included major refining and petrochemical participants in the area such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Sunoco, Ineos, DuPont and LyondellBasell. TIMEC attendees included President and CEO Gary Green, Sr. VP of Finance and CFO Jarrod Watts, Commercial Operations Sr. VP Roger Brennan, Sr. VP Human Resources Jerri McCarthy, VP Health and Safety Walt Dauglash, Rocky Mountain/Mid Continent Regional VP of Operations Barry Bolton, Business Development Manager Gulf Coast Region David Croft, Business Development Manager Southeast Region Kip Robinson, General Manager of Operations Southern California Bill Savoy, as well as other company management and support personnel and Subject Matter Experts.

All service lines had a booth to display their capabilities, including welding (World-Wide Welding), QC/QA, safety services (Welltech), turnaround services, high-temperature repair and inspection (HRI), catalyst services (James-TIMEC), I&E services and capital construction.

The safety display featured company values, performance standards and processes at the corporate level and at the regional level. To TIMEC, safety is intricately linked to quality people, who reach the desired developmental level through efficient training, leadership and mentoring.

Employees at the HRI display demonstrated how our super-heat-resistant suits made of Kevlar and carbon fiber with an aluminum coating facilitate safe industrial pipe fitting and welding repair and inspection work in workplaces that can reach up to 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Celsius). The suits also have built-in communications systems, fully-filtered external air supplies and internal air-cooling systems.

The James-TIMEC display, a guzzler vaccume truck and blast-resistant video and life support module, was placed outside in the back parking lot, showing a live demonstration as one of our employees entered a vessel.

There was live training for demonstration on M1 Boot Camp (hands-on pipe fitting training performed on an actual mock process unit skid), Fall Protection and Fire Extinguishers.

I&E had a training area set up for capabilities and a hands-on equipment calibration training display.

Other displays included a 40-man tool trailer, equipment of exchanger extractor, HR dispatch procedures and labor support.

TIMEC continues to build strong business momentum in its nearly fortieth year of servicing clients across the US by adding and adjusting its specialty services lines to the needs of the industry. TIMEC’s flexibility and malleability to varying challenges will help customers succeed in a financially-stricken environment and transition into the next decade.