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16 Mar 2015

W&O Realigns Leadership Team

From left to right: Fred Loomis and Todd Nestel (Photo: W&O)

W&O, a global supplier to the marine and upstream oil and gas markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation and engineered solutions, has promoted two long-time employees to Vice President as part of the company’s continued focus on providing engineered solutions, support and education to the marine industry. Fred Loomis will now serve as Vice President of Technical Sales, and Todd Nestel will serve as Vice President of Engineered Solutions. Loomis and Nestel will work closely with W&O’s leadership team to address ongoing and evolving customer needs…

05 Sep 2014

W&O Supplies Actuated Valve Solution for Vigorous

Image: W&O

The marine industry watched as the United States’ largest floating drydock, the Vigorous, was delivered to its final home at Vigor Industrial’s Portland shipyard on the Willamette River in August. W&O is one of the partners that supported Vigor in this $40 million dollar project, by providing an actuated valve solution for the ballast system of the drydock. From design specification through initial commissioning, the W&O team has provided technical and product expertise for the Vigorous ballast system, utilizing SPACE Gate Valves, EIM Electric Actuators, reach rods and deck stands.

29 May 2013

New Business Focus Brings Shifts in W&O Leadership

W&O Supply, a global supplier of marine and upstream oil and gas, pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation and engineered solutions, has redefined the roles of a few members of its senior leadership team as it continues to pursue new opportunities in the domestic and international marine markets. By continually identifying specific needs in the industry and by realigning the strengths of its leadership team, W&O is better poised to bring even more cost-saving and regulation-compliant solutions to the marine industry, specifically within the growing commercial sector where it is involved in a number of design, new-build, and retrofit projects.

08 Nov 2012

W&O to Play an Integral Role in Representing Marine Suppliers

W&O is one of seven selected to serve on newly-formed Industry Partners Committee. W&O, a global supplier of valve automation, engineered solutions and marine pipe, valves and fittings is proud to announce that Fred Loomis, W&O’s Director of Navy and Government Sales has been selected to serve on the SCA’s new Industry Partners Committee. This newly formed committee of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has been created to establish a more unified voice for the various sectors of the United States maritime industry. The Industry Partners Committee represents the non-shipyard members of the SCA, who are known as Partners. The committee’s initial focus is to make reccomendations on how to best integrate and represent the numerous Partner member companies of the SCA in the mission…

21 Feb 2006

W&O Supply Forms New Division, Announces New Leadership

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