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07 Oct 2016

Growing Up Metric

George Contos (Photo: World Wide Metric)

The story of World Wide Metric’s steady growth and promising future. Words are powerful, and “Growing up Metric,” the title of the recently released book by George Contos, the energetic CEO and second-generation ‘Contos’ leader of World Wide Metric, is a fitting title. Contos recently sat with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News in his Branchburg, N.J. headquarters to discuss how his company has grown from roughly $3 million per year when he took over in 2000, to over $20 million per year today, with its course set for $50 million by 2026.

04 Nov 2015

World Wide Metric Celebrates 45 Years

World Wide Metric President, Theo Contos; Vice-President, Anthee Contos; and CEO George Contos celebrate 45 years in business. (Photo: World Wide Metric)

World Wide Metric, a global supplier specializing in the distribution of valves, flanges, piping systems and hydraulic components in JIS and DIN, and ANSI standards, is celebrating its 45th anniversary. In 1970, former ship captain Constantinos Contos, who immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1969, founded a ship repair company in Brooklyn, N.Y. Soon after, he began receiving an abundance of requests for metric valves and flanges from foreign vessels, but despite the demand, metric replacement parts weren’t easy to find stateside.

31 Aug 2015

Repair a Broken Pipe in Less than 60 Seconds

Rapid Repair Clamp (Image: World Wide Metric)

New from World Wide Metric is the Rapid Repair Clamp, a tool that helps swiftly repair pipe leaks or bursts to prevent costly damages in an emergency situation. Fast and easy to install, the Rapid Repair Clamp provides quick repairs for pipe leaks and bursts — especially useful when every second counts. The self-contained design allows for installation by one person in less than 60 seconds without the use of any tools. In fact, tests conducted by the Australian Government of Defense and the Royal Australian Navy found the Rapid Repair Clamp to be five times faster than standard repair clamps…

07 Jan 2014

World Wide Metric Offers Hatch Sealing Tape

DrySeal Tape

World Wide Metric added DrySeal Hatch Sealing Tape to its products list after partnering with Soprema, a manufacturer in the waterproofing industry. DrySeal is an adhesive “winter grade” hatch sealing tape manufactured in Canada from SBS Modified Bitumen, making the product water resistant, elastomeric and durable with cutting edge technology. According to World Wide Metric, the tape provides a solution for waterproofing a ship’s hatch covers and ensuring that valuable cargo arrives damage free at unloading. worldwidemetric.com

28 Aug 2013

World Wide Metric to Exhibit at 2013 International Work Boat Show

World Wide Metric announced they will be exhibiting at the 2013 International Work Boat Show in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 9-11, 2013 at booth #3542. This year they will strive to educate attendees about their products at the show, that include vent head and butterfly valves, hydraulic fittings and tubes, pipe couplings and anticorrosion products. The International Work Boat Show connects attendees to the best resources in the maritime industry all in one convenient location. With more than 1,000 exhibitors and thousands of innovative products, attendees can meet and negotiate face to face with colleagues and suppliers to find new ideas that bring in business and save money.

16 Mar 2012

World Wide Metric Introduces Garlock Gaskets

World Wide Metric Announces the Addition of Garlock Gaskets. World Wide Metric has recently added gaskets to our wide variety of products. Recently partnering with Garlock, a well known provider of high-performance fluid sealing products for the world’s processing industries, Garlock 5500 Gaskets are now available in full face and ring type in metric JIS and DIN flange configurations. The Garlock 5500 provides a tight seal that offers great stability with minimal weight loss. As well as a reduced creep relaxation with an improved retention providing optimal seal ability. Garlock 5500’s non-oxidizing fibers withstand continuous operating temperature of up to 550°F (290°C), and maximum spike of 800°F.

25 Mar 2010

World Wide Metric Launches New Website

World Wide Metric's new website offers a robust search feature and intensive technical data on all of our products, allowing users to search easily and effectively through 50,000 line items. This site will serve as the future platform for on-line buying and account management. World Wide Metric is a wholesale distributor of valves, fittings, tubing and flanges and carries the largest inventory of metric products in North America for the past 40 years   (www.worldwidemetric.com)