Award of NOAA Henry Bigelow
Congratulations to Gulf Copper and Manufacturing being awarded the $3.9 Million Dry Docking and refurbishment of the NOAA vessel M/V Henry Bigelow. We look forward to a successful project under the guidance of Jonathan Hale and the Galveston project team of Craig Marston and Erik Stramblad.
GC / Van Dam Joint Venture Formed
Gulf Copper, a Texas employee-owned company and Van Dam (VD) a Venezuelan family-run company has formed a joint venture. This venture will allow us to offer downstream new build and plant expansion customers a local alternative for fabrication and staging large components and modules for their Gulf Coast projects.
Gulf Copper-Van Dam Onshore Services will provide fabrication services for process skids, pressure vessels, heaters, heat exchangers, flares, pipe racks and modules. We are supported by Gulf Copper fabrication services in Port Arthur and Galveston for larger fabrication projects.
SEACOSCO ‘AMAZON’ Stimulation Package
Gulf Copper Galveston shipyard completes the installation of the ‘Stimulation Package’ which includes electrical support, and piping system integrations for Schlumberger on the SEACOSCO Amazon vessel that will be supporting the Exxon Mobil project in Guyana.
The project took approximately 6 weeks alongside at our Galveston facility and encompassed around 20 personnel dedicated to the project round the clock.
Bob Irelan selected to head Federal Market
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing would like to welcome aboard Robert “Bob” Irelan. With a long history of doing business with the federal government, Bob will be heading up our Government Services Business Development, focusing specifically on the federal market.
Bob served our country as a Naval Officer for over twenty-five years; including the command of three different USN Vessels. Bob brings a broad experience of federal government contracting together with the Navy’s maintenance planning, funding and execution policies and procedures. In addition, Bob has a number of years managing private industry service organizations that were focused on U.S. Government support.
Bob Irelan
Gulf Copper Announces Appointments to Board of Directors
Steve Hale, Chairman of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation, is pleased to announce Annella Metoyer and Read Boles have joined the Board of Directors effective July 2019.
“Having worked with both Annella and Read on numerous occasions, I have always admired their business acumen and interpersonal skills. I am pleased they will be serving on the Board and look forward to their assistance,” said Hale.
Annella Metoyer
Annella Metoyer is a Keynote Speaker, Coach, and a best-selling Amazon author. Before 2015, she spent 40 years in the financial services industry, including the position of Market President for Capital One Bank.
She passionately serves on the Board of The North Houston Advisory Board the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GHWCC) and the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston.
Read Boles
Read Boles is a successful turnaround management professional. He has experience as CEO, COO, CFO, and CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) in a variety of industries ranging from manufacturing to software to branded consumer products.
Read is currently teaching at the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. He most recently served as President of Southwest Shipyards based in Houston and currently has ownership interests in a number of other companies that he purchased or founded.
Read holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Preparing for the Future While Honoring the Past
Gulf Copper recently began upgrades to the #5 Drydock in Port Arthur. The Drydock, known in its past life as the AFDL 23, has a rich history beginning in the mid-1940s as an Auxiliary Floating Drydock for the United States Navy.
During World War 2, the Drydock serviced many naval combatant ships till the end of the war. The Drydock was again called into service during the Vietnam War and made its way throughout the South Pacific where it finally came to be in its present location of Port Arthur Texas. (more…)
OTC 2019
Gulf Copper will again be present at OTC 2019. Please come by for a visit to see what Gulf Copper can offer you!
Gulf Copper Joins the 2018 IADC Golf Tournament
Gulf Copper will competing as a foursome in the 30th Annual IADC Houston Chapter Golf Tournament. We look forward to seeing some familiar faces at The Wildcat Golf Club in September!
Gulf Copper Will Be Attending OTC 2018
Gulf Copper will be attending OTC this year. Our company is honored to have been a part of this conference for many years. As Gulf Copper is now celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2018, we are just as excited to see OTC celebrating 50 years! We look forward to celebrating many more productive years and visiting with all of our valued customers throughout the show.
