WELDING & FABRICATION
Stanley Oil & Gas Brands Have Long Track Record in Global Pipeline Market
You may not recognize the name Stanley Oil & Gas. However, the three brands under its umbrella are mainstays in the realm of welding, pipeline products, inspection, field joint coating, corrosion control and other technology for the global oil and gas pipeline industry.
Stanley Oil & Gas is an offshoot of Stanley Black & Decker, the company known worldwide for its hand tools and power equipment. In 2010, Stanley Black & Decker acquired CRC-Evans and soon afterward launched its oil and gas division as the company entered the pipeline industry.
CRC-Evans has been one of the most respected brands in welding and pipeline equipment for the past eight decades.
Pipeline Induction Heat, better known as PIH, is a UK-based company that Stanley Black & Decker acquired in 2010 as part of CRC-Evans. (PIH became part of CRC-Evans in 1990.) The company provides field joint coating and other corrosion related services, with a focus on offshore pipelines.
Stanley Inspection started in 2013. The company specializes in non-destructive
testing (NDT), third-party inspection, certified welding inspection, engineering services and fracture mechanics.
Pete Morris, President of Stanley Oil & Gas attributes the move into the pipeline sector as a means for Stanley Black & Decker to continue diversifying its industrial offerings to better serve industry sectors such as automotive, aerospace and infrastructure. “The company was interested in getting into the pipeline market because of the industry’s appetite for new technology,” he says.
“We have a unique value proposition because we are a global business, and all of our three main products and services operate globally,” he says. “We have that balance within the globe. We’re not weighted toward North America vs Europe or the Mideast. We have a balanced portfolio. With our more recent investment in Stanley Inspection, that has become our third pillar. Our core DNA is to provide products, services and technology
where our clients need to do work. We have adopted an agile footprint model.”
Stanley Oil & Gas customers include both contractors and pipeline owners and operators, but Morris notes that the bulk are contractors.
“Our vision is to provide technology, products and services to become the leader in the building and maintaining of global assets,” Morris says, “with a focus on automation, robotics and advanced non-destructive testing modalities.”
Those modalities include such methods as ultrasonic testing (UT), radiography, magnetic flux leakage (MFL) inspection and more, Morris explains.
From a business model standpoint, CRC-Evans focuses on rental and sales, whereas PIH and Stanley Inspection are service providers.
“Our customers are looking for a partner that is able to deliver projects globally, wherever they win work,” Morris says. “We look for where their strongest needs are from a productivity and quality standpoint and provide applications to meet those needs while also improving safety on the right of way or on vessels.”
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www.sosmagazine.biz January 2020
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