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A Furmanite "World First" Keeps Shell Production Flowing

When Shell UK Exploration and Production Expro introduced a new Induced Gas Floatation Unit IGFU onto their Gannet platform they had planned to finalize the installation during a 30-hour shutdown. The shutdown was then cancelled. Expro turned to Furmanite. Furmanite offered a world first in engineering design. It brought together...

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Furmanite at the Cutting Edge

Plans to unlock the immense reserves of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashi ACG field entered their next stage following an extensive rig upgrade on the Chirag platform. Installation of the new well demanded a reliable and versatile casing cutter, one able to cope with the harsh environment. Casing cutting is a cold cutting...

Tags: Furmanite Worldwide, cold calling, technique, environment

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New Machining Solution for Fighter Aircraft

The inboard journal of the taileron spigot of the Tornado fighter aircraft was wearing oval in use and needed to be made round again. The machining operation needed to be carried out on the aircraft in a hangar, anywhere in the world. The alternative had been to remove and replace...

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Furmanite Corporation Announces Conference Call to Discuss 1Q 2008

DALLAS -- Furmanite Corporation (NYSE:FRM), a worldwide technical services firm, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central). Live dial in number is 800-322-2803, passcode 16775956. A replay of the live conference call will...

Articles 2008-05-07

Furmanite Corporation Year End 2007 Conference Call

DALLAS, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Furmanite Corporation , a worldwide technical services firm, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss 2007 year end results on Friday, March 14, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central). Live dial in number is 866-825-1709, passcode 78205894. A replay...

Articles 2008-03-13

Furmanite Replaces Citrix With Ericom's Server Based Computing Solution for Worldwide Application Access from Remote Offices

EricomR PowerTermR WebConnect chosen for its cost-effectiveness, ease of support, fast implementation and superior printing technology CLOSTER, N.J., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Ericom Software, a leader in Application Access and Virtualization solutions for Windows Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops, Blade PCs and legacy host systems, has announced...

Articles 2008-02-12

Privatas Equity starts $50M fund focused on early-stage Web firms.(Equity Holdings Ltd.)

Byline: Tom Henderson A new private-equity company based in Troy, Privatas Equity Holdings L.L.C., has begun investing in portfolio companies and hopes to finish raising a $50 million fund by the end of the first quarter next year. Co-founders are managing...

Articles 2007-05-14

Furmanite America Executive Receives Stock Option Grant

DALLAS -- Xanser Corporation (NYSE: XNR) today announced that it has granted Xanser stock options in connection with the initial employment of an executive of its subsidiary, Furmanite America, Inc. James L. Tidmore, Vice President - Western Division was granted options to purchase 20,000 shares of Xanser Corporation common stock....

Articles 2006-12-08

Furmanite Recognized for Outstanding Business Achievements; Earns Microsoft Dynamics™ Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Microsoft Technologies

DALLAS -- Furmanite, a worldwide technical and engineering services company, was recently honored by MicrosoftR with a 2006 Pinnacle Award for outstanding business achievements. Furmanite received this Award at Convergence 2006 in Dallas. Convergence 2006 is an annual Microsoft customer conference. The Pinnacle Awards, established in 1997, are presented yearly...

Articles 2006-04-24

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Furmanite, an industrial services company geared to maximizing asset uptime, has acquired Flowserve's General Services Group GSG. Furmanite acquired the GSG assets, including certain working capital, for approximately $16 million. Furmanite said the acquisition allows it to offer a broader range of maintenance, repair and refurbishment services and technologies to...

Articles 2006-03-01

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Furmanite Purchases Flowserve's General Services Group Flowserve Corp. (Irving, TX; www.flowserve.com) has sold assets of its General Services Group GSG to Furmanite Worldwide Inc., a unit of XanserCorp. (Dallas,TX; www.xanser.com) for $16 million. GSG provides maintenance, repair and distribution services for a broad array of valves, piping systems and...

Articles 2006-02-01

Furmanite Announces Industry's First Web-Based LDAR Compliance Management Solution; eCompliance™ Solution Now Available Nationwide after Successful Pilot Completed

DALLAS -- Furmanite, a worldwide technical and engineering services company, has successfully completed an on-site implementation of its new state-of-the-art eComplianceTM solution, a part of its LDAR Leak Detection and Repair line of services. The completion of this successful pilot program at Merisol's chemical plant in Houston, Texas, launches the...

Articles 2005-12-13

New Executives Receive Stock Option Grants

DALLAS -- In connection with their initial employment with Xanser Corporation, Michael L. Rose, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Max A. Elghandour, Vice President and Controller, were each granted options to purchase 200,000 and 50,000 shares of Xanser Corporation common stock, respectively. In addition, in connection with their initial...

Articles 2005-10-07

Xanser's Furmanite Announces Appointment of Joseph E. Milliron as Chief Operating Officer for Worldwide Operations

DALLAS -- Xanser Corporation's (NYSE:XNR) Furmanite, the worldwide technical and engineering services company, has announced the appointment of Joseph E. Milliron as chief operating officer. He will be responsible for the company's operations, which encompass more than 40 offices on five continents. "We are very pleased to welcome...

Articles 2005-08-10

Joseph Milliron Named Chief Operating Officer for furmanite worldwide

HOUSTON -- Furmanite, the world's first and on of the largest industrial specialty maintenance service company, announced today that Joseph Milliron will join the organization as Chief Operating Officer COO Worldwide. Reporting directly to Jeff Chick, CEO, Milliron will oversee all areas of operations, including sales and marketing; contract services...

Articles 2005-08-08

Xanser's Furmanite Announces Successful Completion of Flood Management Solution at Award-Wining Golf Course

DALLAS -- Xanser Corporation's (NYSE:XNR) Furmanite, the worldwide technical and engineering services company, has announced the successful completion of a comprehensive concrete restoration and repair initiative at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club in Richmond, Va. Furmanite's custom engineered solutions were successful in all phases of repair to the course's dam that...

Articles 2005-07-25

Furmanite's Latest Innovation Eliminates Critical Joint Failure at Plant Start-up; Warranted Service Delivers Significant Savings for Operators

DALLAS -- Furmanite, a worldwide technical and engineering services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xanser Corporation (NYSE:XNR), announced the launch of an innovative service designed to prevent leaking upon plant start-up. The Pressurized Systems Integrity PSI Management service helps plant operators in oil and gas production and refining,...

Articles 2005-03-10

Furmanite Introduces Independent Audit Service to Boost Customers' Fugitive Emission Program Efficiency and Maximize Asset Uptime

HOUSTON -- Tasha Honeycutt and Ryan Richard Lead FEIP Independent Third-Party Audit Team Furmanite, a worldwide technical and engineering services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xanser Corporation (NYSE:XNR), today announced the introduction of its Fugitive Emissions Audit service for the North American petrochemical and refinery industries....

Articles 2005-02-21

Xanser's Furmanite Announces Additional Five-Year Partnership with Exelon Corporation

DALLAS -- Furmanite, a worldwide technical and engineering services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xanser Corporation (NYSE:XNR), recently announced a five-year, strategic agreement with Exelon Corporation for on-line leak sealing and safety valve testing services. Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with more than...

Articles 2005-02-01

Xanser's Furmanite Announces Important License for Malaysia Operations; Engineering Services Company Only One in Its Field to Gain Petronas License

DALLAS -- Furmanite, the worldwide technical and engineering services company and wholly owned subsidiary of Xanser Corporation (NYSE:XNR), today announced that Furmanite Malaysia Sdn Bhd, based in Kuala Lumpur, has been awarded the prestigious Petronas license. Petronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Bhd, is Malaysia's national petroleum corporation. Wholly-owned by the...

Articles 2004-09-09