Aug. 26, 2003 -- MATCOR Inc., a global provider of cathodic protection solutions, has acquired the assets of ConCeCo Engineering, Inc., with offices in Concord and Simi Valley, CA. ConCeCo Engineering is now CONCECO/MATCOR Engineering, Inc., and operates as a subsidiary of MATCOR.
"ConCeCo Engineering has a great reputation earned by over 25 years experience in providing corrosion engineering and cathodic protection services to their customers in California, the West Coast and military bases around the world," said William R. Schutt, President, MATCOR. "The combined capabilities and experiences of the two companies makes MATCOR the largest privately held corrosion engineering consultants operating in the United States with offices in Northern California, Southern California, Houston, Atlanta and Philadelphia."
MATCOR AND CONCECO/MATCOR Engineering, Inc. provide engineering, laboratory , and construction management services and materials for the pipeline, oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, water and wastewater industries, in addition to infrastructure applications. The strengths of the two merged companies include their worldwide scope and project abilities. MATCOR is currently working on major corrosion control projects in Turkey, Chile, and China. MATCOR is also a leader in the emerging Pipeline Integrity Management Industry.
Team additions
As MATCOR has continued to expand its U.S. presence and attract high quality talent, the company is proud to announce the following organization changes and additions to the team.
Former ConCeCo Principal, Robert Colson, P.E., remains as President and CEO of the newly formed MATCOR subsidiary CONCECO/MATCOR Engineering, Inc.
MATCOR also announces the appointment of Kerri Howell, P .E., as Vice-President of Operations for CONCECO/MATCOR Engineering, Inc., and as Vice President- West for MATCOR, Inc. Leanne Banks, Project Sales, has recently joined the growing MATCOR Houston office and will work with Joe Pikas, MATCOR Houston's Manager and Chief Engineer and Ted Huck, Project Sales in Philadelphia. Anthony Ray, NACE CP Level II Engineer and OQ (Operational Qualification) instructor has joined MATCOR's Philadelphia area office as a Senior Corrosion Engineer.
"MATCOR has had a long history of providing unparalleled cathodic protection expertise to our global customers," said William R. Schutt, President, MATCOR.
"Our strong team has been made even stronger with the additional expertise these individuals bring."
Established in 1975, MATCOR provides comprehensive design and engineering services and total cathodic protection solutions worldwide. MATCOR offers a full scope of materials, installation, testing, maintenance and total project management capabilities. One source delivers it all. www.matcor.com.
