We have
just completed the purchase of a substantial interest in Hawkeye
Services LLC, Located in Terra Alta WV. Hawkeye's manager is Ralph Lewis,
a fifteen year veteran of Columbia Gas Transmission Co. He is NACE Certified
as both a coating inspector and as a senior corrosion technologist.
Hawkeye
is equipped with excavating equipment, testing equipment survey
equipment, and most importantly, qualified work crew. They are
capable of ground bed and anode installation, PCM (ACVG) surveys,
pipeline repair, bell hole inspections and miscellaneous compressor
station work.
We have worked
with Ralph and his crew on joint ventures for the past couple of years
and they have proven to be very capable and dependable. We have taken
the opportunity to be formally associated with Hawkeye because we
believe the blending of capabilities will be valuable to both businesses.