Howco Group News

OCT
21

HyperSciences is a winner in American-Made Geothermal Hero X Challenge. -HyperDrill and 3D printed Casing

Howco is part of the Hyperscience team and will be providing Additive Manufactured components for the team. https://www.herox.com/GeothermalManufacturing/update/3522 We are pleased to share that Geothermal Manufacturing Prize Ready! Contest winners have been announced!  Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy Daniel R. Simmons...
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SEP
14

Howco orders its first Additive Manufacturing (AM) machine from SLM Solutions

Howco, the leading global distributor of raw material to the Oil and Gas industry, has made its first purchase of the latest metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology for its brand new AM Facility in Houston, Texas. In regards to purchasing their new SLM®500 selective laser melting machine Howco’s Director of Additive...
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SEP
14

Additive Manufacturing (AM) Director, Conrad Kao, explains his vision for Howco’s first AM Facility being built out in Houston, Texas, USA

I joined Howco in October 2019 to develop Howco’s AM capability. Building and developing a new AM manufacturing facility is a great challenge and opportunity to make an impact on Howco’s bottom line. Howco has invested in the best technology to ensure the best chance of success in designing and printing...
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JUN
11

Howco is fully committed to supporting its customers in the North American Oil & Gas Upstream sector.

Reliability of supply and consistent market support are critical during these challenging times. Howco is fully committed to the North American Oil & Gas market place. We are actively supporting our customers from our locations in;  Edmonton, Canada, 7504 – 52 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2G3 Tel: +1 780 439 6746 Houston,...
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MAY
05

Howco Announcement 5/5/2020

The Oil & Gas marketplace is a challenging environment with notoriously difficult cycles to manage. At HOWCO, we are committed to the health & safety of our employees. During this current crisis we have switched seamlessly to remote working and appropriate safe working practices in all our facilities. Our 14 locations,...
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MAR
25

Howco Covid19 Update 25th March 2020

25th March 2020  To Our Valued Partners: On March 16th, we shared the business continuity steps that the HOWCO organization was taking to address the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. During the past week, we have actively maintained our focus on providing safe work environments for our employees, staying connected with our business...
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MAR
16

Howco Covid19 Update 16th March 2020

16th March 2020  To Our Valued Partners:  In response to the unprecedented impact on our daily activities related to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, HOWCO as an organization are taking proactive steps to maintain business continuity and stay connected to the needs of our partners. Safety & Continuity - First and...
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DEC
04

50 YEARS OF STEEL ALLOY DESIGN

50 YEARS OF STEEL ALLOY DESIGN
The UK professional institute IOM3 held a conference to track the development of steel alloys in important markets and applications last week and Poppy Gilbert, Howco's Group Technical and Supplier Quality Manager was pleased to be asked to speak to about the current  developments within the upstream oil and gas sector. The event...
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MAY
21

Howco Announces Appointment Of Aaron Smith As Regional Director - Oklahoma

New regional entity will focus on growing our footprint in Oklahoma and supporting our existing business. Kiefer, Oklahoma. (May 21, 2019) – Howco, the leading Tier One distributor of Nickel, Chrome and Low Alloy steel for the Oil & Gas sector, announced today that it had appointed Aaron Smith as Regional...
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MAY
21

Howco Announces A New Location In Oklahoma

  New regional location will focus on growing new and existing business in Oklahoma Kiefer, Oklahoma. (May 21, 2019) – Howco, the leading Tier One distributor of Nickel, Chrome and Low Alloy steel for the Oil & Gas sector, announced today that it had approved the go ahead for its new...
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JUN
01

U.S. Government Section 232 – Announcement

June 1st 2018 Dear Valued Customer, Re: U.S. Government Section 232 Investigation   Further to our previous correspondence on this subject and as you will now be aware, the tariffs imposedunder Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, relating to the imports of Steel & Aluminum Products were implemented...
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FEB
23

Seventh Annual Sporting Clays Tournament

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Howco was a Platinum sponsor of the Seventh Annual Sporting Clays Tournament at the American Shooting Center in Houston Texas this month. Over 350 shooters competed on three different courses. Three Howco teams were involved with customers from Schlumberger, MIC, AR Machining, Stress Engineering, Hoerbiger, and M&R. The rain stayed away...
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AUG
31

Business Situation Update - Howco Houston

31st August 2017 Situation update. As we enter the recovery phase from Harvey, our priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our employees, their families, the greater community of Houston and beyond who have been impacted by this devastating event. We recognize that many of you, our loyal customers, suppliers and...
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JUL
07

Howco is Proud to Sponsor Glasgow University UGRacing

Howco is Proud to Sponsor Glasgow University UGRacing
Howco is proud to sponsor Glasgow University UGRacing and is providing machined components for the team. Design The team designs the car from the ground up, taking the project from the initial concept to a fully modelled, 3D representation of our car. As engineers we utilise many different types of software,...
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JUN
19

Howco Team Climbs Kilimanjaro for Cancer Research

Howco Team Climbs Kilimanjaro for Cancer Research
On the 21st June 2017 it will be the 12 month anniversary since we sadly lost our close friend and colleague, Garry Smith Technical and Quality Director to Cancer. In tribute to Garry’s memory  Seven  members of the Howco team will be taking  on the challenge in September of climbing Mount...
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MAR
24

Howco Employees Go On The Run For Charity!

Howco Employees Go On The Run For Charity!
  The forthcoming Sheffield half marathon on the 9th of April will see 3 Howco employees taking part to raise money for St.Luke’s Hospice and in memory of the very much missed former Howco Sheffield quality and technical director Garry Smith. Gary sadly passed away in the summer of last year....
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