Tower Force Times – Vol 21 – Introducing ‘Tex’ The Tower Rat


Tex The Tower Rat

 

Meet ‘Tex’ The Tower Rat! 

For decades the skilled professionals that have performed work on process columns and vessels in refining and petrochemical facilities have been referred to as ‘Tower Rats’ or ‘Tray Rats’, The reason for this is the small areas in between the trays require someone small and flexible to fit in them. ‘Tex’ will be our representation of these professionals and our new mascot. We will be using ‘Tex’ in our advertising and safety messages. Maybe he will show up at your jobsite!

 


New Tower Internals

 

Complete New Rings And Internals? No Problem! 

The Tower Field Services at Tower Force just completed a new internals project for a repeat customer. These types of projects are commonplace for us. Whether you need all new trays or a complete redesign we can handle it.

Email sales@towerforce.com for a quote.

 

 


Tower Force - Sept Birthdays

Happy September Birthday to our Employees!

Jaziel Leija, Elias Gomez Jr., Carlos Zavala, Leo Espinoza, Angel Hernandez, Arturo Garza, Apolonio DeLeon, Santos Garza, Alfredo Martinez, Juan Verastegui Jr., Rodolfo Bear, Daniel Fajardo, Carlos Ramirez, Oscar Garcia, Joe Coronado, Eduardo Escobedo, Francisco Paz, Oscar Rojas Velasquez, Efrain Cuellar Jr., David Guzman, Brandon Montoya, Romero Vasquez, Antonio Briseno, Arturo Arredondo Jr., Patrick Taylor, Hugo Rubio, Julian Medina, Roberto Villareal, Benito Barrera, Juan Perez, Hugo Cervantes, Rustin Bruce, John Patton, Jorge Cano, Arnold Villareal, Rolando Lugo Jr., Jorge Cabrera, Abel Becerra Jr., Enrique Villareal III, Jorge Gonzalez, Alberto Pena, Jose Perez, Manual Reyes, George Schauer Jr., Joseph Norman, Pedro Medrano, Lorenzo Gomez, Hilario Taduran, Julio Perez, Jaime Adame, Jose Duenez Jr., and Marshal Maddoux!

If you see them on a jobsite please wish them a Happy Birthday!


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Tower Force Times – Vol 20 – Tower Fabrication and Installation with Tower Force


Tower fab check

The Tower Field Services at Tower Force provide fabrication and installation services for many clients. Mr. Keith Hurst and his tower field service team can manage the entire process working with your engineering group to ensure that the fabrication is done correctly and that everything fits together in the field. By having one contractor control the fabrication and installation you can eliminate ‘the blame game’ and save time and money on your project.


TowerForce-Turnaround-Season

 

Tower Force is ready for Turnaround Season

After the slow down from COVID-19, some R&R and a lot of fishing. The Tower Force team is ready for the fall turnarounds and is currently busy taking bids. We were able to keep our teams intact through out the crisis with various projects. Give Keith Hurst a call at 281-506-7152 or email him at khurst@towerforce.com


August Birthdays

Happy August Birthday to our Employees!

Luis Perez, Michael Altamirano, Derek Garza, Jorge Badillo, Leeroy Garza, Luis Torres, Joseph Moake, Jimmy Perales, Bictor Abad, Dean Daponte, Nader Khalajabadi, Duane Newman, Martin Cruz, Perfecta Bernal, Erik Pineda, Andres Guttierrez, Luis Tapia, Reyes Chavarria Jr., Stephanie Cuellar, Jesus Galvan, Jose Rosales, Reynaldo Liscano, Juan Telli, Ramon Ortiz, Alvaro Martinez, Kristhian Vasquez, Ruben Contreras Jr., Jenny Rosales, Trevor Smith, Juanita Ochoa, Leonoso Espinoza, Leonel Espinoza, Rafael Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez, Jorge Morena, Jorge Mares, Leonardo Martinez, Marco Garza, Gerardo Roman, Marcelo Garcia Jr., Hunter Reynolds, Matthew McLees, Josue Espinosa, Jose Espino

If you see them on a jobsite please wish them a Happy Birthday!


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Tower Force Times – Vol 19 – A History Of Distillation


Distillation Column

Tower Force field service crews are Distillation Column experts

Distillation was first patented in 1813 by a Frenchman named Jean-Baptiste Cellier-Blumenthal. It is one of the oldest and most commonly used processes for the separation and purification of liquids. In distillation columns it is critical to get the components installed correctly or the process can be flawed. The Tower Force field service crews have years of experience and proprietary procedures to ensure that these internal parts work correctly when they are done with a project.

Click here to read more about Distillation History.


Wheelhouse Golf Tournament

Tower Force to be sponsor for The Wheelhouse Golf Tournament

The Wheelhouse is having their annual golf tournament on Friday September 18th at The Battleground Golf Course in Deer Park, TX. Tower Force is a huge supporter of The Wheelhouse which helps men recover from alcoholism and drug addiction. Come join us!

Register for The Wheelhouse Golf Tournament


July Birthdays

Happy July Birthday to our Employees!

Arturo Garza, Jorge Garza, Oscar Rios, Erick Guajardo, Saul Cruz, Lonnie Clayton, Santiago Galvan, Angel Balderas, Israel Mosqueda, Edgar Valdez, Adrian Torres, Guadalupe Rodriquez, Raul Gonzales Jr., Jose Olivares, Donato Garza, Luis Vega, Efrain Araguz, Sonia Trejo, Jany Guelmes, Isaias Guzman Jr., Tony Martinez, Heriberto Avellaneda, Bryant Guillen, Joel Salas, Cesar Hinojosa Jr., Juan Mata, Cristo Valdez Jr., Jose lopez, Christopher Gomez, Edgar Diaz, Gilberto Cantu, Daniel Moncivaiz, Alejandro Ponce, Marco Trejo, Ezequiel Sanchez, Vistor Mata, Sergio Rodriquez, Jamien Nunez, Christopher Aleman, Miguel Delarosa Jr., Adolfo Uresti Jr., Jose Carrizales

If you see them on a jobsite please wish them a Happy Birthday!


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Tower Force Times – Vol 18 – Safety Is A Priority At Tower Force


Tower Force Safety Is A Priority

Tower Force has a 5+ year ZERO TRIR

Like many services in our business the Tower Force tower field services are a risk prone business that has to be mitigated by utilizing professionals for the work and site specific training before they arrive on the job. The expectation of the management at Tower Force is that each field professional brings with them the skills needed for the job including an attitude that safety is a priority. This formula has done well for Tower Force. After over 5 years in business Tower Force has an injury TRIR rate of ZERO and has been awarded the 2019 GPSA Midstream safety award for it’s effort in the midstream industry last year.


Turnaround your business - step 4

How to “turnaround” your business Step 4

Our resident writer and marketing guy Whitney Strickland is writing a series of articles for BIC magazine about how to turnaround your turnaround business in 12 steps. The latest article is on Step 4 which deals with taking an inventory not only of the business but yourself. You can read the full article here

If you haven’t read steps 1-3, we suggest you start here


Happy June Birthday to our Employees!

Rodrigo Trevino, Rafael Ramirez, Jose Hernandez, Octavio Salinas Jr., Benaia Espinosa, Cesar Montemayor, Thelma Torres, Noe Reyna, Charmella Guidry, Rodney Regalado, Sergio Flores, Jose Estrada Morales, Juan Carpio, Pedro Samaniego, Manuel Mendez, Merardo Mendez, Juan Maldonado, Jose Uresti, Armando Gutierrez, Rolando Seanz, Elijah Jones, Omar Camarillo, Asael Lopez, Rolando Lopez III, Carlos DeLeon, Rodolfo Bocanegro, Jesus Martinez Hernandez, David Silva, Jose Uriegas, Benjamin Ramirez, Efren Garcia, Ruben Trejo, Apolonio Miranda, Mario Morales, Erick Sanchez, Raul Garza Jr., Jesus Gonzalez, Jason Delgado, Daniel Olvera, Christian Granados, Fortino Villegas, Arturo Garza Jr., Jesus Pompa

If you see them on a job site please wish them a Happy Birthday!


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Tower Force Times – Vol 17 – Desalters Are One Of Our Specialties


Desalters are one of our specialties! Desalter refinery process unit

The Tower Force field services teams are very familiar with the complex internals of a desalter. Our teams work with manufacturers such as Desalters LLC in order to supply customers with the best product and the best services during these types of installations. Tower Force performs thousands of hours of desalter work each year. Please give us a call if you need any desalter work quoted please call us at 281-506-7152.

Desalter = A refinery process unit that removes salt from crude oil.

 

 


Tower Force Main Office

Tower Force office now open!

 

 

Although the Tower Force field service crews have been working throughout the pandemic on various job sites many of our office employees have been working from home. We are happy to announce that on May 18th our office will be open with restrictions recommended by Harris County and the Center for Disease Controls

 

 


Happy May Birthday to our Employees! Happy May Birthday to our Employees!

 

Bonifacio Cibrian, Orlando Maldonado, Antonio Martinez Jr., Ismael Lucio, Alfredo Nandin, Karl Jones, Rolando Ramirez, Jose Mata, Steven Waters, Luis Rubio, Ruben Guevara, Anibal Serna, Roy Warren, Esther Aleman, Alfonso Contreras, Luis Sandoval, Dagoberto Trevino, Leoncio Escamilla-Vasquez, Jacob Leras, Sergio Cerda, Mario Cabriales, Jorge Gomez, Eduardo Navarro Jr., Alberto Rojas, Alejandro Rodriguez, Sergio Perez, Juan Castillo, Fidel Santana Jr., Rodolfo Reyes, Marco Cardona, Rodolfo Gonzalez Jr., John Zamora, Jesus Montelongo, Paul Zavala, Mariano Pizana, Erik Hurtado, Dali Reyes, Antonio Villegas, Adrian Morales, Alvaro Bocanegra Jr., Derel Carlisle, Joshua Roman, Jorge Delgado, Ramsey Ramirez, and Alejandro Flores!

If you see them on a job site, please wish them Happy Birthday! 

 

 


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Tower Force Times – Vol 16 – Pre-TA Activities save time and costs


Pre-TA Activities save time and costs


Pre-Turnaround Activities saves costs

Tower Force field service crews are well versed in what needs to be done before your project in order to make it the most efficient and cost effective. Our crews will arrive to your site to inventory all components and parts as well as ensure the trays, packing and other internals can fit as specified. It is very important that any spare parts you may be warehousing also be inspected on a regular basis. Please call if you need any inspection done 281-506-7152.

 

 


 

Tower Force working through COVID-19

The field service crews at Tower Force are working hard to keep our country going. Noe Reyna and crew just finished up in Wyoming with zero safety incidents on a two tower project involving opening, cleaning, inspecting and repair as needed. The team all got back home safely.

 

 

 


Happy April Birthday to our Employees!

Tower Force wishes a Happy February Birthday to these employees!

 

Alvino Garcia, Francisco Yangco, Carlos Santos, Luis Castillo, Francisco Rodriguez, Martin Lozano, Angel Salazar Sr., Juan Mares, Luis Gutierrez-Valdes, Jose Almaguer, Francisco Leos, Joel Bowers, Samuel Castillo Mesa, Bernardo Olvera, Armando Trevino, Selvin Gonzalez, Luis Espinoza Jr., Antonio Vasquez, Victor Guevara, Juam Bravo Gonzalez, Cayn Chavez, Samuel Cortez, Cesar Galvan, Timothy Deans, Josue Perez, Chris Hayter, Hector Gonzalez-Lerma, Fernando Galvan, Carlos Guerrero, Mario Gutierrez, Oscar Guzman, Erik Espinoza, Abraham Limon, Angelo Lopez, Alan Amaya, Roland Ozuna, Ricky Ortiz, Isidro Yanez, Francisco Sepulveda, Eduardo Cabrera, Juan Guajardo, Norberto Becerra Jr., Jose Nieto, Diego Torees Tafolla, Jerry Medrano, Pedro Negrete Jr.

 

If you see them on a jobsite please wish them a Happy Birthday!


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Tower Force Times – Vol 15 – Keeping American Energy Going During COVID-19


Tower Force keeps America going during CCP Coronavirus COVID-19

Tower Force - Keeping American Energy Flowing

Brave Tower Force crews working to keep America’s energy flowing

Tower Force crews are working in places as far away as Wyoming to ensure the flow of American energy gets to the consumer. The repair and maintenance of columns and reactors in petrochemical and refining facilities are an essential part of the overall need for energy in this time of great need to combat the CCP Virus COVID-19. We want to say thank you to them and all of the energy workers that are doing their part to keep the lights on and the gas flowing in America.

 

 


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Welcome Violeta Cardenas!

Violeta Cardenas has recently joined Tower Force in the accounting department. Her duties will be bookkeeping, invoicing and accounts payable. Please next time you are in the office say hello to Violeta!

 

 


The Wheelhouse

Tower Force requests help for The Wheelhouse

 

Tower Force is a huge supporter of a local Deer Park non-profit called The Wheelhouse. Unfortunately the CCP Coronavirus COVID-19 has required them to cancel a main fund raising event (their annual golf tournament). We are urging our friends and partners to give a little bit so they can get by during this trying time.

 

Donate Here

 

 


 

Happy March Birthday to our Employees!

Tower Force wishes a Happy February Birthday to these employees!

 

Bogar Guerra, Hiram Guzman, Humberto Perez, Raul Perez, Ruben Rios, Addie Guillory, Alberto Rios Jr., Guadalupe Torres, Jonathon Mack, Alejandro Ruiz, Gabriel Larios, Alexis Lobo, Cesar Cano, Miguel Hurtado, Erasmo Samchez, Oscar Medina, Reymundo Armendariz, Mauricio Garza, Frank Fernandez III, Hansel Mayora, Cesar Guzman, Jose Galvan II, Armando Pena, Alex Villareal, Rolando Huerta, Marisol Martinez, Juan Perez, Ellier Guzman, Francisco Avilla Sr., Pedro Cortes, Enrique Molina, Manuel Martinez, Francisco Garza, Abraham Newman, Martin Silerio Jr., Marco Bravo, Kyle McNights, Raul Mireles, Riley Hulsey, Madhavakurup Nair, Steven Alvarez

 

If you see them on a jobsite please wish them a Happy Birthday!

 


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Tower Force Times – Vol 14 – Pressure Vessel Tray Installation Services

Tower Force - Pressure Vessel Specialists

 


Tower Force tray installation services keep clients going!

Pressure Vessel Specialty Internals Installation

Why choose a specialty internals installer for your pressure vessel or reactor?

 

Pressure Vessels and Reactors have critical components in them that must be installed correctly otherwise the process may not run correctly creating losses for your facility. The crews and management at Tower Force focus specifically on the expertise of installing internals and performing tower field services in the petrochemical and refining industry. Many of our crew are second and third generation tray mechanics. This knowledge is recognized by our technology partners and current clients making Tower Force the chosen contractor for these types of projects.

 

 


Vessel Tower Tray # 20 - Towerforce Means Quality

 

Tower Force quality goes beyond measure

 

Each project that the Tower Force crews embark on has extensive planning for that specific job. These plans include how the quality of our installations will be verified for ourselves and the client. Utilizing a digital record can be one of the best ways for our installations to be confirmed at the most cost effective and timely manner. Using photographs or real time video can reduce the amount of time inspectors need to be available for any sign offs. Then after the project is complete the operations and client management team can have that record for any future work that may be done on the vessel.

 

 


Tower Force - Reactor Specialists

Happy February Birthday to our Employees!

Tower Force wishes a Happy February Birthday to these employees!

Joan Perez, Francisco Avila Jr, Danny Hernandez, Graham Vedier, Jesus Contreras, Herminio Garza, Jaime Martinez Jr, Justin Gonzalez, Eulalio Guillen Jr, Jon Escobar, Robert Sherman, Julian Navejar Guerrero Gerardo, Aimed Benzid, Israel Verdin, Randy Camacho, Angel Hernandez Jr, Mychael Lopez, Brit Wooten, Alberto Martinez Garcia, Francisco Ramirez, Manuel Lazo Jr, Rodolfo Alaniz, Ramon Dianas, Enrique Martinez Jr, Gregory Maldonado, Jaime Perez, Adolfo Benitez Javier Ramos, Juan Alvarado, Gerardo Chavez, Raul Oganfdo, Jose Vega, Alcides Guajardo, Sergio Perez, Jose Perez, Bladimir Reyes, Darlene Smith, Jose Gutierrez, Rafael Fernandez, Eleno Trevino, Juan Robles, Richard Valenzuela, Edy Cantu, Neil Scott, Jose Morales, Amador Martinez

 

If you see them on a job site please wish them a Happy Birthday!

 


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Tower Force Times – Vol 13 – Industrial Turnaround Service Thanks – Fight For The Wheelhouse!

Tower Force - Pressure Vessel Specialists


Tower Force’s LatAm affiliate receives congrats letter from Nutrien

Industrial Turnaround Services - Pressure Vessel Repair

Our Tower Force LatAm affiliate, Alliance Industrial Turnaround Services (AITS), received a letter of thank you for a job well done at the Nutrien Point Lisas Trinidad site. This project was headed up by David Gamez, President of AITS.
His team was thanked for their quality, technical expertise and their ability to understand the priorities this vessel repair required.
This project was a turnaround that encompassed several towers where the installation of components was required as well as repair to the vessels. Congratulations to the entire Tower Force/ Alliance Industrial Turnaround Services team that performed the work on this project!

 

 



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Tower Force Fight to benefit The Wheelhouse

Our very own Whitney Strickland, VP of Sales at Tower Force, is going to be participating in a boxing match to benefit The Wheelhouse. The event is scheduled for noon February 1st at Fighter Nation Gym. The winner of the event will get $1000 donated to his specific charity and the proceeds from tickets will be distributed to the charities. Tickets are $30 and include a BBQ lunch provided by The Wheelhouse.
To buy tickets: https://wheelhouse-fighternation-charityfight.eventbrite.com

 

 

 



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 Happy Birthday to our Employees!

 

Tower Force wishes a Happy January Birthday to these employees!
Jose Chapa, David Roden, Juan Gamez, Francisco Garcia, Jose Hernandez, Donald Lockett, Hernan Gomez, Omar Arredando, Hector Castillo, Jesus Gonzalez, Efrain Cuellar, Apolonia Ruiz, Raul Flores, Rogelio Hernandez Jr., Thomas Drew, Donald Carter, Jose Garcia and Manual Zapata Jr.
If you see them on a jobsite please wish them a Happy Birthday!

 

 

Tower Force Times – Vol 12 – Tower Internals Hardware -Thanksgiving!!

Tower Force - Pressure Vessel Specialists

Happy Thanksgiving from Tower Force!!


Here are some Thanksgiving Safety tips!

  • Keep a fire extinguisher handy in the kitchen, and know how to use it.
  • Ensure your smoke alarms are connected and working.
  • Unplug appliances that are small and unnecessary; it’s a smart way to save energy and eliminate potential dangers if something is accidentally turned on.
  • After the party, walk around the home and ensure candles and fireplaces are extinguished, unnecessary appliances are turned off, and no potential hazards (leftovers, sharp/flammable objects) are in reach of your kids or pets.
  • Never leave your food unattended while frying or grilling.
  • Use a timer and routinely check whatever you’re cooking.
  • If frying or deep-frying, keep the fryer outside, away from walls, and free from moisture.
  • Never use a glass casserole or lid on the stove or burner, as it may explode from the heat.
  • Ensure that pot holders and food wrappers are a safe distance— at least 3 feet!—from warmed surfaces (i.e. the stove). Position those handles so that they face inward.
  • Avoid dangling accessories or loose clothes around kitchen fires.
  • Avoid dangling accessories or loose clothes around kitchen fires.
  • If using candles or the fireplace, keep these sources of fire shuttered or isolated, and never leave them unattended.
  • Never douse a grease fire with water, as the fire can thus spread. Turn off the burner, smother the flames with a lid (wearing an oven mitt!), or douse with baking soda or a fire extinguisher if it’s getting out of hand.

Identifying tower internals hardware

Tower three piece ballast unit
Three Piece Ballast Unit

Tower seal plate
Seal Plate

Tower Football washer 316l
Football Washer 316L

Tower Slide fastner 304l
Slide Fastener 304L

 

 

 

 

 

Tower Universal Clamp 316L
Universal Clamp 316L

 

 

Tower nutter bpd valve 316l
Nutter BPD Valve 316L

 

The Tower Force supervisors and crews can install literally tens of thousands of tower internals hardware parts within a year. Knowing which parts go where and what material the parts are can be critical to the function of the vessel’s process. From the shape of the hardware to identifying what the stamped numbers mean on them our guys do it all day every day to make sure the clients do not have to worry about the wrong parts in their vessel.

 

 

 


Tower Force supports the Boy Scouts

Although it was seriously cold for a Texas morning the guys at Tower Force showed up in support of the Boy Scouts Bay Area Council annual golf tournament. This golf tournament is very well attended by those in the refining and petrochemical industry in the Houston- Galveston area. The event raised over $100,000 for the Scouts.

or more information go to: Scouts Honor Golf Tournament

 

 


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