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Corporate Headquarters - Houston, Texas USA

ISSUE 8 N E W S L E T T E R OCT NOV DEC 2009

Message from our Executivespage 2-3

Project Spotlight page 4

Need-to-Know Newspage 5

Military Picturespages 4, 6, 9, 10, 12

Branch Spotlight page 7

Our Branchespage 8, 9

Our Peoplepage 11

I don’t think anyone raises their children specifically to be “good soldiers.” I believe our ultimate goal in parenting is to simply raise good citizens. And along the way, thank God, some young people decide that serving their country is part of their life’s journey.

These parents must experience the full spectrum of emotion at any given moment, from incredible pride to the paralyzing fear that comes with the announcement of, “I’ve enlisted.” The motivation to serve is as unique and personal as their fingerprints.

For the seasoned predecessors who have already served, I imagine their hearts must also be brimming with conflicting emotions. These people have already served their time and lived another day, maybe they’ve done several tours of duty and been to hell and back. I imagine most ask the same question —“Why?” Yet no one - across the span of all mankind - has ever been able to answer that question; war seems to be a habit that man can’t kick.

Regardless of what country you serve or what generation you were born into, today we simply say “THANK YOU.” We don’t know exactly why you chose to defend us and our freedom but you did. Rest assured that we have not, nor will we ever, forget the risk that you took, or are taking for us.

We are your family and friends, your coworkers and your neighbors. We are your moms and dads and your sons and daughters. And with every generation behind us, we are deeply and always indebted to you.

THANK YOU ...from the children

by Laura Fitzgerald

The end of another year is upon us - time for us to finish up strong.

In this very special edition we take a step back from important business-as-usual and pay a special tribute to our military personnel. We asked all of Lockwood to share pictures of their family members from past or present military service and this is what we got back. And, keep them coming, I will print any pictures you send of our military people in future editions.

In other news, Mike Marksberry is our “Project Spotlight on SPT” (Singapore Parallel Train) Project. Carson, California is our Branch Spotlight. We also have updates from our branches from around the world. And as usual, we have employee shout-outs for tenure birthdays and new hires.

We hope you enjoy.

Hello, Lockwood!

Laura Fitzgerald

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The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.

~ George Washington ~

T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U T H A N K Y O U

Mike LockwoodChief Executive Officer

“A volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens - citizens in the fullest sense: partners in civilization.

~ Anonymous ~

To laugh is to risk appearing fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach out for another is to risk involvement.To expose feelings is to risk revealing your true self.To place your pain, your ideas, your dreams, before a crowdIs to risk total rejection.To love is to risk not being loved in return.To live is to risk dying.To hope is to risk disappointment.To try is to risk failure.But risks must be boldly taken, because the greatest hazardIn life is to risk too little, or, worst of all, to risk nothing.Those who risk nothing, do nothing, have nothing,And become nothing.They may avoid present suffering and sorrow, but theyWill not learn, feel, change, grow, love, or life.Chained by their fear, they are slaves who have forfeitedTheir freedom for passivity and the illusion of peace.Only a person who risks everything is truly free.Only in embracing life’s chaos is peace truly obtainable.The pessimist complains about the fickle winds;The optimist waits and expects them to change;And the realist simply works to adjust the sails.

~William Arthur Ward~

“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

~Theodore Roosevelt~

“The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.”

~Thucydides~ Ancient Greek historian and author

“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”

~Norman Schwarzkopf~

From Mike Lockwood

We are extraordinarily grateful for the sacrifices of our military and their families. To show our support and appreciation for our soldiers, we are donating $25,000 to the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund. This fund was created to provide scholarships to the children of American service men and women who have sacrificed life or limb. We are proud to contribute to these children and honor their families.

I would also like to thank our employees, vendors, and clients for their support in building our company and providing us with the opportunity to support this effort. Thank you to each and all.

Most sincerely,

Mike Lockwood

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In today’s ever changing marketplace we face many different challenges every day. We are in a constant

mode of planning, shifting and adapting to the changes as quickly as we can.

As we head into the fourth quarter, we are adjusting our sails to meet market demand and become more

efficient. All of the variables that allow more efficient operations are being re-examined by each department. Our goal is to be “the best in customer service” and “the most efficient and cost effective valve supplier” in the market place today.

Best Regards,June YonkmanPresident

L o c k w o o d participated in Expo [09] hosted by the HMSDC

(Houston Minority Supplier Development Council - formerly the Houston Minority Business Council) at the George R. Brown Convention Center September 1 & 2, 2009. The event was open only for active Corporate Members (which we are) and MBEs (Minority Business Enterprises).

The Expo’s purpose was to allow MBEs an opportunity to introduce their company and services to Corporate Procurement in a unique setting. We made some good connections and, in fact, have already utilized some vendors. The benefit of using MBEs is they tend to provide superior customer service at very competitive pricing. Plus, we are helping to invest in our local community.

As Corporate members, we weren’t there to “sell” but we did bring along salesmen Tony Freeman, Steve Tidwell and Greg Ganz. Not only were they able to mingle with the other booth members (some of whom are current Lockwood customers) but it gave them the opportunity to learn a little more about Supplier Diversity. We appreciated their attendance. Also, Mark Lindsey and Steve Schwarzbach took time out of their busy schedules to attend the awards luncheon.

Steve Shubnell, Steve Tidwell and myself attended the Marketplace Forums, specifically the Oil & Gas Marketplace to hear Keynote speakers from Shell (Felix Akompi, Senior Procurement Manager, Americas), ExxonMobil (Stephanie Levine - U.S. Procurement Center Manager), BP (George Adams, Shoreside & Marine Operations Manager, BP Logistics Gulf of Mexico SPU), Chevron (Kenneth Riley - General Manager of Supply Chain Management for Global Upstream), ConocoPhillips (Alastair Donald, Manager Global Strategic Sourcing & Category Management) and Halliburton (Kelly Bures, Strategic Procurement Manager). They discussed their companies specific vendor needs along with their market outlook (“Upstream, Upstream, Upstream”) and general sourcing guidelines. It was a great experience for Lockwood.

As far as our Supplier Diversity program at Lockwood, we are making headway. We now have fields within our AS400 computer system regarding minority status and language is on our new vendor set up forms. It is a huge program to implement so these small steps don’t seem like much but constant forward movement is the key, and we are doing that.

Many a destiny is dictated by nature’s law - Survival of the Fittest:

Bobby MauldinSales Manager

SALESby Bobby Mauldin

“Every morning in Africa a deer wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest deer or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter if you are a lion or a deer. When the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”

~AUTHOR UNKNOWN~

Rise and shine, you better have your running shoes on.

by Laura Fitzgerald

June YonkmanPresident

Mark LindseyChief Financial Officer

Our greatest enemy isn’t our competition, it is instead all around us. It is our failure to manage risk effectively. By not recognizing opportunities, we increase our exposure to that risk, which could be detrimental. Our priority at Lockwood is to be vigilant, proactive and ever alert for any opportunities afforded to us to grow our business and reduce the risk associated. We must think in new ways, investigate new ideas and travel down unknown paths. By doing so we can create a new level of business clarity and focus. Let’s continue to work hard and remain watchful to grow our business opportunities while minimizing our risk profile.

Sincerely,Mark LindseyChief Financial Officer

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Yoo Sue LeeExport Packing

Victor GonzalesExport Packing

Kim WootenProject Coordinator

Melissa MotalProject Coordinator

Jeremy TijerinaWarehouse

SPT Singapore Parallel

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Laura DavisDocumentation

Mike MarksberryProject Manager

Mike Marksberry and team are busy working on the multimillion dollar project sponsored by ExxonMobil, the Singapore Government and Singapore EDB (Economic Development Board) on Jurong Island, Singapore.

The entire project is being financed by ExxonMobil with the following contractors: Foster Wheeler, Worley Parsons, Shaw, Stone & Webster.

Mike Marksberry is responsible for Shaw, Stone & Webster’s portion. Products will be ethylene and propylene derivatives. According to hydrocarbons-technology.com the capacity output will be 1.8 million tonne per annum of ethylene. “Singapore is the Asia-Pacific hub for ExxonMobil’s downstream and chemical businesses.” In fact, Jurong Island (pictured at left and map above) is pretty interesting in of itself. Various governments contracted JTC Corporation to have seven small islands joined and it has become a chemical compound to about 94 world giants such as ExxonMobil, Air Products, Chevron Phillips, Eastman Chemical, Shell and many more.

The island is less than 10 kilometers from our Singapore Branch. Vince Pitman and his staff have done a wonderful job of supporting this project. It is literally “down the road” and Vince has made more than one trip to the island representing Lockwood.

Mike’s team members include Melissa Motal and Kim Wooten (Project Coordinators), Jeremy Tijerina (Warehouse Support), Laura Davis (Documentation), Yoo Sue Lee and Victor Gonzales (Export Packing). “The team has worked together nicely. A project this size takes a lot of communication to keep everything on course to ensure timely and accurate deliveries. “

He explains that, “To date, we have shipped a total of 19,992 pieces with several thousand to go. Sixteen of those valves were 60” gate valves.” These soldiers are 25 feet tall when fully open, and weigh 23,540 pounds each! Although we have sold larger than 60” diameter ball, butterfly and wafers, these are the largest size gate valves that Lockwood has sold to date.

Mike Marksberry, Project Manager

Darlene Garza’s (HQ) littlebrother 301st Fighter Wing maintenancespecialist and Air Reserve Tech-nician who is a talented musician and songwriter.

MSgt David Arsement

US ArmyTerri Braatz’s (HQ) brother. Served 13 years

Sgt. Jonathan M. Bollinger

US Army

Barbara Walker’s (HQ Accounting) father.

US Navy

Ephraim Bass

Terri Braatz’s ( (HQ) father - retired USAF after 21 years . Terri’s son (above) is joining the Marines 7/10 “for the long haul” and swore in 10/09.

US Air Force; Future Cadet British Royal Navy

Master Sgt David L. BollingerUS Air ForcePFC Justin M. SweetUS Marine Delayed Entry Plan

Ruth Boyling’s (Sarnia Branch) Father. British Royal Navy WWII.

Richard Boyling

Jurong

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First of all, the Quality department, along with the rest of Lockwood, would like to say “Welcome Back” to Lisa Maness from having her son, little Noah.

One of the most asked questions by our employees is “why do we have so many Quality and Safety requirements today that we did not have

in the past?” This is driven by a desire to provide our end users with the security that their supplier is in line and in compliance with the industry’s expectations and standards (such as ISO 9001 and Health, Safety & Environment) that are crucial for today’s demands. In other words, there’s too much competition out there for us not to be in compliance. By not only educating our people but always practicing these high levels of requirements and processes and having the documentation to “back it up,” we are showing our customers that we not only have the paperwork in place, but comply by “practicing what we preach.”

The updated Quality Manual and accompanying procedures, along with the HSE Manual, will be completed by year’s end. The Quality and Safety Depts. are proud and excited to be rolling out the materials along with training throughout

2010. Remember, “Safety In, Safety Out!”

QuALITY & SAFETY

ACCOuNTING

Betty AllenChief Accounting Officer

Benny HowardQuality Manager

by Betty Allen

by Benny Howard

PRODuCTIONDonna Wells says that Renee Roberts (Material Management) is working on product efficiency by assigning primary bin

locations with minimums and maximums allowable, which will pave the way for RF (bar coding). Working with Renee is Mary Arce, who has made a move to Material Management. They are working on consolidation of inventory and improving overall efficiency of product movement (incoming containers, staging, shipments, etc.). “We’ve also been working with Steve Schwarzbach to improve processes and posting pertinent forms and procedures onto SharePoint for easier branch access.” “Overall, the rest of the year is committed to wrapping up these improvements and looking for further cost reduction opportunities,” says Donna.

As for our military, “Thank you for the sacrifices that you have made (and are making) for our freedoms. We will never forget.”

Donna WellsProduction Manager

by Donna Wells

by Cindy Williams

Cindy WilliamsMRO Manager

MRO

The Freedom Alliance, is a 501(c)3 educational and charitable foundation and was founded in 1990 by LtCol Oliver L. North (Retired). The organization is involved in providing care packages for our overseas troops and Freedom Concerts (in conjunction with Scott Hannity) across the country to raise money for this great cause. The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to the children of fallen and disabled active military personnel and to date has awarded over $2.5 million since 2002. (www.freedomalliance.org).

Bake some cookies for our troops and bring to Margaret Graff (GREAT idea, Margaret!) by 11/30! We are mailing holiday boxes to our people (“our people” being any family member of a Lockwood employee who is currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan). If your family member is risking their life for us right now get us their mailing address!

Get involved, show them we care! We are also in need of holiday gift cards to include with the cookies. Lockwood is generously picking up the postage.

To get involved…… you can do any of the following: bake cookies, donate “happy holidays” cards, donate anything that would be appreciated by them, help box up, help sign cards.

We shall continue to send boxes at least quarterly over the next 12 months to our people.

If you are interested in being part of this wonderful adventure, please contact anyone on the Charitable Committee (Margaret Graff, Pam Moore, Darlene Garza or Laura Fitzgerald).

As we begin the final quarter of 2009, Accounting’s focus is on

“the Business Plan” and trying to realize savings in areas without compromising service or quality.

Along with efficiency and cost reduction measures, Betty says

her department has been working toward consistency across all of Lockwood to better serve all locations. This means posting forms and (linked) procedures onto SharePoint so that everyone has access to information they need. Easy access means better sharing of knowledge and better serving our branches.

Our 401k program will be offering two new perks available January

1, 2010. For those not so versed in stocks and trading and seeking guidance, we can now offer these programs. Under the ‘Model My Goals’ program you will provide your risk tolerance and your timetable, based on this information you will be placed in diversified investment portfolios. The Hartford program is based on your Target Retirement Dates and is designed to reduce risk as you move closer to retirement. Whether we continue to select our own investments or we chose to follow the investment advise as offered by the new programs we must each decide our risk tolerance and take into consideration the amount of time we have to provide for our retirement. “We’re trying

to help our employees invest and earn, not just throw benefits at them.” Lisa Lee, our insurance representative says putting away the cost of one latte a week is money saved and matched by Lockwood. Not many investment options offer 100% return on your money these days!

As we roll up the end of the year let’s remain on the lookout for

ways to reduce our risk, take advantage of cost saving measures and seize growth opportunities.

“I would like to personally express my deep gratitude for the services and

freedoms the current and past military personnel have fought for and preserved.”

In MRO, we not only build external relationships with our customers, we build internal ones as well. Monica (MRO Assistant) and Damien (ex-MRO warehouseman and currently projects supervisor) are now Mr. and Mrs. Turnkett. They were married October 10th, 2009. Congratulations!

The rest of MRO heads into the Fall turnaround season at the plants, and business continues to be just as busy as usual. We are still chasing down new MRO contracts and customers, and are looking forward to more opportunities in the new year.

A heartfelt “thank you” to our military personnel. A close friend of mine has served the US Army for years and while in Iraq he would tell us “I can’t tell you where I’m going, but I’ll let you know that I’m alright when I can.” The waiting and not knowing is indescribable. I am in awe of these people who volunteer to watch over us.

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The weather threatened the night before the tournament with torrential rain and flooding, but Houston awoke to a beautiful fall day October 2, 2009, paving the way for the eleventh annual Tim Lockwood Memorial Golf Tournament . We drew a record breaking crowd this year with 180 players and 44 teams. Longwood Golf Course was home

yet again to the tournament and they were wonderful hosts. Although Mike and Tom Lockwood, and June Yonkman were unable to participate due to international business travel, the Lockwoods were well represented with Gail, Julie and Joe Lockwood all in attendance.

Friends, family, and associates all gathered to raise funds for this year’s scholarship recipient to a deserving Cypress Creek High School graduating senior. Prizes included a new

Camaro (pictured above) for a hole-in-one (which surprisingly went unclaimed) to a set of irons for closest-to-the-pin holes, and lots

of Lockwood wine. This is truly a great way to honor the

memory of Tim Lockwood. The event has grown exponentially over the years and is currently the largest scholarship available at Cypress Creek High School.

Thank you to all who participated and helped make this event so successful.

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This tournament is held annually to celebrate Tim’s life and assemble those that loved Tim Lockwood dearly. Tim was a 1988 graduate of Cypress Creek High School. He graduated from the University of Texas and went on to get a Master’s degree from University of Houston. Tim was killed in a car accident in 1997. He was a fun, kind and compassionate spirit. He gave 100% to everything he undertook and befriended all those he encountered. Tim was the most selfless person there ever was and he embraced life to the fullest. In the spirit of Tim’s generous nature, this tournament raises money for a scholarship that is awarded each year to a deserving Cypress Creek graduate. The recipient is chosen by a committee that looks for individuals that are well rounded in both academics and extracurricular activities. More importantly, candidates need to demonstrate integrity and compassion for their fellow man as Tim did throughout his life. Every year we are amazed at how this tournament grows. We would like to thank all of the players, organizers, sponsors, and especially the Lockwood family for making this such a special event. Have a great time, and remember to enjoy life to the fullest as Tim did.

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Tim Lockwood

Memorial Golf Tournament

11th Annual

11th Annual Tim Lockwood Memorial Golf TournamentMatthias Jung: thank you for the course pics!

THANK YOU to our Lockwood Volunteers!left to right: Matthias Jung, Melissa Motal, Taylor Clay,

Margaret Graff, Lana Jones, Laura Davis, Barbara Walker, and Toby Allen.

Tim Yon - pictured inset

Daniel Galvan’s son (Daniel works in our Houston HQ).

US Army

Specialist Marco Galvan Cohen

Koleta Parsley’s cousin (HQ).

Nick Edwards

US MarineDenise Hampton’s (HQ) son-in-law - Rest in Peace (1984 - 2008).

US Army

S Sgt Nicholas Estes

Kathy Evans’ husband (HQ).

Cpl. Byron K. Evans

US Marine Corp.Heath Juergen’s (HQ) Grandfather served during WWII as a machinist, 2nd Class in Iwo Jima.

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US Navy

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Gary Smith

Reyes Lopez

July Magalong

Cliff Houk

left to right: Gary Smith, Reyes Lopez, July Magalong, and Cliff Houk

Today, the Lockwood International branch in Carson, California consists of the following people: Gary Smith, Reyes Lopez, July Magalong, Cliff Houk, and Gary Hart. Gary Smith has been with the company since May, 2004. He was a quiet, composed, one man-show for those early years until Reyes came along in 2007. He was the pioneer in our branch and has been the head of the MRO Sales. Cliff Houk has been our link to the outside world. He does

the Outside Sales for our office and has been with Lockwood for about 9 – 10 years. I’m sure everyone in Houston knows Cliff. He has procured business with Worley Parsons, BP, Chevron, etc.

Reyes Lopez is our Sales Assistant & Warehouse Personnel. He calls himself the “Utility Man” because he pretty much does everything that needs to be done physically here at our location. Rey started with the company back in April, 2007 and helped Gary Smith in the branch operations. I am July Magalong and I am the baby in the group. I started 11/17/08 as a temporary and hired permanently earlier this year. I was hired as the Project Coordinator/Office Manager – which is pretty much self explanatory. I handle all the documentation necessary to run the office. I pretty much baby-sit everyone in this branch, which I don’t mind because they all do the same for me Our primary function has been to support the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery. Currently, a major turnaround is underway scheduled for February, 2010. Last year we had two turnarounds. It is a pleasure for us to work with ExxonMobil in Torrance. Our experience with ExxonMobil has provided a basis to service the other major end user refineries in the area. We have had some success in getting established here and aim to grow our project business and shorts business with each of them. In addition, we undertake smaller projects and support our Houston office on major projects for all of the local EPCs. Finally, we have had success with local valve distributors and smaller end users.

The California state government imposes challenges on the industry to comply with strict air quality standards and other unique requirements. We have responded by striving to improve our supply of bellows seal valves. As mentioned previously, we appreciate the support from all our other branches. In our worldwide network of branches, we are the last to call it a day. We strive to avoid the “late in the day” requests. At times, they are unavoidable, and all your efforts are appreciated. Typically, what starts in California becomes the trend and spreads east. In Lockwood’s world, it is the inverse. Our branch strives to incorporate the good habits, general know-how and successful business model from all our branches to our east and implement them in beautiful Southern California. Thanks for assisting us! Let’s keep fighting!

BRANCHSPOTLIGHTLos Angeles

by July Magalong and Cliff Houk

by Ruth Boyling Sarnia Branch

HELLO from Sarnia! Things are a bit quieter in Sarnia right now, but that doesn’t

mean boring. We are still in the middle of Nova and Shell shutdowns but the highlight since the last newsletter is that we had our Company Appreciation Night. “Shindig 2009” was another success story. A good time was had by all…good food …(not quite as good as I have had in Houston), good music and great company.

This year was special because of the economy being slow, our customers and vendors feared we might not have our annual Shindig. We are told every year how much our customers and vendors look forward to our annual event. These pictures show this year’s Mexican theme. Who knew a warehouse could transform so well?

Now… we too, would like to thank our friends and family members who have or who are serving in the military to protect our great nations. Citizens of Sarnia (being a border town) are very connected to the U.S. We have friends’ children in the Canadian military. We have Canadian young men and women that have enlisted in the U.S. military. One of my friend’s sons is a sharp shooter and has done 3 tours in Afghanistan. Young Canadian men and women work alongside the U.S. and our allies from many other free countries all over the world to protect our individual rights and freedoms. We pray for these children in our churches and quietly at home. We cry with their parents when they leave for another tour and we forward emails of support to

to our military: WE SEND OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT-THANK YOU!

THANK YOU !!!With Camp Pendleton right around the

corner we see these young faces everyday ...

whoever is on our email lists. We send our love and support to the parents of these children and are forever grateful to all military personnel from the past, present and future. May God protect everyone of you. Your efforts are never, never forgotten.

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Wilma Hand and Brad Arnold

Baton Rouge by Tim Yon

ERRORS & OMISSIONSHappy Belated Birthday!

Toby Tobias - Aug. 11 & Shannon Baumbach - Sept. 20

We are happy to be in a region where the recovery from the economic downturn is occurring at a much faster pace than elsewhere.

Singapore Refining Company (SRC) has capitalized on the current market situation and released a bid for a 2 year BPO. Through the combined efforts of Corporate HQ and the

Singapore Branch, we are very pleased to report SRC has awarded the entire BPO to Lockwood International.

This is a very important order for us strategically and with it, we expect many more orders from local petrochemical companies in the near future.

It was an immense pleasure for me to spend a week at Corporate HQ in September, where I had the opportunity to finally match faces with the names and voices I’d known for the last 8 months.

As Operations Manager for this branch, I’m involved in almost every aspect of the business, so it was fantastic that I was able to meet with

people in almost every department. It was all quite tiring, but your wonderful hospitality and desire to keep me well fed (Houston food is amazing and the servings are ENORMOUS!) kept me going.

My job now is to implement new ideas and pass my newly acquired knowledge on to

colleagues in Singapore to ensure our office runs efficiently and runs as effectively as possible with Corporate and the other branches.

I really look forward to working more with everyone at Lockwood International, and wish to extend an open invitation to you to visit Singapore if you’re ever in the region.

by William Kho, Sales Manager

by Jordana Brumby, Operations Manager

Texas City has fared well during the HOT days of summer, with record highs in triple digits. However, this did not stop our customers! Business has been steady, despite the economy.

Texas City - by Wilma Handby Giovanni Capasso

Giovanni, in our Italian office has been busy with, among other things, the Fluor 2009 SRA Exhibition September 22 & 23, 2009 in the Netherlands. Giovanni says that after his

speed dating sessions with various Procurement personnel, Fluor’s management team sought him out to of congratulate him for the good job Lockwood

USA is doing for them!

Giovanni says “there are good chances for us in and around Europe now. Business is out there now, we just have to work it a little harder to get it.”

IF YOU EAT, LISTEN UP! (Who doesn’t, right?) Here’s the deal, being the international company that we are wouldn’t it be nice to compile recipes from around the world? This great idea (and

recipe judges) came from Renee Roberts and Patricia Jeffery in Houston Corporate. Please contact them to share your favorite recipe. They’ll whip it up, decide if its “a keeper” and decide how to categorize before handing it over to Marketing. Once we get a respectable number of entries, we’ll hopefully be able to create a classy and unique promotional item. (SOMEONE needs to submit a ‘Hurricane’ recipe (a drink) in tribute to our one year Hurricane Ike Anniversary!

by David NelsonPort ArthurHere are 3 pictures of the Port Arthur Motiva Warehouse. Our cus-tomer’s refurbishment project reports that they have completed 800 valves and have another 785 to go…halfway through. As the valves

are turned over to Lockwood, we are marshalling their valves for release to the plant site when needed.

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www.city-data.com/Baton Rouge

There are 150 refineries in 32 states of the United States; 141 of which are operating and 9 that are currently idle. Capacities range from 572,000 barrels per day (ExxonMobil – Baytown) to 2,000 barrels per day (Foreland Refining – Ely, Nevada). One third of the nations refineries (52) are in the Gulf Coast Region with 27 refineries in Texas, 19 in Louisiana and 6 in Alabama and Mississippi. ExxonMobil has the 1st, 2nd and 6th largest ranked refineries (Baytown, Baton Rouge and Beaumont). Exxon’s Joilet (23rd), Chalmette (34th), Torrance (47th) and Billings (91st) complete the roster of ExxonMobil refineries.

In the Gulf Coast Region, exclusive of Texas and Louisiana, there is only one greater than 100,000 barrels per day facility and that is Chevron’s 325,000 barrel per day refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Pascagoula is situated on the Gulf Coast south of I-10 between Mobile and Biloxi. Lockwood International participated in two significant projects at Chevron Pascagoula this past year; the CCR Project (Continuous Catalyst Regeneration), choreographed from Houston and the ETP Project (Effluent Treatment Project), managed from Baton Rouge.

The balance of Alabama and Mississippi refineries (5) are less than 100,000 barrels per day, 2 less than 10,000 barrels per day. Then of course there is Florida … there are no refineries in Florida.

UNITED STATES REFINERIES

I played tennis last weekend with John Deangelo, a guy I had never met. Seemed like a regular guy but turns out not a regular guy at all. He had spent two of the last three years … not hitting tennis balls (or golf balls), but dodging sniper fire and suicide bombers in Bagdad, while the rest of us are doing whatever it is we do without the threat of land mines or car bombings. Thanks John for sacrificing a couple of years for the rest of us. And we won our match. ~Tim Yon~

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I would like to use this forum to introduce myself as the new Branch manager for the Edmonton Facility and Calgary Sales office. I am truly excited to join the Lockwood family, and give special thanks to June Yonkman & Cam Wowk for providing me with this honour. My initial assessment of my Western Canadian team is that we have the capability, talent and desire to develop our branch into a Center of Excellence within the Lockwood group. I fully intend to use my background in valve design, manufacturing, technical sales, quality assurance and operational management to assist where ever required, ultimately helping us reach our goal of becoming the premier global valve supplier to our valued customers. In terms of the latest business activity, we are winding down on the Shell Athabasca Oil sands Project. With our large installed base of valves and the recent securing of the MRO agreement with Shell, we are in great shape to start supporting their needs as they get ready to tackle their largest turnaround for their plant, in Fort Saskatchewan. Our team also had a very informative kickoff meeting with our partners at AMEC, regarding the first round of purchase orders issued for the Kearl Oil Sands Project . Kearl is an oil sands mining and extraction

project created by Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil Canada. At its peak, Kearl is estimated to produce up to 345,000 barrels of per day, with the total recoverable bitumen estimated to be 4.6 billion barrels! Coupled with our ongoing drive to diversify and increase our MRO business, we are on the right track to keeping our business moving in the right direction. Thank you for the wonderful and warm Lockwood welcome. I see a

fantastic and dedicated group of people within our various teams. I look forward to working with you all on this ongoing journey of customer focus and continuous improvement in everything we do!

SHERWOOD PARK/ ALBERTA (EDMONTON) NEWS - by David Kunnel, C.E.T. Branch Manager

David Kunnel

Koleta Parsley’s (HQ) sister.

Sgt Rita L.M. Freeman

US Army11th Armored Calvary Regimen. This photo taken in Vietnam in 1969. Greg works at our Gulf States Valve & Actuator branch.

US Army

Greg Ganz

Greg Ganz’s son.

US Marine Corp. Cadet School

Anton Ganz

Denise Hampton’s (HQ) son.

Andrew HamptonUnit A1C 343 PRS Lackland Air Force Base

US Air Force

Submitted by Denise Hampton (HQ).

Friend of Andrew Hampton

US Air NavyOutside Sales - Ohio - Charlotte Branch

Benny (HQ) spent 6 years in the Navy.

US ArmyUS Navy

Chuck Langenfeld

Chuck Langenfeld with son Tom, US Navy.

US Navy

Tom Langenfeld

Our founder enlisted at 17 years old into the USMC. Mrs. Gail Lockwood says Frank had an extreme sense of pride for the Marine Corp. and that he enjoyed his time in the military. Frank also ran track on the USMC team.

Marketing Dept. (HQ)

Matthias Jung

US Air Force

Koleta Parsley’s son has had tours in Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria and is currently stationed in Afghanistan.

US ArmyUS Army; US Air Force

Sgt. David Wayne Mulkey II

Pam Moore’s (HQ) sons - both active duty. Eight tours of duty between them.

SSgt Thomas MooreUS ArmySSgt Joshua MooreUS Air Force

Alvin Ooi works in our Singapore branch.

Alvin Ooi

Singapore National Army

Chris works in Houston HQ..

Christopher Allen Greene

US Navy

US Marine Corp.

Frank Lockwood

Benny Howard

“Mac” works in Houston (HQ). Here he is leaving FOB (forward operat-ing base) to return to home base. Mac was active from 92-96 and served two years in Afghanistan.

US Marine Corp.

Joel “Mac” Wayne McDonald


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Dear Soldier:

Thank you....today, tomorrow and forever. Home misses you just as much as you miss home.

with love,

from “ Back Home”

US Marine Corp.Lockwood’s Safety Manager.

David Pickle

US ArmyRenee Roberts’ Dad - stationed in Korea as Infantry and gave 10 years to the service.

Maurice “Bud” Stelly

Chuck Langenfeld’s brother-in-law

US Army

Jason Roller

David Page’s uncle - WWII . “Exec of the Indepen-dence” and was “well known throughout Naval aviation... as he directed his group’s attacks from a Hellcat and reserving the last and lowest run of the target for himself.” (Taken from book Flattop 1959)

US Navy

“Dog” Smith

Submitted by Wilma Hand of Texas City, Sam works in our Houston HQ.

US Marine Corp.

Sam Tijerina

June and John Yonkman’s father.. 57th Fighter Wing Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

US Air Force

Harry Yonkman

Margaret Graff (HQ) sent this photo in - her nephew, Captain Brian Blake is pilot of the helicopter that is “hanging off the edge of the mountain” picking up French troops 2/09 in Afghanistan.

Submitted by Daniel Galvan (HQ). His son, Marco Cohen, is a US Army solider. He completed Basic Training in Fort Jackson, SC. Marco was deployed to Iraq 9/03 for one year. He says “it was an unforgettable experience where I proudly served for the 1st Infantry Division next to my fellow soldiers of the 1-34th Armor Battalion. He currently serves in the California Army National Guard and has been deployed overseas in Kosovo since 2/09 as a Combat Engineer with Task Force Sabre 140th Engineer Support Company.

Anton Ganz receiving “Cadet of the Month” 9/09

Mac with an Afghan soldier after finding a small arms cache.

Photo submitted by Mac Wayne (HQ). This is a mercantile area in Afghanistan right after a insur-gents bombed it. Of Afghanistan, Mac says “Violent. Scary. “ He explains it wasn’t easy adjusting when he got back home.

US Army

Charles Stark

Heath Juergen’s (HQ) father-in-law (daughter is Christi Juergens) served during WWII.

Laura Fitzgerald’s (HQ) nephew - active duty Iraq, about to be deployed to Afghanistan.

US Marine Corp.

Matthew Perez

Koleta Parsley’s husband.

US Air Force

Alan Ray Parsley

Richard Boyling, Ruth Boyling’s father (Sarnia Branch). British Royal Navy

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Our People

Please note: not all international branch records are kept in Houston - designate someone from your office to update us. If we missed anyone (we’re only human!) just

notify us and we’ll include in the next edition.

Bobby Mauldin and wife, Melissa, welcomed their third child. Big brother, Timothy Walker (5 years old) and big sister Morgan Lane (2 years old) are teaching the ropes to Tanner William born 7/31/09. Tanner weighed in at just under 6 lbs and was almost 19 inches long.

Jennifer Wilkinson and husband Preston had baby girl, Abbey Marie Dillon on 8/12/09 at 4:08 a.m.

Eric and Misty Doak welcomed their second child 9/1/09. Emory Paige Doak was born at 2:20 p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. She was 19 3/4” long.

A star. In the Lockwood Newsletter you will see it

in every edition. Although no names will be mentioned it acknowledges the ones that we

have lost. They are a part of who we are and will never be forgotten.

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WELCOME !!!We are glad to have you with us.

Edmonton branch has the only new hires to report this quarter:

8/10 Amanda Day, Project Coordinator 8/17 David Kunnel, Branch Manager

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Okay, sales people - here’s the deal - generic presentations are posted on the marketing drive - you knew that. Use them, they have all the updated information - not the library of old ones.

SharePoint - check it out! IT has done it again - they’ve given us a bulletin board to post all personal notices that are not allowed in company e-mail. If you are selling something or looking for something post it here. If you want to invite people to participate in a charity event - post it here. If your child is having yet another fund raiser post it here ! Eventually, we want to post referrals and have a trusted source when our people need something, such as a good local roofer (Rafael in the warehouse), or a lawn mowing service (Sam). Yes, it is local to your area, but people, if we don’t use, we may lose it!

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Davis Alton 3Owens Mike 4Pedigo Cassie 6Stephenson Justin 7Maier Ed 10Pittman Vince 10Lee Yoon Su 11Marler Roberta 11Licarione Bill 17Occhiogrosso Johnny 17Yon Tim 17Rossman Daniel 20Yonkman June 20Erickson Cathy 28Ezell Tim 22Jeffery Patricia 23

Baker Jr. Thomas 1Williams Cindy 1Arce Mary 4Roedahl Mary 4Eddlemon Michelle 6Schwarzbach Steve 7Parsley Koleta 9Lloyd Chris 10James, Jr. Albert 10Freeman Tony 11Wallace Jr. Sonny 11Garza Darlene 16Jordan Sylvia 19Crawford Paula 20De La Garza Karen 23Turknett Damien 27

DECEMBERChuck Brock 12/5/2005 4 years CharlotteHeather Chelmick 12/5/2005 4 years EdmontonChristopher Greene 12/14/2005 4 years HoustonMike Dashwood 12/10/2007 2 years EdmontonKaren De La Garza 12/3/2007 2 years HoustonMegan Barrett 12/1/2008 1 year EdmontonRandy Wilson 12/31/2008 1 year Houston

June Yonkman 9/14/1994 15 years HoustonDanny Martinez 9/1/1998 11 years HoustonPaolo Zaffaroni 9/1/1999 10 years HoustonDavid Page 9/1/2000 9 years HoustonPerry Henderson 9/17/2001 8 years BeaumontAnthony Anderson 9/4/2002 7 years Baton RougeAnnette Engolio 9/9/2002 7 years HoustonGary Deeth 9/24/2002 7 years EdmontonTerry Gibb 9/8/2003 6 years SarniaBrad Arnold 9/20/2004 5 years Texas CityJimmy Kotch 9/20/2004 5 years HoustonJohn Egliht 9/6/2005 4 years HoustonDerek Reavis 9/26/2005 4 years CharlotteKaren Marsh 9/4/2007 2 years EdmontonCesar Vargas 9/17/2007 2 years HoustonMargaret Hollingsworth 9/19/2007 2 years HoustonDonice Morace Jr. 9/1/2008 1 year BeaumontTerry Choi 9/1/2008 1 year HoustonVanessa Russo 9/2/2008 1 year MontrealScot Fowler 9/15/2008 1 year EdmontonGraham Seaton 9/17/2008 1 year EdmontonMatthias Jung 9/18/2008 1 year HoustonMikelyn Martin 9/22/2008 1 year HoustonKory Cureton 9/29/2008 1 year HoustonKristie Foster 9/29/2008 1 year Houston

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Bill Licarione 8/1/1997 12 years HoustonLinda Sharp 8/6/2001 8 years HoustonBenny Howard 8/20/2001 8 years HoustonKathy Evans 8/20/2002 7 years HoustonRob Sokol 8/4/2003 4 years SarniaDonna Wells 8/29/2005 4 years HoustonJoel McDonald 8/6/2007 2 years HoustonJonathan Billings 8/20/2007 2 years EdmontonDon Fisher 8/20/2007 2 years HoustonEdward Sewell 8/20/2007 2 years HoustonMelissa Motal 8/27/2007 2 years HoustonBethany Graham 8/29/2007 2 years HoustonStaci Hanner 8/11/2008 1 year ChicagoJames Elmore 8/18/2008 1 year CharlotteKenny Simoneaux 8/20/2008 1 year Baton RougeMatthew Rutteman 8/25/2008 1 year EdmontonSteve Tidwell 8/28/2008 1 year Houston

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Cynthia Pantoja 7/1/1997 12 years HoustonKerri Ramos 7/6/1999 10 years HoustonLouis Dixon Jr 7/2/2001 8 years Baton RougePaula Crawford 7/9/2001 8 years Baton RougeGary Hart 7/1/2001 8 years SarniaFrancis Zenon 7/8/2002 7 years HoustonErick Del Angel 7/22/2002 7 years HoustonBobby Mauldin 7/22/2002 7 years HoustonKim Murton 7/26/2004 5 years EdmontonAmanda Marksberry 7/1/2005 4 years HoustonRuth Boyling 7/10/2006 3 years SarniaAlejandro Flores 7/11/2005 4 years HoustonLuis Galan 7/16/2007 2 years HoustonAndrea Green 7/30/2007 2 years HoustonShawn Monk 7/30/2007 2 years SarniaRodney Owens 7/30/2007 2 years HoustonDeon Odom 7/7/2008 1 year HoustonGreg Land 7/7/2008 1 year HoustonEfrem King 7/21/2008 1 year HoustonLaura Davis 7/28/2008 1 year Houston

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John Yonkman 10/2/2000 9 years HoustonDanny Welch 10/22/2001 8 years BeaumontMary Roedahl 10/22/2001 8 years BeaumontLuca Radrizzani 10/3/2006 3 years HoustonJoann Thornton 10/9/2006 3 years HoustonDamien Turknett 10/23/2006 3 years HoustonMichelle Eddlemon 10/4/2007 2 years HoustonSamuel Tijerina 10/9/2007 2 years HoustonKim Wooten 10/15/2007 2 years HoustonRichard King 10/22/2007 2 years HoustonSusana Toledo 10/22/2007 2 years HoustonKristie Boodell 10/1/2008 1 year HoustonAmy Lee 10/6/2008 1 year Baton RougeKimberly Phillips 10/6/2008 1 year HoustonToby Tobias 10/8/2008 1 year HoustonRobert Golightly 10/13/2008 1 year HoustonLandon Danard 10/20/2008 1 year EdmontonChris Lloyd 10/24/2008 1 year Houston

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Yoon Su Lee 11/1/1997 12 years HoustonSonny Wallace Jr. 11/1/2006 3 years HoustonJustin Stephenson 11/15/2006 3 years HoustonDoris August 11/30/2006 3 years HoustonKalvin Monroe 11/9/2007 2 years HoustonVicente Perez 11/9/2007 2 years HoustonPatricia Jeffery 11/26/2007 2 years HoustonAbdul Aziz 11/13/2008 1 year SingaporePalanivel Karnan 11/10/2008 1 year Singapore

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Husbands, wives, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, cousins, nephews, aunts, uncles, grandparents and grandchildren. For generations they have all stepped up to serve their country. As our governments venture into international discourses seeking peace and cooperation, the military stands at attention ready to follow orders. No matter what country they are from, pride runs though them and honor is their prime character. They risk their lives selflessly each day to protect

the freedom that we so cherish. As they follow direction without question, the hope is that those who send them into battle have the same sincere commitment to integrity and honor.

I spent 6 ½ years in the United States Air Force, joining the ranks of men and women that guard the beliefs of our United States Constitution. I served a year as Honor Guard, placing more names to rest than I care to remember. As I played taps, following a 21-gun salute, I knew why the

honor was dedicated to these men and women; their lives held the fabric of our liberties in safe guard and we must respect and memorialize this. Liberty is granted to us, not by any Constitution, but by the men and women that serve to protect it as the foundation of our citizenship.

As we salute the men and women who placed their lives into our political hands with blind faith, we thank you for your service, your commitment and your honor.

Renee Roberts submitted this photo of Korea, where her father, Bud Stelly served in the US Army.

Daniel Galvan’s (HQ) son sent this photos in.

Ruth Boyling ‘s (Sarnia) father served in the British Royal Navy during WWII. He was on the H.M.S. Colossus Aircraft Carrier from 1944-1947. After the war ended he was stationed in the Pacific Ocean working with the US Navy transporting prisoners of war (civilians and troops)

James N. Alexander US Army, and Mike J. Alexander US Army (served in Vietnam. Relative of our Tim Alexander (HQ)Hallis W. Arsement, Jr. in the US Army. He served during Vietnam 1970-1972 and is alive and well today.Greg Ganz says of Vietnam: “it’s not about skill, it’s about luck. That’s all. I wasn’t scared when I first got over there at age 17, but toward the end, I was.”Gary Lash, Laura Fitzgerald’s (HQ) father, served the US Air Force during the Korean war. As did several uncles, one of which played football for the USMC. Father-in-law, Clifford Fitzgerald, US Navy. Jack Gibb - USMC Currently serving Afghanistan.Joshua Moore (son of Pam Moore - HQ) is married to Chrystal. They have one son, Kyler who is 11 years old and 7 year old daughter, Jenesis. Chrystal is carrying their third child. He is a 7 year Air Force veteran and is on his second tour (the first was Iraq, and he very recently left for Afghanistan. He was awarded Airman of the Year for the last two years.Thomas Moore (Pam Moore’s son - HQ) is married to wife Heather, with two sons, Maddox, 5 months old, and Trey 4 years old. He is with the Night Stalkers Special Forces and is a 14 year Army veteran. He has had 6 tours in Iraq on the front lines, as he is Medical (psychologist and nurse). He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal last year. Koleta Parsley’s (HQ) family members include servicemen in US Army, US Navy, US Air ForceDonna Wells’ (HQ) brother-in-law, Doug Haskell, Lt. Colonel US Air ForceDarlene Garza (HQ) also has a brother who served, Benny Howard (HQ) 3rd Class Radarman served 6 years in the US Navy 1956- 1962. He was stationed on two different destroyer ships, the USS Vogelgesang and the USS Wren (Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans).The USS Vogelgesant provided support for the Project Mercury space shot (the first human spaceflight program) on a Naval level. Sonny Wallace (Gulf States Valve & Actuation Branch) served our country from 1957-1958 stationed mostly in German for the U.S. Army.Harry Yonkman (father of June and John Yonkman - HQ) enlisted in the Air Force for 3 years in 1948 and was “back door drafted” for a fourth year during the Korean war. He left the service in December 1951.

Daniel Galvan’s (HQ) son, Marco Galvan, sent this photo in.

Renee Robert’s father with some pals.

Koleta Parsley’s relatives from US Army, US Air Force, US Navy:

David Pickle (HQ). This photo was taken in Iraq. David served for four years stationed in Frankfurt, Germany and Saudi Arabia/Kuwait for 15 months during Desert Storm.



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