winter 2013 a publication of forum energy

Winter 2013A PUBLICATION OF FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Investing for the Future3 Elmore City’s a Leader5 Nominate an HSE Champion9

C E O C O R N E ROpen ForumWinter 2013 Volume 3 Number 1

Open Forum is published for Forum Energy Technologies VIPs — our employees and our customers.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue.If we missed something you sent – or news youwished you’d sent – please let us know. We’ll beglad to include it in the next issue.

Submit company news tips, human interest stories, community involvement information,photos and other items of interest to the Editor:

Donna SmithDirector of Marketing & Communications920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000Houston, TX [email protected]

Contributors:Denise Broussard, Manuel Chakeyla, Kevin Clothier,Megan Fenwick, Cindy Goulas,Alasdair Murrie, Danielle Newcomer,Ali Papenfuss, Gauthier Pierozak, Kipp Schmitt,Steve Stepinoff

IN THIS ISSUE

15 Elmore City Earns Leadership Award

15 Project Union Integration Completed

16 Strategic Acquisitions Continue Expansion17 Meet the Master of the Mud Pump

18 Forum and Bibby Offshore Team Teach

19 New HSE Awards Announced

10 See Who’s in the News

11 Forum Employees Step Up to Help

12 A Blast from the Oilfield Past

ABOUT THE COVERLouisiana Governor Bobby Jindal commendsForum’s plans to construct a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in St. Martin Parish.Joining Governor Jindal at the press conferenceare (from left) Carl Daniel, Cris Gaut, CharlieJones, Michael Curtis, Jody Coussan, HaroldAubry, Quan Vo and Roxy Prioux (far right). See the story on page 3.

Welcome to this issue of Open Forum. As we look back on another eventful year, I would like to thank everyone fortheir hard work in 2012. I realize how much effort was required from every employee to take our company public and integrate another four acquisitions.

Forum’s total revenue for 2012 was $1.4 billion, an increase of 25% over the prior year. Total net income was $152 million, an

increase of 69% from 2011. While our total annual financial results were up from2011, we did not finish the year well as we had a disappointing fourth quarter acrosseach of our business lines.

In 2013 we anticipate an improvement in the first half of the year over the last half of2012 for five of our six product lines. Our Drilling Technologies business is expectedto face continued soft demand, until the North American rig count improves.

A major initiative for Forum in 2013 is to improve our processes and controls.From safety to manufacturing efficiency to financial controls, I am asking everyone to “up our game” in 2013. We want Forum to have a reputation for doing what we say we will do, with no negative surprises.

Forum continues to be on the move. I would like to welcome the employees of Dynacon, Merrimac, Syntech and Wireline Solutions to Forum. In this issue youwill learn more about these businesses as well as the new facilities where we arecombining several divisions’ operations into one building. We continue to watchmarket trends and have recently expanded into new geographic areas such as Brazil, Australia and North Dakota.

I am proud to announce the launch of our Champion of HSE award program in this issue. This quarterly honor will be given to the individual, team or site that best exemplifies our commitment to safety. We want Forum to be a safe place to work aswell as a company you are proud to work for.

I wish you and Forum a great 2013.

Sincerely,

Cris Gaut, Chairman and CEO

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000Houston, TX 77024

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With an eye on the future, Forum isconsolidating multiple offices in the samecity and constructing new state-of-the-artfacilities across the board to foster bettercommunication, collaboration and customer service. Here’s an overview of work underway.

LouisianaLast fall Forum Chairman and CEO CrisGaut and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindalannounced at a press conference our plansto build a new 150,000-square-foot manu-

Working closely with the State of Louisiana,Forum was awarded an incentive packagethat includes an Economic DevelopmentAward and incentives from the state’s QualityJobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs.

Governor Jindal said, “The oil and gas in-dustry is one of the most important pillarsof the Louisiana economy. Our Louisiana-based energy manufacturers, suppliers andproducers continue to hone their offeringswith greater efficiency and innovative goods

facturing facility in St. Martin Parish. Thenew plant will replace our existing facilityin Broussard, LA, which produces tubularhandling and well intervention productsfor Drilling Technologies. The old facilitywas originally the manufacturing hub ofAccess Oil Tools. In recent years size constraints and layout have hamperedplant capacity and efficiency. The newstate-of-the-art $19 million facility willallow faster turnarounds and better productivity. Construction is expected to be completed in November 2013.

Forum Invests for Future Growth

“Forum Energy Technologies embodiescontinuous improvement, and we areproud that the continuous improvementof Louisiana’s business climate convincedthe company to grow here at home.”

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The artist rendering shows the plans for the manufacturing facility in St. Martin Parish.

presence in St. Martin Parish and Louisiana,”Cris Gaut said. “We have a long history ofmanufacturing oilfield equipment here andhave been very satisfied with the quality ofthe local workforce.”

Working TogetherIn order to increase efficiencies, as well asshare ideas, we are joining multiple officesin the same city under one roof. Some of

the moves in progress are occurring inHouston, Singapore and Williston, ND.

HoustonBy this summer all Drilling and SubseaHouston offices will be consolidated inone location that is currently under construction on the Beltway, north of the current West Rd. facility. Forum will occupy the top two floors of the three-story building.

SingaporeSubsea and Drilling operations are currently at opposite ends of the small island which is the hub of the oil and gas industry in the region. A new shared facility will be located on the west side oftown near other oilfield service companies.Forum will have a floor in a high rise officebuilding, as well as an adjacent separatewarehouse/manufacturing facility. The newlocation should be open by April 2013.

WillistonWilliston, ND, is the boom town at thecenter of the Bakken Shale play. Forumopened a new facility in January showcasingmultiple product lines working together.Flow Equipment has a sales and servicebase in the building, joined by Drilling,Davis-Lynch and Valves, which have warehousing and sales operations there.

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and services. Forum Energy Technologiesembodies that continuous improvement,and we are proud that the continuous im-provement of Louisiana’s business climateconvinced the company to grow here athome. This means great new career oppor-tunities for the people of Acadiana and asignificant boost for Louisiana’s economy.”

“We are very pleased to be expanding our

Investing for Future Growth, continued from page 3

The new consolidated Drilling and Subsea office in Houston will be located at 10344 Sam Houston ParkDrive with high visibility from Sam Houston Parkway North.

Forum will occupy the sixth floor of this high rise in Singapore.

The new facility in Williston will be home to multiple product lines.

Project Union smoothly for our customersand employees.

“Flow Equipment is now functionally organized and working as one team underone brand, providing our customers withthe same excellent products, customerservice, and aftermarket services no matterwhere we serve them,” said Chris Dorros,senior vice president of Flow Equipment.“Project Union was a significant changeand I am proud of our Flow Equipmentteam for making this such a smooth, successful transition.”

“The Oklahoma Manufacturing Allianceprovides free assistance to companies allacross Oklahoma,” said General ManagerGauthier Pierozak. “It has had a tremendousimpact on our success at Elmore City. TheAlliance has not only saved us time, moneyand labor, but also has helped us better use

that time, money and labor to increase ourability to move products throughout themanufacturing system. We have literallydoubled our revenue in one year with thehelp of the Alliance. No question that wewould not be the size we are today withoutits help.”


Elmore City Earns Governor’s Manufacturing Leadership AwardForum Elmore City has earned the presti-gious 2012 Governor’s ManufacturingAward from Oklahoma Governor MaryFallin for manufacturing innovation. Tobe eligible for the award, companies mustpromote continuous improvement, as well as be forward thinking and willing toadapt to change in order to become moresuccessful in their marketplace.

After expanding its manufacturing capac-ity in 2011 with a state-of-the-art facilitybased on innovative lean-manufacturingprinciples, Forum Elmore City has grownby leaps and bounds, creating 100 new jobs,making a significant positive impact onthe local economy, and becoming a clearmarket leader.

This attracted the attention of Manufac-turing Alliance magazine, which featuredour Elmore City facility in the Winter 2013issue. Sent to Oklahoma manufacturingfacilities around the state, including Forumcustomers, this article focused on ForumElmore City’s financial success and ability to offer the best service possible to customers.

Posing with Forum’s award plaque at the recognition ceremony are (from left) Oklahoma LieutenantGovernor Todd Lamb, Production Equipment Senior Vice President Carl Daniel, Elmore City GeneralManager Gauthier Pierozak, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance Agent Dan Asklund, Mid-AmericanTechnology Center Superintendent Dusty Ricks, Mid-American Technology Center Business and Industry Services Director Josie Spencer, and Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance President/CEO Chuck Prucha.

one team, under one brand, to provide thebest customer experience. Our customerswill get the same excellent products, customer service, and aftermarket services no matter where we serve them.

• Functionally Organized – our team will be organized by function with clear accountabilities and corresponding authorities. For example, we will have one consolidated outside sales team calling on all our customers and prospects.

• Smooth Transition – these are significantchanges to how we are currently operating.It is critical that we plan well and execute

Project Union was a huge undertaking byForum’s Flow Equipment product line inthe fourth quarter, designed to fully inte-grate Phoinix Global, Wood Flowline andSVP into one leading provider of pressurepumping equipment and services. Now operating as Forum Flow Equipment, theproject centralized financial, operationsand sales functions. The result has been arenewed sense of camaraderie among employees and better customer service.

These three goals were established to ensure a successful outcome: • Single Customer Experience – working as

Project Union Produces Leading Flow Equipment Providerby Ali Papenfuss


WIRELINE SOLUTIONS

Wireline Solutions manufactures high qual-ity downhole completion tools, includingProDrill composite plugs for plug, perforateand fracture applications, as well as wirelineflow control products used in the oil and gasindustry. Now part of our Downhole group,Wireline Solutions adds significantly to thegroup’s product line.

Founded: 2005Location: Sanger, TXEmployees: 12Product Line:

• Landing nipples• Circulating sleeves• Packer on/off tools• Equalizing check valves• Hydro trip subs• Instrument hangers• Shear out safety joints• Slickline blanking plugs• Crossovers• Re-entry guides/P.O.P.• Wireline service tools • ProDrill composite plugs

SYNTECH TECHNOLOGY

Syntech is a quality provider of syntacticfoam for a variety of applications, includingflotation, acoustical products, and toolingmaterial for use as molds and plug assistsby thermoformers. Serving the marine,oceanographic and plastics industriesworldwide, including remotely operated vehicles, the company strengthens our Subsea Technologies group’s product offering. Forum has utilized Syntech foam for our ROVs for many years.

Founded: 1985Location: Springfield, VAEmployees: 15Product Line:

• Buoyancy foam• Underwater acoustic materials• Machineable tooling materials

DYNACON

Dynacon, which joins our Subsea Tech-nologies group, specializes in the customdesign and manufacture of winches andhandling systems supporting subsea activities for diverse applications within the ocean industry. The company also offerslubrication, spooling, and maintenance andrepair services for its equipment. Dynaconhas an excellent reputation in the industryand is used by most ROV manufacturersincluding Forum.

Founded: 1986Location: Bryan, TXEmployees: 90+Product Line:

• Conventional drum winches• Traction winches• Specialized launch & recovery systems,

a-frames & docking heads• Heave compensation systems• Electro-hydraulic & diesel-hydraulic

power units• Overboarding sheaves & deck-

mounted turning sheaves• Coiled pipe/flexible coiled tubing reel

drive systems & pipe straighteners• Drum cable engines• Powered reel drives• Cable & umbilical lubrication systems

New Acquisitions Continue Company’s Strategic GrowthForum Energy Technologies has recently completed four strategic acquisitions that strengthen the Company’smarketplace position and product portfolio. Meet the new members of Forum’s family.


MERRIMAC MANUFACTURING

Merrimac Manufacturing, now part of ourDrilling Technologies group, produces andmarkets premium products for the oil andgas industry. Products include mud pumpparts and power swivel parts for well serv-ice and drilling applications. In addition,Merrimac has a service center for mudpump repair.

Merrimac also offers an extremely noncor-rosive and wear resistant hard surface coatingcalled Merriloy, which is specifically designedfor bores or inside diameters.

Founded: 1997Location: Plantersville, TXEmployees: 100+Product Line:

• Mud pump parts• Mud pump liners• Rod clamps• Pony rods and piston rods• Wash pipe assemblies• Merriloy hard surface coating

Ben grew up in the Texas oil patch. “I live,eat and sleep mud pump parts and enjoyevery minute of it,” he said. “My familyhas been designing, servicing, improvingand manufacturing fluid end expendablesfor 65 years. My first job with the familybusiness was being a swamper when I wasin the eighth grade. I cleaned parts, deburredparts, swept floors and drove the forklift.”

Ben and brother Bill founded MerrimacManufacturing in 1997 in their mother’sgarage when Ben was still a senior at theUniversity of Texas at Austin. A year laterthey moved the business into a 5,000-square-foot facility in Tomball, TX. InMerrimac’s early years, Ben slept on amattress on the floor of a friend’s ware-house every month for an entire week tosave money on hotels. By the end of 2012,Merrimac was poised for its third facilityexpansion to 71,000 square feet.

Ben has worn many hats throughout his15-year career at Merrimac, including machinist, CNC programmer, controller,salesman, warehouse manager, productdeveloper, sweeper, swamper and inven-tory manager.

“Since we manufacture fluid ends and expendables for well service, fracking anddrilling rig mud pumps, we have a varietyof products to manage,” he explained.“Product diversity is one reason the company has broken sales records in just about every year of its existence.”

Merrimac grew by 55 percent in 2011 over2010 and by 120 percent in 2010 compared

to 2009. “During the recession in 2009,when rig counts were cut in half, we wereable to grow our business enough to offsetthe loss in revenue due to the decline inrig activity,” he said. “I think that was theresult of our relationships and our reputa-tion for the highest-quality products thatperform well and last.”

Ben is quick to credit the “talented, capable,professional, motivated and enjoyable towork with” Merrimac employees for thecompany’s success. “I am blessed to leadsuch a qualified group of individuals thathave such high integrity,” he said.

Sounds like they’re a perfect fit with theForum Energy Technologies team.

Welcome to Forum!

Merrimac’s Ben Leman:

Master of the Mud PumpBen Leman, Merrimac Manufacturing’s president at the time of theForum acquisition, was dubbed “Master of the Mud Pump” by Well Servicing magazine in a November/December 2012 profile. It’s easy to see why.

Ben Leman and his family.


A student searches for treasure with VMAX simulation software.

The ROV team shows off their certificates for completing the challenge. Commemorative gifts also included model robotic arm kits, Forum T-shirts and ROV pilot hats.

Students watch another student pilot theROV in the test tank.

Students try piloting a ROV.

Forum Subsea Technologies and Bibby Offshore Team Up to Teach Teens and pre-teens were in for a treat inAugust when Forum Subsea Technologiesand Bibby Offshore teamed up to presentthe Bibby 7th Generation Challenge. Created to educate and promote teamworkamong the young heirs of the family-runBibby company, which has been in businessfor over 200 years, the competition followedan “Apprentice” style approach as seen inthe US with Donald Trump and in the UKwith Sir Alan Sugar.

e kids were divided into two teams, withone dedicated to ROVs at Sub-Atlantic™and the other to Divers at Bibby Offshore,the company’s two specialties. Teams weredirected to research their subjects throughwatching presentations, practical challengesand video interviews with key people.

e ROV team spent half a day at the Sub-Atlantic factory, where Bibby RemoteIntervention Ltd. Managing Director MikeArnold and Alasdair Murrie, Forum SubseaGlobal product director of ObservationVehicles, brought the kids up to speed onROVs. Topics covered included how ROVsare used and what’s in store for the future.is was followed by a presentation fromthe engineering design team on ROV 3Dmodeling.

Team challenges included treasure recovery

on the full Perry™ simulator suite underthe supervision of Perry Training ManagerKevin Randerson and a treasure hunt usinga Mojave ROV system in the factory testtank overseen by Electronics ProductionSupervisor Mike Mackie and members ofthe Sub-Atlantic technical support team.

Aer wrapping up their filming, interviewsand questions, the teams edited their videosand prepared their reports. ey presentedtheir findings and arguments for whetherROVs or Divers were best to Sir Michael

Bibby and the board of directors.

“Not surprisingly, the competition was declared a draw even though everyoneknows ROVs are cool,” Alasdair Murriesaid. “It was taken very seriously by theBibby family who see these youngsters as the future to continued success. A huge thanks to all those at Forum whosupported this day, especially Ray Millum,QHSE manager, who ensured the day wassafe as well as fun.”


Broussard, LA, kicked off a Near MissProgram in 2012 that has produced bothresults and rewards. Designed to get employees involved in recognizing andpreventing on-the-job hazards, the programstarted with Hazard Observation Cards to identify different safety risks or unsafeconditions.

Do you know an employee who has

inspired or led others to choose

healthy and/or safe behaviors? Do you know

of a Forum team that hascreated a safe work or environmentallyconscious practice that can be implementedacross the company? Then they deserve to

be nominated for the Forum Champion ofHSE Award.

Awards will be given quarterly to the individual or team who best exemplifiesForum’s safety values. Nominations mustbe submitted by the end of the quarter toyour HSE Director. Submissions will bereviewed by the recognition committeewith guidance from an HSE Director. To

read the complete policy and downloadthe nomination form, visit the HSE page on ForumConnect.

Winners will be featured in the next Open Forum and receive a plaque andForum company store credit.

Do you know the first winner?

Employees turned in a total of 8,000 cards,covering both physical and process hazards.The majority of the issues were correctedimmediately, with the rest prioritized andmonitored in weekly action-item meetingsuntil closed out. Most of these items wereclosed within a week.

One card, for example, noted that palletsin a walkway were in poor condition. Inresponse, a pallet program was developed to identify, replace and recycle damagedpallets. The solution improved processflow and product quality while reducingpallet related incidents.

Employees earned tickets, one for each observation, which were entered intomonthly drawings for $100-$300 gift cards.Other rewards for both the company andemployees included better housekeeping,fewer eye and hand injuries, a new conveyor to help with process flow, and asignificant decline in recordable incidentsand first-aid cases year over year. Way to go, Broussard!

Elmore City, OK

Job Costing/First Responder Paul Ellisondeserves special thanks and recognitionfor his involvement in safety at the ElmoreCity, OK, manufacturing facility. In addi-tion to being an outstanding member ofthe safety committee, he serves as one ofthe plant’s First Responders.

According to HSE Coordinator Clint Peters,“Paul’s previous experience included workas an EMT-P, which has been very beneficialto our safety program. In fact, Paul wasable to use his expertise and knowledge inresponding to several different incidentsthis year involving contractors that literallyhelped save several lives. We are very proudto have Paul as a member of our Forumsafety team.”

Paul Ellison, left, shown here with HSE CoordinatorClint Peters, earns special recognition for hissafety-first mindset.

S A F E T Y F I R S T�

Falling Object Health Inventory Cutting

Slip Hazard Ladder Purchasing Pressure Test

Trip Hazard Parking Quality Load Test

Forklift Operations Jewelry Benefi ts Boring

Head Injury Noise Accounting Assembly

Foot Injury Pallets Supplies Prints

Back Injury Unloading Payroll Coating

Eye Injury Loading Shipping Phosphate

Hand Injury Propane Receiving Material Movement

Driving Insects Inspection

Maintenance Grinders Warehouse

Facility Furniture Communication

Offi ce Shelving Offi ce

Machine Racks Sequence

PPE Barstock Prints

Electrical Castings Fitting

Fire Fuel Grinding

Slings Beadblast Painting

Pressure Tongs Drilling

Environmental Vehicles Milling

Hazard/Observation Card

Safety Hazards

Description of Hazard: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________Action taken to Correct Hazard: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Process Hazards

Name:Date: Location:

Hulco Printers 337-235-2997

NegligibleNegligible injury, noabsence from work

Very UnlikelyA freak combination of

factors would be requiredfor an incident to result

UnlikelyA rare combination of

factors would be requiredfor an incident to result

PossibleCould happen when additional

factors are present but otherwise unlikely to occur

LikelyNot likely to happen but an

additional factor may result in accident

Very likelyAlmost inevitable that an

accident would result

SlightMinor injury requiringfirst aid treatment

ModerateInjury leading to alost-time accident

HighInvolving a single death or serious injury

Very HighMultiple deaths

Hazard Severity

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Hazard Card Rating: ______________

Low (1) Low (1) Low (1) Low (1) Low (1)

Low (1) Low (1) Low (1) Medium (2) Medium (2)

Low (1) Low (1) Medium (2) Medium (2) High (3)

Low (1) Medium (2) Medium (2) High (3) High (3)

Medium (2) Medium (2) High (3) High (3) High (3)

Announcing Champion of HSE Award Program


Kathie Griffis Named New

TSC Manager

Kathie Griffis hasjoined Forum as manager of the newTransaction ServiceCenter (TSC), over-seeing Credit & Collections, Billing,

Accounts Payable and Cash Applications. She has several years of hands-on experi-ence working in a shared services environ-ment and implementing processes relatedto shared services especially in multiplegeneral ledger systems. Most recently, sheworked at US Oncology. Prior to that, shespent several years at energy companies.Kathie graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Michael Melsi Selected for 2013

Leadership Class

Michael Melsi, DrillingVendor Relations, was selected for theLafayette Chamber ofCommerce Leadershipclass for 2013. It is a 10 month training

initiative starting in January 2013 designedto empower participants through commu-nity leadership. Participant selection isbased on community involvement andleadership potential.

Larry Childress and Jeremy Granger

File for Patent

Larry Childress (left) and Jeremy Granger,Drilling Technologies engineers, filed apatent for an elevator Safety Latch Lockthat they had worked on for a year. Theinvention replaces a locking pin designwith an improved rotary locking mecha-nism designed to be easier to use and morereliable. The invention includes a designthat is easily operated with one hand, allows for positive visual engagement, and has an automatic lock feature.

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Send your tips about newsworthy FET employees and facilities to Open Forum Editor Donna Smith. See page 2 for contact information.

Meet Christopher White,US Army Reserves Captainby Danielle Newcomer

Please welcome Christopher White, projectmanager for Drilling Technologies. Chrisjoined Forum on July 9, 2012. When he isn’toverseeing projects at work, he serves ourcountry in the US Army Reserves. ank you for your service.

How long have you been in the Army Reserves? I commissioned in December2006 as a 2nd Lieutenant. I have completedsix years of service to date and am currentlya Captain and Company Commander incharge of 30 aviators and crew chiefs andeight aircraft.

What made joining so interesting?I’m an Eagle Scout and have always had

a sense of patriotism to either serve thecommunity or the nation. I initially had nointention of going down this route until Ihad given it some thought after September11th during my first semester at TexasA&M. The opportunities I’ve been givenhave built great memories. The soldiersand officers to my left and right keep mytime in service interesting and fulfilling.

What instrument did you play in the Fightin’Texas Aggie Band? The same alto saxo-phone that my father used as a member of the Aggie Band Class of 1978.

How many deployments did you make? Ihave only deployed once in my six yearsdue to two years in flight school, and ourunit’s misfortune of deployment cyclesbeing bumped due to equipment upgrades.

How are you enjoying being in a civilian job?I have always focused on securing andhoning my civilian career. I started workingthe Monday after graduation weekend as asuperintendent for SpawMaxwell Companymanaging projects in hospitals and corpo-rate buildings around the Houston area.During my deployment to Afghanistan, Idecided to leave construction and move to a different field of Project Management.

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Christopher (right) and one of his ROTC instructorsfrom A&M proudly display the school colors inAfghanistan.

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C O M M U N I T Y F O R U M

Forum Employees Step Up for Kids

Just before school started in the fall,Drilling employees Jacob Joseph, DeniseBroussard and Randall Heitkamp volun-teered for the Child Advocates, Inc. (CAI)Childspree event. Sponsored by CameronInternational, Childspree pairs abused andneglected children with volunteers for aback-to-school shopping spree at Houstonarea Target stores. In addition to $100 to spend on school clothing, shoes and accessories, each CAI kid gets a new backpack filled with school supplies. More than 600 children in the Houston area were recipients in this year’s amazing event.

Subsea Technologies Saves Lives

Following a full year of fundraising,Forum Subsea Technologies staff in Kirkbymoorside, UK, presented a chequefor £2690 to the British Heart Foundation(BHF). The effort started in February, National Heart Month, with employeesparticipating in National Wear Red Day,continuing in April with a Gig Night, andon into June when Production ManagerKeith Rowntree and Production Con-troller Paul Ellis took on the 150-mileYorkshire Wolds cycle challenge. The

company also contributed close to £1000 in match funding.

In presenting the cheque to BHFFundraising Manager Sharon Oakley,Vice President Kevin Taylor said: “Weall know someone that’s been affectedby heart disease, and we are delighted tohave been able to support the nation’sheart charity this year. It’s great to knowthat our efforts will make a difference inhelping to beat heart disease for good.”

Forum Energy Technologies believes in giving back to the communities in which we work. Watch this space in each issue for news of ourcivic involvement, and send your stories to Editor Donna Smith.

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Helping kids shop during the Child AdvocatesChildspree are (from left) Jacob Joseph, DeniseBroussard and Randall Heitkamp. With the help of BHF mascot Mr. Hearty (Andy Walker), Forum fundraisers hold up the contribution

amount (from left) Keith Rowntree, Paul Ellis, Jarrod Marsden and Adam James.

ShowBot Steals the ShowShowBot, designed and built by our engineers in Kirkbymoorside, made hisdebut at the Subsea UK show the firstweek of February. He is constructed from a range of Forum subsea products and hastouch screens front and rear that can playvideos or operate the soware for the attached components. His eyes scroll from le to right and flash.

He was a big hit at Subsea UK, and we’resure he played a huge role in Forum receiv-ing the show’s Best Booth Award. Look for ShowBot at a trade show near you inthe future.

I interviewed with Forum exactly twoweeks after my plane landed at Fort Hood,TX. I have a very supportive wife who fullyunderstands the challenges of managingboth worlds.

What planes do you fly and how often?I’m trained in the AH-64D LongbowApache Helicopter, the US Army’s mostadvanced attack helicopter. I have alwaysenjoyed challenges and pushing my limits,and this airframe has not disappointed. Ihave to meet the same minimums as an active duty pilot about once a week.

Forum aer Hours, continued from page 10

T H E L A S T W O R D

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77024

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The Oilfield Then and Now

Old drilling photos from the early1940s show that the oil businesswas booming way back then inIllinois. Joe Crawford, one ofForum’s Elmore City employeestoday, is pictured here with his father, a pumper for Continental,which became ConocoPhillips.Check out the vintage safety gear, wooden derricks and tanks.

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