MOGAS Industries, Inc. celebrates 50 years
MOGAS Industries, Inc. (MOGAS) will be celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a commemorative celebration on Thursday, May 18th, 2023. The company officially began at 8:20 p.m. on May 17th, 1973.
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Matt Mogas (left) and Louis Mogas (right) pose next to a large MOGAS ball valve (Photo: Business Wire)
MOGAS has earned a global reputation as a leading severe service manufacturer for the most extreme industrial applications in power, mining, refining, petrochemical/chemical, oil & gas, and specialty application industries. Significant business units include Severe Service Valves, Systems & Consulting (modules), Surface Technologies (coatings), Service & Reliability.
Louis Mogas formed Mogas Machine Works in 1973 with 16 employees working under 19,000 sq ft of manufacturing space on a couple of acres. Today, privately owned MOGAS Industries employs over 325 people across six countries. Their Houston-based headquarters now has 100,000 sq ft of manufacturing capacity spanning 15 acres. Campus improvements, such as 'Class A' corporate offices, an advanced coating facility, a 3-acre wooded park and numerous facility upgrades attest to MOGAS' success—not only as a significant manufacturer—but also to the Company staying true to its original business philosophy of putting people before profits.
A significant part of MOGAS sales is international, with sales and service centers in China, Australia, Canada, South America, Africa, The Middle East, Europe and India. With representatives and technicians in more than 40 countries, MOGAS is known for partnering with its customers to meet the ever-increasing challenges of severe-service applications.
On the occasion of the company’s 50th anniversary, MOGAS CEO/COO Matt Mogas notes: “I feel incredibly blessed to have worked with so many great employees, representatives, and customers these last 33 years. They have made a meaningful impact on MOGAS Industries and me personally. I feel honored to stand on the shoulders of the great men that came before me at MOGAS, especially Sam Furman, Tommy Bright, Cary Lorenz and of course my father, Louis Mogas, the grand architect, master, creator of our culture, beliefs and vision.”
Serving the community is ingrained in the MOGAS culture. The Company contributes significant resources to many worthy causes and enthusiastically supports their employees’ robust spirit of volunteerism. Charitable contributions to organizations include: Ronald McDonald House, MS150, Camp for All, The Periwinkle Foundation, and business partnerships with local elementary and junior schools. The Company also supports private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of life.
The entire MOGAS organization is proud of this momentous achievement.
For more information, please contact MOGAS Industries at 281.449.0291 or Email: marketing@mogas.com
About MOGAS Industries, Inc.
MOGAS Industries Inc. is the most trusted severe service technology company, providing world-renowned services and the best severe service, application-specific products for critical applications in power, mining, oil & gas, refining, chemical/petrochemical and specialty industries.
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Rajan Luthra, VP Sales, Marketing and Technology
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