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Omnipure Opens New

Headquarters And Plant

In Sugar Land, Texas

The official opening of Omni- pure's new headquarters and plant was recently announced by Leon- ard Langeland, president of

Omnipure. Omnipure is a division of

Sigma-Chapman, Inc., and is now headquartered in Sugar Land, Tex- as. The new structure is located at 12850 Bournewood Drive on a one- acre land parcel in the Sugar Land

Business Park. "Our new two-story building and adjoining plant," says Mr. Lange- land, "contain a total of 14,300 square feet. That's more than three times the size of our previous facili- ty. This move has been in response to such a large increase in our busi- ness worldwide. The steel frame building took only four months to build and has free standing, mov- able, tilt walls to accommodate our future expansion."

Omnipure was founded in 1979, and is a leading manufacturer of marine sanitation devices and raw water chlorination equipment for the offshore industry. Its products are certified by the U.S. Coast

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Todd Awarded $11.4-Million Contract For

USS Mt. Hood Overhaul

Todd Shipyards Corporation, San

Francisco, Calif., was recently awarded an $11,478,466 firm-fixed- price contract for the regular over- haul of the U.S.S. Mt. Hood (AE- 29). The work will be performed in

San Francisco, and is expected to be completed by March 3 of next year.

The contract funds would not have expired at the end of the current fis- cal year. Five bids were solicited and five offers were received. The Su- pervisor of Shipbuilding, Conver- sion and Repair, San Francisco, is the contracting activity (N00024- 85-H-8236).

Siess Will Chair NOIA's

Pro-Leasing Task Force

Charles P. Siess Jr.

Charles P. Siess Jr., president and chief executive officer of Mara- thon Manufacturing Company,

Houston, has been named 1985-86 chairman of the National Ocean In- dustries Association (NOIA) Pro-

Leasing Task Force. The announce- ment was made by NOIA president

Charles D. Matthews. As chair- man of this program, Mr. Siess succeeds Paul L. Kelly, vice presi- dent-industry & government rela- tions, for the Rowan Companies,

Inc.

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