Slickbar Company Profile
Our Mission
At Slickbar Products Corporation, our mission is to be the best at everything we do. We are on a quest to grow our abilities to provide first class solutions, service and products. Our integrity is what we hold sacred and is our cornerstone for the future.
Company Activities
Based in Seymour , Connecticut , U.S.A, Slickbar Products Corporation, is an aggressive, privately held by management company. Recognized as a worldwide leader in the manufacture of oil spill response equipment and vessels, corrosion control products, and hydraulic systems. The Company is well established (since 1960), financially sound, with a long history of providing high quality products to a diversified global customer base.
Quality Products : Slickbar, and its divisions, are revered industry-wide for its top of the line solutions products. Manufacturing a complete range of oil spill response items, corrosion control and hydraulic systems, Slickbar holds patents on several types of equipment. The Company's continuous researching efforts and development of innovated products assists customers in efficiently reducing the cost of accidental hazardous oil and spill cleanup, minimizing environmental damages to our oceans, rivers, lakes and streams. Solving corrosion problems on steel and concrete marine structures is an additional attribute to our company. With our AMC division, we provide all types of hydraulic parts but truly specialize in power units and unique hydraulic solutions.
Manufacturing Facilities : Slickbar's 35,000 sq. ft. in-house manufacturing facility includes equipment/machinery for welding fabrics, extruding plastic foam, and molding flotation components for various sizes of equipment offered by the Company. A complete metal shop for fabricating reels, skimmers, vacuum pumping systems, small boats and power units used in conjunction with other equipment are also housed in this facility.
History : Slickbar traces its history through Neirad Industries, a plastics research and development company owned by Millard F. Smith. At the request of Standard Oil of New Jersey, in the late 1950's, Mr. Smith developed an oil spill containment boom and sold the first oil boom system in 1960. Since that time, numerous improvements in design have occurred, additional new products introduced to the product line broadening the oil spill containment and cleanup product line. In 1969 Neirad Industries changed its name to Slickbar, Inc. When Mr. Smith retired in 1987, Slickbar, Inc. changes its name to Slickbar Products Corporation with new ownership.
Customers : Slickbar Products Corporation represents many industries on a global scale. The Company's products are utilized in 75 countries worldwide representing oil and gas, service, industrial, utility, chemical, paper mills, and various municipal
State and federal government activities purchase products from Slickbar and its divisions.
Management
The Slickbar Management Team is comprised of the following:
Stephen J. Reilly (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Reilly has been with Slickbar since 1991. He is a 1986 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, who has unique experience from military and oil tanker operations. He has traveled to over 80 countries and experienced many cultures and businesses. He is in charge of all divisions of Slickbar.
Daniel R. Beyer (Sales Manager Slickbar & JBF)
Mr. Beyer has been with the company since 1989. He is a 1992 graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a degree in marketing and management. He started in the manufacturing process and has extensive experience in field installation of oil spill containment boom, baffles and training. Since joining the sales and marketing team in 1992, he is responsible for managing the sales for the Slickbar and JBF divisions.
Anthony E. J. Strange (Director of CCI)
Mr. Strange is a NACE member and the inventor of the Retrowrap® system. He transferred to the US from the UK in 1995. He completed postgraduate material research studies at the Royal Military College of Science in 1966 and has since been actively involved in all aspects of onshore and offshore corrosion engineering for projects ranging from Alaska to Africa, Mid East and South America. He is responsible for the Sales & Engineering of the Corrosion Control International division.
Product Overview
For over 41 years, Slickbar has manufactured the finest spill response systems and products in the world. The Company takes great pride in servicing the industry with the experience and advanced technology acquired over this time. During the design and development of Slickbar's high quality oil spill containment booms, the Company developed a unique process for molding polyethylene foam floats. The Company produces its own foam, and has a secondary processing technique that imparts a very tough, durable skin to the foam. Slickbar is the only company utilizing this advanced technology, giving the Company a competitive advantage over its competition.
Slickbar's diverse list of oil spill response equipment includes:
- Oil Spill Response Booms (Heavy-Duty & Lightweight, Deployable, Rugged Permanent, Patented Air-Inflatable, Fast Water River Boom)
- Bulkhead Risers & Tracks
- Anchor Systems
- Boom Trailers & Storage Boxes
- Towing Devices & Accessories (for permanent boom installations)
- Oil Skimmers
- Small & Large Pumping Systems (diesel & electric start)
- "Trans-vac" Oil Recovery System (220D, 300DH, & 500D)
- Dispersant Spray Systems
- Specially Designed Spill Response Work Boats
- Absorbents
- Boom Reels ~ 500´/150m to 2,000´/610m
