IPS is halfway through a record year. We have increased our workforce from around 50 people in mid 2010 to around 75 people in mid 2011. Most of this is due to the addition of our field service division, but they only comprise about 14 people, so we have definitely grown in the other areas as well.

We are currently adding on about 3000 square feet to the shop. This addition will include a paint booth and a shop and offices for our field services division to stage all their tools and equipment. We will also put some machinery in the field services shop for them to do some of their own machining there. The field service shop will have an overhead crane and two large roll up overhead doors to allow large vehicle access to the shop. Our projected date of completion is September of 2011.

IPS added Matt Galey to our staff in Early June of 2011. Matt just recently retired from ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge after serving them for 30 years. Matt brings extensive machinery repair knowledge to us and is going to be helping us develop processes and procedures to improve the quality of our repair work as well as helping develop new business in the field service and repair areas.