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TAMPA TANK INC. - FLORIDA STRUCTURAL STEEL

SPARKS & REMARKS VOLUME 10, ISSUE 4 DECEMBER 2017

As we close another year, I would like to take the time to congratulate everyone for all your help, support and safety awareness throughout 2017. Although the year has gone by quickly, we have taken the time to improve all facets of our business. New customers and many repeat clients demon-strate our positive growth. My sincere appreciation goes out to

all our teams – everyone in Tampa and overseas, as well as our vendors and our clients. We only achieve success by working together.

Our motto is our priority: SAFETY IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE. We have improved tremendously – but even one accident is one too many. Just one injury affects our employ-ees, their families and our clients. We need to keep SAFETY in the front of our minds at all times and reach out to help and support one another. Remember: “See something, say some-thing” really can make a difference.

After a great deal of planning and effort, we have now transi-tioned our Ybor Shop and office to our Port Redwing facility. The 25 acres encompasses a much improved facility and shop,

with access to a 30’ deep water berth. Additionally, it brings our staff together for a more synergistic team effort. Thanks to all who have helped to make this big improvement a reality.

I want to wish everyone a safe, healthy, happy holiday season. Merry Christmas and high hopes for a safe and prosperous 2018!

David Hale President/CEO TTI-FSS

A Christmas Greeting FROM THE CEO

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Sammy Sullivan’s brief life is the inspira-tion behind a legacy of giving to spread joy to abused, abandoned and neglected chil-dren across the Tampa region and beyond. Sammy Sullivan Charities is dedicated to helping to provide safe havens for these children in their most dire time of need.

As in past years, employees have donated generously to this charity by collecting

unwrapped toys to be distributed to these children during the Christmas holidays. We thank each of you who has touched a precious child with your generosity.

Visit www.akidsplacetb.org/Our-Campus/Sammy-Sullivan to learn how you can help these special children.

TTI-FSS SUPPORTS SAMMY SULLIVAN CHARITIES

In Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico TTI-FSS continues work as owner representative of Asfaltos MesoAmericanos S.A. de C.V. for the Dos Bocas Industrial Park project. This year saw the terminal expand with earthworks, foundations, concrete pilings, pipeline supports, slabs, roads, as well as several buildings and firefighting and pumping stations. Responsible for overseeing the civil, mechanical and electri-cal engineering, the project features designs to accommodate 600,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel products. There are four 150,000 barrel API 650 tanks, a pipeline for the ship loading dock as well as multiple other pipelines for the tank farm and five multi-product loading racks, too. TTI-FSS vast experience erecting tanks has greatly improved the local

productivity, shortening the time to build each tank. This impres-sive undertaking is just one of the many repeat work projects provid-ed for this international client.

TTI-FSS attended and exhibited at the 2017 API (American Petroleum Institute) Tanks, Valves and Piping Conference & Expo held in Seattle, Washington in October. The con-ference gave attendees an opportunity to learn about new and existing industry codes and standards and to hear about emerging trends from industry experts. The upstream, midstream and downstream markets were represented with more than 500 attendees. Connecting in this type of setting with purchasing agents, engineers and other related contacts from petroleum companies is a benefit of exhibiting at these types of events. The fabrication and installation of large API tanks is a very important segment of work that TTI-FSS performs.

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API 2017: TANKS, VALVES, AND PIPING CONFERENCE & EXPO

Laying floor of Tank 3 and welding second ring of Tank 2.

Kevin Sigl at the TTI-FSS exhibit booth at the API Conference.

FIELD TANK AND PIPING INSTALLATION

Tank 1 and 4 interior preparation prior to painting.

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TTI-FSS has built bullet tank pressure vessels to house butane in the Tampa area. This project provided fabrication services of new ASME LPG bullet tanks.

BULLET TANKS: FABRICATION OF ASME VESSELS

Step Two: Fitting/welding of circumferential seams.

Step One: Roll 1 1/16 inch plate into round cylinder shell sections.

Step Three: Welding circumferential seams utilizing tandem wire manipulators.

Step Four: Final weldings for two bullet tanks, each weighing 200,000 lbs.

As the year closes, TTI-FSS is completing the retrofit of Tank 40 in St. Eustatious which has the potential to store approximately 125-Kbbls. Built in 1991 and exposed to a Caribbean environment that is not keen to steel preserva-tion, the tank was determined to need major repairs after inspection. The roof plates, perimeter rafters and the top three rings of the tank were removed using a systematic demolition plan.

The challenge of this project was to consider all pre-existing conditions and how they affect the repair plan and labor requirements. These challenges were overcome by careful analysis, communication and teamwork between the field crew and the design office. Following the demolition, the next step was to build up the tank using new material. New steel and shell plates, and roof nozzles were installed with the use of automatic equipment to weld horizontal seams and skillful manual welders to make the vertical welds. The tank is scheduled to be back in service in the first quarter of 2018.

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REFURBISHED AND RECONSTRUCTED TANK

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TTI-FSS has been awarded a contract to very quickly build nine petroleum storage tanks for an international company outside the U.S. The customer’s choice was easy! TTI-FSS is experienced internationally and knows how to deliver projects on-budget, on-time and injury free. All tanks will

have the same capacity and will be capable of storing clean or dark products to be sold to third party businesses. TTI – FSS started rolling and shipping steel shell plates the beginning of November, 2017 and expects to complete the project by fourth quarter of 2018.

FROM SHOP TO SHIP

Counterweight box weighing 460,000 lbs. heading to TTI-FSS Port Tampa Bay Berth 301. Next stop - install on Wittpen Bridge in New Jersey.

HEFTY HAULING

Square Spuds – final destination – Bahamas.

PROJECT TO BUILD NINE PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CLIENT

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TAMPA TANK INC. - FLORIDA STRUCTURAL STEELG L O B A L FA B R I C AT I O N A N D E R E C T I O N U N I T E D S TAT E S

Stephen Firman55 Years

David Hale39 Years

Edward Glass30 Years

John Goolsby48 Years

Dale Ison39 Years

Timothy Hendricks33 Years

Larry Merrill26 Years

James Bridges44 Years

Gary Scrivener39 Years

Victor Farris32 Years

Calvin Reed41 Years

Jack Eckerston35 Years

Randy Allen31 Years

Buddy Hester22 Years

William McCullen22 Years

John Niehaus22 Years

Jody Evans19 Years

Juan Suarez18 Years

Kenneth Douglas17 Years

Monica Guirales17 Years

Miguel Ontiveros21 Years

Kevin Sigl21 Years

Ken Hardy20 Years

Vincent Kelly20 Years

John Philogene20 Years

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Salomon Falcon17 Years

Pedro Rasbot16 Years

Billy O’Kelly15 Years

Harvey Pickron13 Years

John Biddle16 Years

Jose Cisneros16 Years

Joey Allen15 Years

Mary King13 Years

Jack Gonzalez16 Years

Juan Puyo 16 Years

L Love14 Years

Michael Coffman13 Years

Jose Salazar16 Years

Windell (Ben) Hyde16 Years

Jose Rodriguez13 Years

Brian Harmening 12 years

Tommy Boykin12 Years

Christopher Mora 12 Years

Michael Abdoney12 Years

Robert Green 11 Years

Zachary Chapman11 Years

Jose Cordero-Castro11 Years

Brian Albert11 Years

Louis Burgess 11 Years

Oscar Rico11 Years

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Bernabe Lorenzo 10 Years

Jorge Huet10 Years

Nicole Farris-McGhee 9 Years

Gary Rajaram10 Years

Karl Brown10 Years

Frederick Riccio9 Years

James Rhew9 Years

Steve Rials10 Years

Josue Salazar10 Years

Maricio Rico9 Years

Juan Martinez9 Years

Samuel Morse 10 Years

Jorge Guzman10 Years

Melvin Canady9 Years

Ralph Hartig9 Years

Robert Hudson8 Years

Karl Marschke8 Years

John Michaud8 Years

Paul Haack8 Years

Michael O’Toole 8 Years

Michael Ungerathen7 Years

Matthew Freeman 7 Years

Jason Bahamonde7 Years

Robert Winninger7 Years

Sean Trembley6 Years

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Richard Cantu, Sr.6 Years

Andrew Hudson 5 Years

Gary Donaway 5 Years

William Prescott6 Years

Karla Glass6 Years

Tyrone Lee 5 Years

Dennis Del Llano 5 Years

Don Lowe6 Years

Joel Hernandez6 Years

Jerry Jones 5 Years

David Price 5 Years

David Hechinger6 Years

Federico Rivas 5 Years

Joseph Eutermark 5 Years

Jason Chattin 5 Years

Remember - Every fellow employee photo you see above and on the next pages has family and friends.

Let’s keep safety in the front of our minds all the time.

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TAMPA TANK INC. - FLORIDA STRUCTURAL STEELG L O B A L FA B R I C AT I O N A N D E R E C T I O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L

Noel Frazer29 Years

Victor Vasquez Morales19 Years

Danilo Lopez17 Years

Vernon Brown16 Years

Oscar Estrada22 Years

Cristobal Garcia19 Years

Carlos Montenegro17 Years

Errol Edwards16 Years

Freddy Tobar22 Years

Ricardo Diaz y Diaz19 Years

Vinicio Pazos17 Years

Patrick Ignacio16 Years

Thelmo Mendez19 Years

Pedro Cohn18 Years

Leonard Muthra 17 years

Roy Noriga16 Years

Fitzgerald Peters16 Years

Austin Shields16 Years

Eustace Suarez16 Years

Edona Tearr16 Years

Timothy Thomas16 Years

David De la Climaco Figuero 14 years

Edmundo Aguilar13 Years

Moises Barrios 13 Years

Ricardo Garcia 13 Years

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Joel Hernandez Garnica 13 Years

Rafael Franco 12 Years

Vance Schmidt 12 Years

Leslie Isaac Suazo 11 Years

William Lopez 13 Years

Cristanos Asig12 Years

Jose Golindano 12 Years

David Brown 11 Years

Rosalba Torres 13 Years

Miguel Aponte 12 Years

Hector Ruano 11 Years

Ronald Lopez 11 Years

Victor Enrique Vasquez Mora13 Years

Herman Mendez12 Years

Edie Balanta 11Years

Rosebel Lopez 11 Years

Ylario Salano 11 Years

Diomar Trevino 11 Years

Macabeo Lima 11 Years

Alfredo Lopez 10 Years

Lester Blanco 10 Years

Jose Mercedes Hernandez Cano 10 Years

Hector Perea 10 Years

Roosevelt Lopez 10 Years

Oliver Rodriguez 10 Years

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Anthony Russell 10 Years

Andres Hernandez 9 Years

Maurice Barr 8 Years

Roberto Valencia 8 Years

Victor Camacho 9 Years

Edixon Cordero 9 Years

Luis Manyoma 8 Years

Edier Conu 8 Years

Omar Carabali 9 Years

Carlos Sanchez 9 Years

Santiago Otalora 8 Years

Teresa Canas 8 Years

Yoitel Garcia 9 Years

Milena Rosa Angulo 8 Years

Juan Cloter 8 Years

Luis Estuardo Gonzalez Davila 7 Years

Walter Aviles 7 Years

Mario Garcia 7 Years

Edgar Herrera 7 Years

Jose Lemus 7 Years

Luis Conrado Mendez Martinez 7 Years

Hector Ruano 7 Years

lynden Roker 7 Years

Jesus Santafe 7 Years

Gerson Suarez 7 Years

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Josue Turcios 7 Years

Ramon Green 7 Years

Alex Valencia 7 Years

Budley Anderson 6 Years

Cesar Albisuriz 7 Years

Stanley Groenhart 7 Years

Demetrio Rodriguez Mercedes 7 Years

Alvaro Catalan 6 Years

Freddy Cabrera 7 Years

Henry Simeon 7 Years

Phillip Hepburn 6 Years

Carlos Cordova 6 Years

Juan Garcia Juarez 7 Years

Carlos Turcios 7 Years

Kem Ambrister 6 Years

Phillip Green 6 Years

Francisco Leyton 6 Years

Yader Alejandro Ramirez Quiroz

6 Years

Aura Marina Mijangos Quinonez

6 Years

Sergio Martin Valesquez Real

6 Years

Trevor Sands 6 Years

Nicholas Tearr 6 Years

Orlando Velasquez 6 Years

Carlos Armando Oviedo Alvarado 5 Years

Marvin Samuel Guevara Rodriguez 5 Years

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Don Lowe

Karla Herrera

TTI-FSS TEAM TALKThird Quarter Safety Awards AnnouncedJeff Conley is a layout fitter at Adamo and the Adamo 3rd quarter 2017 Quarterly Safety Star winner. Jeff noticed an employee “cooling off ” with supplied oxygen. Jeff explained the haz-ardous situation and the employee was grateful. Nice job Jeff and we ap-preciate your safe work habits.

Bobby Helms, Fitter at the Port location was observed picking up some oily rags in his work station in North Bay. When I asked him what he was doing he replied, “I’m going to be grinding in this area and the sparks will be close to these oily rags.” Bobby easily could have thrown the rags into the trash can, but I watched him take them to the proper container in the used oil area which is the ideal thing to do. I thanked him for noticing the hazard and taking the extra steps to properly dispose of the contaminated rags. Let Bobby know we appreciate a job well done and his safe work efforts.

Ralph Hartig, driver Adamo location, was awarded a Safety Star this week. Ralph was making a delivery to customer and was so professional and courteous during his time on-site, the own-er of the company felt compelled to email the main office and tell us personally that Ralph was doing a great job. Ralph was awarded a star for his good deeds. Let him know we appreciate his safe work practices and job well done.

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Ray Murphy 5 Years

David Martinez 5 Years

Wilson Rey 5 Years

Travis Thompson 5 Years

Claudia Sagastume 5 Years

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A Long Lasting Gift Is A Special Gift By Dave Newlin

When I was a youngster my Dad had a feed store where he sold animal feed and farm supplies in a little farming community in Southwestern Pennsylvania. He had expanded the business into selling hardware and sporting goods, including guns and hunting equipment,

I started working in the hardware store at age 11, mov-ing into the feed store as I got big enough to handle the 100-pound sacks of feed and eventually drive the feed truck. I was eager to learn about the guns that were sold at the store. Soon, I could tell you about every gun on the display rack. I could stand at a distance and rattle off the make and model, the cartridge for which the gun was chambered, how many cartridges it would hold, what other car-tridge sizes were available and other miscellaneous trivia about all the guns on display.

On Saturdays, Dad kept the hard-ware store open until 9:00 p.m. The smoke-filled back room was a gathering place for hunters and would-be hunters. The smoke was so thick and heavy you could hardly see the other side of room. Sometimes the stories told were even thicker, but I loved listening to them. I thought they were the greatest and I wanted to have some of those great outdoor hunting experiences myself.

I realize, now, that I have had many more hunting and fishing experiences than even any of these Pennsylvania farmers and small town residents, primarily because the hunting and fishing seasons in Pennsylvania were so short. My hunting experiences include deer hunting in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Texas. I have hunted ruffed grouse, ring neck

pheasant, ducks, rabbit, squirrel, quail, woodcock, turkey, elk and wild hogs.

In Florida, I was charged by a 350-pound wild boar I had just wounded. He went crashing off into the Palmettos as daylight was turning to dark. As I was trying to decide what to do about this situation, one of the options being to get in my truck and go home, the hog made a large sweep-ing U-turn and started back toward me. He was coming to get me and he was not happy. At this point I began thinking about the next cartridge in the chamber of my gun. It was a 30-year old round of paper hull double

ought buck shot from way back to the closing of Dad’s store. Was it going to fire properly now? I was not going to find out until the hog came past an old oak tree that was only ten yards away. As the hog came around the tree, barreling toward me at top speed I squeezed the trigger and that very power-ful load of double ought buckshot drove his head to the ground. After that close call, I realized there were no stories like that in the back room of the hardware store on Saturday nights.

When I was 14, my Dad gave me a deer rifle as my Christmas gift. I was elated, absolutely on cloud nine. It was a Model 70 Winchester, chambered for .243 Winchester cartridges. Winchesters of that era were the real, authentic Winchesters of very high quality. I still have that gun and still use it. I took it deer hunting recently. It has become a very long lasting and special gift.

As we enjoy the festivities this holiday season, giving and receiving gifts that we hope are special, let’s remember to cherish our families and friends by caring, listening, and helping. Such gifts pay dividends for both the giver and receiver all year long.

Merry Christmas

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