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Canonie Forms New Subsidiary- Appoints Three New Executives Stanley J. Andrie Charles I. Beatty John R. Parmater T. Canonie Jr., president and chief executive officer of The Canonie Companies, Inc., an- nounces the formation of a new subsidiary, Canonie-Bultema Pa- cific Corporation. Specifically formed to handle the West Coast operation of The Canonie Com- panies, Canonie-Bultema Pacific specializes in dredging, earth- moving, excavation, foundations, marine construction, and marine transportation. The new corpora- tion combines the engineering/ specialty construction / marine transportation skills of Bultema Dock and Dredge Company, Can- onie Construction Company, Can- onie Environmental Services Cor- poration, La Crosse Dredging Corporation, and Bultema Marine Transportation Inc. Stanley J. Andrie, executive vice president of The Canonie Companies and president of Bul- tema Dock and Dredge, Bultema Marine Transportation, and La Crosse Dredging, has been elected president of the new subsidiary. He has been with the Marine Companies since 1963. Charles I. Beatty, vice presi- dent of operations for Canonie Construction, and John R„ Par- mater, who is executive vice pres- ident of Bultema Dock and Dredge and vice president of Bul- tema Marine Transportation and La Crosse Dredging, have been elected vice presidents. Mr. Beatty joined Canonie Con- struction in 1970. Mr. Parmater has been with the Marine Com- panies since 1971. Armco Restructures Western Steel Division Into Three Groups Clifford G. Ward Armco recently restructured its Western Steel Division into three operating divisions — Southwest- ern Steel, Midwestern Steel, and Manufactured Products. The re- organization is a further step in Armco's strategy to establish au- tonomous business units. Southwestern Steel Division is headquartered in Houston, and produces carbon and alloy steels in plate, wide-flange, and bar forms primarily for the energy and marine markets. Its Houston producing plant is the largest in- tegrated steel mill on tidewater west of the Mississippi River. Clifford G. Ward is president of Southwestern Steel Division. He was with the company's steel sales organization from 1949 to 1977, when he transferred to Armco's Houston-based National Supply Company as vice president of administration. In 1978, he re- turned to Armco's Western Steel F.H. Cheffy Division as vice president of Hous- ton products. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Midwestern Steel Division produces carbon and alloy steels in the form of bar, rod, and wire, primarily for agricultural mining and light construction uses. Rob- ert L. Purdum is president of Midwestern Steel Division. He served as sales engineer, general manager, and vice president for Armco's Metal Products Division. In 1978, he was named vice pres- ident for Western Steel Division's Kansas City Products organiza- tion. Also with headquarters in Kan- sas City, Manufactured Products Division has producing plants in Kansas City; Sand Springs, Okla.; Marion, Ohio; and several smaller fabricating plants. Union Wire Rope, a full line wire rope pro- ducer, is part of this division. F.H. (Ted) Cheffy is president of the division. He joined Armco Robert L. Purdum 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News NASHVILLE BRIDGE COMPANY P.O. Box 239 • Nashville, Tenn. 37202 (615) 244-2050 Count on NABRICO for Performance and QUALITY Towboats and barges built in the Nabrico tradition con- sistently live up to owner expections. The scientific ap- proach—model testing of boats and barges—assures faster tows and greater efficiency. The imaginative approach of Nabrico engineers has punctuated a brilliant history with in- novations that are now accepted as standard for the water transportation industry. The performance and quality that river people expect of Nabrico products carries over to a broad line of marine hardware which includes heavy duty, trouble-free winches, flush mounted water tight hatches and pin and socket alignment devices. Count on C3 Nabrico with confidence ... they'll never J let you down!
