PACKERS PLUS
A Packers Plus coordinate measuring machine ( CMM ) during the QA / QC process
“ It ’ s really ingrained in our culture — it ’ s a very entrepreneurial mindset ,” says Themig . “ Our view is that the world moves pretty fast — for us to remain leaders in innovation in the industry , and to maintain that reputation , we have to be able to anticipate the needs of the industry , engineering in a fraction of the time compared to our big competitors , and we have to be able to work in conjunction with our customers .”
By succeeding in those goals , the company culture of Packers Plus has played a vital role in propelling the company toward success . “ It ’ s really given us a unique reputation in the industry ,” says Themig . “ That ’ s a massive accomplishment for a company been in business for just over 14 years .”
The necessity of quality The tagline for Packers Plus is simple : “ do it once , and do it right .” This could be a strong mantra for myriad businesses in any given field . But for an operation like Packers Plus , operating in the particular parameters of oil and gas , it ’ s especially critical .
“ The reason that ’ s important is that the technologies we ’ re talking about are run to the bottom of well bores ,” says Packers Plus COO Ian Bryant . “ It ’ s a bit like a space rocket — if you have a faulty component you generally can ’ t get up there to fix it , and once our equipment is run to the bottom of a hole , it ’ s very rare that we ’ re going to pull it out again . That ’ s why it has to function right the first time , and that ’ s why we ’ ve been so passionate
44 September 2015