Triton Industries, LLC

Triton team as operators, making sure they are comfortable with the equipment. And Triton also provides 24/7 support. The Brahman System is an engineered ramp with top-opening doors able to be picked up with a forklift. It is certified for 135,000 pounds of crush strength and comes in different sizes that go together like Lego. Traffic and heavy equipment on an industrial site can easily go over the ramps; they don’t slide. “One of our first customers – a big government ship yard – ordered 100 at one time and we happened to have them in stock and started delivering the next day,” says James. Not willing to divulge too much about what’s on tap, he shares, “We have some improvements coming up on the tank- cleaning nozzles and a couple of patents coming on that. But we’re taking our time and don’t want to introduce them until they’re ready. And there’s a lot we can do with the Brahman Systems as far as traffic control, whether it’s road blocks or places to stop traffic – it’s not just a ramp to cover utilities on the ground.” As for marketing their ingenious developments, Triton Industries has their products in place where they are most effective. The customers love them, especially with ROI, where savings of 40 to 60 percent are documented. According to James, “We have white papers supplied by our customers on our product use. So we really do let the product do the talking for us; I’ve never had a salesperson, it was either me or my managers who would go to a meeting. We’re in the ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ category. We call it simple-minded engineering. We just have one facility for administration and manufacturing. Tucker Laverne and Mike Noel do a great job running the office side of the business, and I’m very fortunate to have such a great inside team and outside crew.” In 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology honored Triton Industries with the award of Innovator of the Year. James reflects, “We’re really proud of that because we’re in a For 40 years Bluewater Rubber & Gasket has been a leading supplier of hoses, hose assemblies, and gaskets for the oilfield drilling and production markets, both domestically and internationally. 800.521.HOSE www.BluewaterRubber.com HOUMA • BELLE CHASSE • GALLIANO • BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA LOCATIONS TR I TON INDUSTR I ES , LLC