“I’m very proud of the work and expertise that went into designing and opening this new location,” Andrew Lane, MRC Global President & CEO, said. “We’ve taken the best practices from our 97 years in the PVF distribution business and the best processes in our operations in 22 countries to build this premier distribution and valve engineering facility. MRC Global is the best PVF distributor to the oil and gas industry in the world. Now, by combining our previous gulf coast service locations into this single operational complex, our largest distribution center and valve engineering and automation center in the world, we are perfectly positioned to serve our customers with the technology, tools and efficiency they have come to expect from MRC Global.”
This new Regional Distribution Center (RDC) processes 600 pick tickets, or 1,700 individual line items, per day. Teams work around the clock to provide daily support to all of the branches in the Gulf Coast region as well as all branches across North America. This RDC can coordinate 80-100 hot shot orders per day.
“In 2019, we will continue to expand this complex by adding a premier valve engineering and modification shop,” Mr. Lane said. “Once that addition is completed, the Houston Operations Complex will comprise of a total of 620,000 ft2 in office and warehouse space and a ten acre pipe yard, and will be our industry’s largest PVF operations facility.”
The new facility, located at the Port Crossing Commerce Center in La Porte, TX on Texas Highway 146, is strategically located near many of MRC Global’s downstream refining and chemical customers. It has ready access to rail at the facility and to the container terminals at Barbours Cut Terminal and the Bayport Terminal, both of which are less than three miles away.