{"id":9475,"date":"2025-02-03T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vh12dzndf27.c.updraftclone.com\/nooter\/?page_id=9475"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:40:14","slug":"history-condensed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cicgroup.com\/nooter\/history-condensed\/","title":{"rendered":"History Condensed"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1880<\/div><\/div>
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John Nooter Begins His Journey as a Rigger<\/div>

Seaman John Nooter sails from Amsterdam. His experience in high-rigging on sea ships prompts him to take a job as a rigger for John O\u2019Brien Boiler Works in St. Louis.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1896<\/div><\/div>
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John Nooter Boiler Works Company Founded<\/div>
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The John Nooter Boiler Works Company is founded in St. Louis. Profits from painting lead to the purchase of a sheet-metal bending roll, and John Nooter begins fabricating stacks and repairing boilers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1910<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Begins Manufacturing Horizontal Return Tubular Boilers<\/div>

John Nooter Boiler Works Company begins manufacturing their signature horizontal return tubular boilers<\/strong>, a major advancement in industrial heating technology.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1924<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Invests in Electric Welding Technology<\/div>

NOOTER purchases its first electric welding machine<\/strong>, marking a major step in the evolution of industrial metal fabrication.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1944<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Awarded Army-Navy \u201cE\u201d Award for Wartime Production<\/div>

John Nooter Boiler Works Company receives the prestigious Army-Navy \u201cE\u201d Award<\/strong> for excellence in producing tanks for culturing life-saving penicillin<\/strong> and constructing equipment for synthetic rubber, 100-octane gasoline, and explosives industries<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1955<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Crafts Incubation Tanks for the Polio Vaccine<\/div>

The company plays a critical role in public health by fabricating incubation tanks used in the mass production of the polio vaccine<\/strong>, aiding in disease eradication efforts.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1960<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Constructs Polysonic Wind Tunnels and NASA Space Capsules<\/div>

The company constructs one of the nation\u2019s first polysonic wind tunnels<\/strong> for McDonnell Aircraft Corporation (now Boeing) and fabricates four experimental space capsules<\/strong> for NASA\u2019s Project Mercury<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1980<\/div><\/div>
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Expands Field Services to Baton Rouge, LA & Philadelphia, PA<\/div>

The company extends its industrial field service operations<\/strong> to key refinery and industrial hubs, strengthening its national presence.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1982<\/div><\/div>
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Ships Record-Breaking 186-Foot, 545,000-Pound Refinery Tower<\/div>

A massive 13-foot-diameter refinery tower<\/strong> is shipped from St. Louis, breaking records as the largest shipment ever transported by rail<\/strong> from the city.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1997<\/div><\/div>
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Earns ASME Division 3 Stamp Accreditation<\/div>

NOOTER becomes the first company to receive the ASME Division 3 Stamp Accreditation<\/strong>, setting industry standards for high-pressure vessels.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2003<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Acquires RMF Industrial Contracting, Forming RMF NOOTER LLC<\/div>

The acquisition of RMF Industrial Contracting<\/strong> expands NOOTER\u2019s footprint in refinery and industrial construction.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2007<\/div><\/div>
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Completes Its Largest Project: FCCU Revamp (1 Million Man-Hours)<\/div>

The company successfully revamps an FCCU (Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit) with over 1 million man-hours<\/strong>, marking one of its most complex projects to date.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2011<\/div><\/div>
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Acquires Amex Construction, Forming AMEX NOOTER LLC<\/div>

NOOTER Construction acquires Amex Construction<\/strong>, expanding its industrial contracting services and renaming it AMEX NOOTER LLC<\/strong>.<\/p>

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2020<\/div><\/div>
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Unifies All Regional Business Units Under the NOOTER Brand<\/div>

NOOTER rebrands its subsidiaries, AMEX NOOTER and RMF NOOTER<\/strong>, under the singular NOOTER brand<\/strong>, streamlining operations.<\/p>

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2022<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Establishes Utilities Services Group in Norton, MA<\/div>

A new Utilities Services Group<\/strong> is formed to support utility distribution assets and emergency electrical restoration<\/strong>.<\/p>

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2024<\/div><\/div>
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NOOTER Acquires PP&L Mechanical Contractors<\/div>

NOOTER expands its industrial and refinery services with the acquisition of PP&L Mechanical Contractors<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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