the only company the client has to
call,” he says. “We will arrange for
hazardous materials crews, interact
with the Environmental Protection
Agency on the client’s behalf, and
fill out all the forms and reports.”
To provide its services, the company
monitors environmental laws and
regulations, Lorson notes. “We
maintain stateof-the-art software that
automatically reads the federal and
state laws, then compares today’s
version with yesterday’s version,” he
says. “If there is so much as a one
word change, we are notified.
“We guarantee ever ything we do,”
Lorson continues. “If our client gets
fined by the EPA, we will pay the
fine for it.”
The EPA has never fined a client that
followed TEEMCO instructions,
Lorson reports, adding that the
company’s spill prevention plans have
never failed an EPA audit.
“All of our senior staff have 25 years
of experience in both the oil and gas
industry and the regulatory side,” he
points out. “We have the background,
we have experience and education,
and we put our money where our
mouth is.”
Lorson points out that TEEMCO
was founded when several
s e n i o r m a n a g e r s a t We l l S t a r, a n
environmental consultant formed in
2007, decided to buy the company.
“We felt the company could do a
better job if it was employee owned,”
he explains.
To h e l p i t s e l f i m p r o v e , T E E M C O
formed what Lorson calls the good
to great council. “Each week, the
senior managers meet to decide
how we are going to go from good to
great,” he says. “We discuss virtually
every aspect of our business, asking
ourselves how we can better serve
our clients.”
In response to one of the council’s
ideas, the company has developed
software for writing spill plans. “The
program is going to increase our
productivity by 500 percent and
reduce the number of errors that
occur,” Lorson predicts. “We will be
able to do a better and faster job at a
lower price.”
The company also revamped its
website and began offering products,
Lorson reports, saying the products
include fireretardant clothing that
combines functionality and style. “We
established direct relationships with
manufacturers, so we can provide
the clothing on a wholesale basis,”
Lorson adds.
In addition to looking for ways to
improve the clients’ experience,
the council tries to make working
for TEEMCO more enjoyable, he
concludes. “If we take care of our
clients and our staff, the profits will
take care of themselves,” Lorson
relates.
The American Oil & Gas Reporter, (2010).
Old Hands Form New Companies to Serve,
Supply Producers. [online] Available at:
http://theteemco.com/images/press/
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