Q. What is the official name of your company?
A. Quality Mat Company.
Q. Is your firm a subsidiary or affiliate of other companies? If so, please name those firms and their relationship to your company.
A. No.
Q. What do you most want people to know about your company?
A. We are a family owned mat manufacturer and are the world’s largest mat company.
Q. Where is your company located?
A. Beaumont, Texas; Houston, Texas; Killdeer, North Dakota.
Q. What year was the company founded and by whom?
A. Joe Penland Sr.
Q. What is your company’s primary business activity?
A. We sell, rent and install mats.
Q. Are there important projects the company is currently a part of or has done recently?
A. All of our projects are important to us. We treat each with the same attention and focus.
Q. How many employees does your company have?
A. We currently have 110 employees.
Q. Describe the equipment your company uses and are there any new equipment purchases planned?
A. Komstsu Fork Lifts, Clark Fork Lifts, used for loading, unloading, and installing mats.
Q. Is your company expanding any of its operations or locations?
A. We recently opened a location in North Dakota.
Q. Is the company changing any of its services or products?
A. No, we have been building and installing mats world-wide for 39 years. We have built our business on consistency and quality.
Q. What is your company’s main strength or its edge over the competition?
A. Our reputation and the quality we put into our products.
Q. What new markets, clients or projects did your company attract in the last year?
A. The Uticta shale in Ohio, and Marcellus shale Pennsylvania.
Q. What is the most challenging work/contract the company has undertaken?
A. Installing ten drilling sites for the U.S. Government in a short period of time, for the Nation U.S. Oil Reserves.
Q. What are the biggest obstacles to completing work your company undertakes?
A. Logistics.
Q. What do you see as your company’s biggest challenge in the next five years?
A. To maintain our level of business, so we can continue our obligations to our charities and employees.
Q. Does your company have an anniversary or other landmark event coming up?
A. We will be approaching 40 years in business.
Q. What is the average length of time employee’s work for the company?
A. 30 to 35 years.
Q. What is your company’s safety record? What steps does the company take to ensure a safe work environment?
A. Our company prides itself on a clean work environment and we maintain an impeccable safety record.
Q. Has your company been involved in any community projects or charity events?
A. We are involved in dozens of events each year, such as girls haven, boys haven, desire street, Texas children hospital, MD Anderson hospital.
Q. What is the address of your company’s Web site?
A. www.Qmat.com
