Turner Industries Launches Specialized Services Division

BATON ROUGE, La. – Turner Industries is proud to announce the formation of its new Specialized Services Division, consolidating a wide array of expert services under a unified umbrella. Leading the new division as President is Eddie Villeret, an industry veteran with 40 years of experience, 18 of which have been with Turner Industries. Villeret’s extensive background includes managing specialty welding and turnaround companies and overseeing international projects in 13 countries. In 2000, he founded Specialized Welding Services at Turner Industries, which is now a key component of the division.

“I’m incredibly excited to lead Turner Industries’ Specialized Services Division,” said Villeret. “We’ve got the right technology and the best people. When you put our industrial services, rope access, inspection work, environmental services, and specialized welding all under one roof, clients get better results and more value. That’s exactly what this is about.”

“This industry is constantly evolving, and our clients require increasingly specialized and integrated services to maintain operational efficiency and achieve their goals,” said Stephen Toups, CEO of Turner Industries. “Establishing Turner Industries’ Specialized Services Division allows us to capitalize on these capabilities. This division will work in seamless tandem with our existing construction, maintenance, fabrication, and crane and rigging divisions, ensuring our clients continue to receive the ‘One Solution for Your Success’ that they’ve come to expect from Turner Industries.”

The Turner Industries Specialized Services Division encompasses a suite of offerings, including:

• Industrial Specialty Services: Providing turnkey solutions with state-of-the-art technology and best practices to ensure operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability. This includes advanced equipment such as hydro blasting pumps, vacuum trucks, and other automated items.
• Rope Access: Offering safe, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for performing various services at heights, reducing risk and saving time compared to conventional methods.
• NDE & Inspection: Leveraging advanced technologies like ultrasound, radiography, magnetic particle testing, and visual inspections to ensure the integrity and reliability of industrial assets.
• Environmental & Civil: Delivering an innovative, consolidated approach as a full-service tank, civil, and environmental services contractor, with a strong emphasis on responsible waste management and environmental stewardship.
• Specialized Welding Services (SWS): Continuing nearly 25 years of trusted, safe, and top-quality welding work, particularly in challenging turnaround applications.

About Turner Industries

For over 60 years, Turner Industries has provided turnkey industrial services and solutions to the companies that produce fuel, energy, and materials essential to modern life. We offer a “ONE Solution for Your Success” approach for heavy industrial construction, maintenance, turnarounds, pipe and module fabrication, equipment, rigging and specialized transportation, and associated specialty services. Turner Industries employs 19,000-plus employees and works at jobsites across the U.S.