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KINETIC SYSTEMS INC.

Kinetic Systems’ Southwest region special-

izes in mechanical contracting, including pip-
ing and sheet metal design, fabrication and
field installation.

Solution-Driven Contractor
The Southwest region of Kinetic Systems Inc. serves a specialty process mechanical-contracting niche,
but the real advantage is being part of a larger organization where safety is integrated into every aspect.

By Brooke Knudson its clients including services from piping and sheet metal

M ost mechanical contractors today offer services

that run the gamut, but few are capable of spe-
cializing in niche markets, and even fewer can
claim leadership in the market. As a specialty mechanical
contractor, Kinetic’s Southwest division can make that
claim with confidence.
“Kinetic’s is consistently rated one of the top-five mech-
anical specialty contractors in the world,” Southwest
Regional Vice President Michael Gonzalez says. “When it
comes to process piping installations, we are the leader.”
The Southwest division primarily serves the process
mechanical needs of the semiconductor
Kinetic Systems Inc. – SW
Region and general industrial markets, with the
www.kinetics.net capability to support the biopharm-
Proj. 2007 revenues: $70 million aceutical and manufacturing markets as
Regional HQ: Phoenix
Employees: 400 field personnel they grow. The division’s geographic con-
Services: Mechanical systems centration remains Arizona, Texas and
fabrication and installation New Mexico, although it also serves
Michael Gonzalez, VP: “The
company was built on the con- Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma and Kansas.
design to fabrication and field installation. Clients include
Arizona Public Service Energy Services, Texas Instruments,
Samsung and the University of Arizona.
Kinetics was founded in 1971 to fill the need for a spe-
cialty contractor to deliver process mechanical systems,
according to Gonzalez. “Our vision is that we will be the
best-in-class process mechanical contractor in the areas of
safety, employee satisfaction and development, finances
and operational execution,” he says.
As a part of a $400 million corporation – the company is
headquartered in Durham, N.C., and operates four domes-
tic divisions – Kinetic’s Southwest division, based in
Phoenix, handles projects within a specific set of parameters.
Each project is subject to a qualification process to deter-
mine whether or not the company can successfully com-
plete the work.
As Gonzalez explains, Kinetics asks the following ques-
tions of each project:
■ Is the customer financially viable?

cept of delivering quality service.” Kinetics provides turnkey services to ■ Can Kinetics mitigate all safety issues related to the work?

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