Jim Claunch Named VP Operations for Hettinger

October 1, 2008

Hettinger, a large energy construction firm, has promoted Jim Claunch to the post of Vice President of Colorado Operations. Claunch, a 25-year veteran of the energy and engineering construction industry was CEO for Mayo Industries before the merger. Prior to joining Mayo Industries, Jim spent many years with Xcel Energy and engineering firms along the Front Range of Colorado.

"Jim was hired by the Mayo family as their CEO and led the company to be one of the best fabrication and construction firms in Colorado. Jim is one of our core executive team members that will continue to grow our firm as he manages and expands Colorado operations," said CEO Mark Hettinger. "Jim understands what we need to do to get to the next level as a company and will provide that leadership.”

Hettinger is one of the largest oil and gas engineering, fabrication and construction firms in the western United States, serving Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The firm designs, fabricates and builds pipelines and the associated facilities. Over the past 30 years, the company has completed construction of more than 5,000 miles of pipeline and delivered more than one million horsepower of natural gas compression and the full range of process equipment. The firm’s Berthoud and Gillette operations have two of West’s largest ASME code vessel fabrication facilities. Offices are located in Gillette, WY, Big Piney, WY, Vernal UT, New Town, ND and Berthoud, CO., with headquarters in Lakewood, CO. For more information, call (303) 565-4171 or visit www.HettingerLLC.com