Founded in 1975, W&O is one of the world’s largest suppliers of pipe, valves, fittings as well as actuation and engineered so ... lutions to the maritime, and upstream oil and gas industries. Serving a variety of customers, W&O operates a worldwide network of strategically located branches from its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. W&O serves all segments of the marine industry, including commercial shipping, the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, MARAD, U.S. Coast Guard, cruise lines, barge owners, offshore oil and natural-gas rigs, and shipyards that build and repair vessels of all sizes. W&O is proud to represent the most recognizable brands and to offer more products at more locations than any other marine-products distributor in the United States. We provide convenient access to complete valve-automation networked systems that are assembled, tested, delivered and ready to install in ships or offshore platforms being built or repaired. W&O is a wholly owned subsidiary of PON Holdings B.V. of the Netherlands. As a part of Pon Equipment & Power Systems' group, PVI, W&O and its sister companies throughout the US and Europe focus on Flow solutions in both Industrial markets as the Marine Industry. read more