Private company

Robbins & Myers

Robbins & Myers, Inc. is a manufacturer of engineered equipment and systems in global energy and industrial markets. There are basically two segments operating in the company, namely Energy Services and Process and Flow Control. In February 2013, National Oilwell Varco, Inc. acquired Robbins & Myers Inc.3 It was founded in 1878.1 It is headquartered in Houston, United States.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1878Founded1
  • IndustryPumps & Pumping Equipment1
  • HeadquartersHouston, United States1
  • Listed onNew York Stock Exchange1
  • Incorporated inOH5
  • Business address10586 Highway 75 North, Willis, Tx 773785
  • Filer categoryLarge Accelerated5
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company4
  • LEI2549009G68RIHLJW5S494
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 27443284

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Robbins & Myers, Inc. is a manufacturer of engineered equipment and systems in global energy and industrial markets. There are basically two segments operating in the company, namely Energy Services and Process and Flow Control. In February 2013, National Oilwell Varco, Inc. acquired Robbins & Myers Inc.3

Corporate structure

Robbins & Myers is part of a group headed by National Oilwell Varco. 199 entities, 60 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • National Oilwell Varco Houston, Texas, United States
    • Robbins & Myers Houston, Texas, United States
    • National Oilwell Varco (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Shaffer Subsidiary
    • GustoMSC B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Schiedam, Netherlands
    • Advanced Wirecloth, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • AF Global FZE Subsidiary · United Arab Emirates
    • Ameron B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • APL NORWAY AS Subsidiary · Kolbjørnsvik, Norway
    • Arabian Rig Manufacturing Company Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia
    • ASEP Otomotiv Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Subsidiary · Turkey
    • Bondstrand Ltd. Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia
    • Coil Services Middle East LLC Subsidiary · United Arab Emirates
    • Coöperatie Intelliserv Holding U.A. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Coöperatie NOV NL U.A. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES, LLC Subsidiary · Houston, Texas, United States
    • EURL NOV Oil & Gas Services Algeria Subsidiary · Algeria
    • Fiber Glass Systems (Qingdao) Composite Piping Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Fiber Glass Systems Oman L.L.C. Subsidiary · Oman
    • Fibra Ingenieria y Construccion S.A. Subsidiary · Chile
    • Fjords Processing France SAS Subsidiary · France
    • Fjords Processing Korea Co., Ltd. (피오르드 프로세싱 코리아 주식회사) Subsidiary · 서울, South Korea
    • Fjords Processing Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Fjords Processing Middle East DMCC [In liquidation] Subsidiary · United Arab Emirates
    • Grant Prideco (Singapore) Pte Ltd Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Grant Prideco de Venezuela, S.A. Subsidiary · Venezuela
    • and 162 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Robbins & Myers reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$10.7M7 Aug 31, 2012$11.6M7 Aug 31, 2011−8.0%
Buildings and improvements$87.2M7 Aug 31, 2012$83.1M7 Aug 31, 2011+5.0%
Machinery and equipment$317.7M7 Aug 31, 2012$307.8M7 Aug 31, 2011+3.2%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$415.6M7 Aug 31, 2012$402.5M7 Aug 31, 2011+3.3%
Accumulated depreciation$245.9M7 Aug 31, 2012$236.9M7 Aug 31, 2011+3.8%
Property and equipment, net$169.7M7 Aug 31, 2012$165.6M7 Aug 31, 2011+2.5%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$166.9M7 Aug 31, 2012$230.6M7 Aug 31, 2011−27.6%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$577.9M7 Aug 31, 2012$592.1M7 Aug 31, 2011−2.4%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$195.7M7 Aug 31, 2012$206.7M7 Aug 31, 2011−5.3%
Accumulated amortization$56.4M7 Aug 31, 2012$45.1M7 Aug 31, 2011+25.1%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$162.7M7 Aug 31, 2012$151.5M7 Aug 31, 2011+7.4%
Work in process$54.6M7 Aug 31, 2012$53.9M7 Aug 31, 2011+1.2%
Finished goods$87.1M7 Aug 31, 2012$75.0M7 Aug 31, 2011+16.2%

Leadership

Who has led Robbins & Myers, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Peter C. Wallace2006–2013

President

  1. Peter C. Wallace2006–2013
  2. Aaron H. Ravenscroft2011–2012

Chief financial officer

  1. Christopher M. Hix2006–2011
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Board members and other officers (18)

Products and brands

Products

There are two segments in Robbins & Myers.

The company's Energy Services division provides T-3, critical well drilling equipment parts for drilling operations (such as production, pipeline transmission ) of oil and gas.

The company's Process and Flow Control division provides glass-lined reactors and storage vessels, industrial progressing cavity pumps, valve controls and grinders, fluid-agitation equipment. Robbins & Myers also used to own Hunter Fan Company, a ceiling fan company based in Memphis, Tennessee until 1986, when the fan company was spun off into its own entity.

Operations

In August 2012, Robbins & Myers, Inc. and National Oilwell Varco, Inc. agreed that National Oilwell Varco would acquire Robbins & Myers with about $2.5 billion in cash. In February 2013, the acquisition was completed after antitrust clearance.

Read the full text

In 2001, the company purchased Romaco N. V. from Brian Fenwick-Smith, the company's founder.

In 2011, the Company sold Romaco Businesses to a group of funds led by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG.

From Wikipedia’s article on Robbins & Myers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Subsidiaries and ownership

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Former names

  • ROBBINS & MYERS INCNov 14, 1995 to Jan 14, 20115

Timeline

  1. Apr 5, 2006New chief executive Peter C. Wallace becomes CEO8
  2. 1878Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Robbins & Myers is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARROBBINS & MYERS, INC.2
  • CIK0000084290
  • Employer ID (EIN)31-04242202
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated2
  • Incorporated inOhio2
  • Fiscal year endsAugust 312
  • Industry code (SIC)3561 Pumps & Pumping Equipment2
  • Business address10586 Highway 75 North, Willis, TX 773782
  • Phone936-890-10642
  • Shares outstanding42,196,015 as of Nov 30, 201228
  • Public float$1.9B as of Feb 29, 20127
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 13, 19952
  • Filings679 in all: 4 (271), 8-K (105), 10-Q (54), SC 13G/A (38), SC 13G (27), 11-K (25), DEF 14A (17), 3 (16)2
    All 52 form types

    10-K (15), S-8 POS (10), UPLOAD (10), 425 (9), DEFA14A (8), S-8 (7), CORRESP (6), S-3 (6), ARS (4), EFFECT (4), 10-K405 (3), POS AM (3), S-3/A (3), 25-NSE (2), 4/A (2), 8-A12B (2), PRE 14A (2), S-3MEF (2), SC 13D/A (2), SC TO-I/A (2), 10-12G/A (1), 10-K/A (1), 10-Q/A (1), 11-K/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25 (1), 424A (1), 424B1 (1), 424B3 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12G (1), 8-K/A (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFM14A (1), FWP (1), NT 10-K (1), NT 11-K (1), PREM14A (1), S-3ASR (1), S-4 (1), S-4/A (1), SC 13D (1), SC TO-I (1), T-3 (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Oct 23, 2012
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jan 9, 2013
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Dec 5, 2011
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Feb 20, 2013

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