Cypress Edition | July 2023

P & N Machine Co. celebrated 50 years serving the Houston region this year.

P & N MACHINE CO. THROUGH THE YEARS

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STARTING STRONG P & N Machine Co. began serving the needs of oil and gas clients, primarily making parts for oshore drilling rigs. EXPANDING SERVICES The company added medical device companies to its client list, machining parts used in MRI machines. CONTINUED GROWTH Aerospace and defense contractors were added as clients, making P & N a valuable partner for the U.S. government.

BUSINESS FEATURE

Pat Napier (center) owns the business with support from his sons Kevin Napier (left) and Brandon Napier (right). (Photos courtesy P & N Machine Co.)

P & N Machine Co. Family builds legacy on strong work ethic, fun

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W hile working for a machine company in the late 1960s, Pat Napier decided to take what he had learned machinist, the summer after graduat- ing from Cy-Fair High School in 1962. “During the course of the summer, I realized this is what I wanted to do. So I went ahead and proceeded to follow him in the trade. I wanted to be a machinist,” he said. He would use his strong work ethic, machinist skills, people skills and business skills to launch his own business in 1973 with one machine in a borrowed industrial space at a friend’s business. Fifty years later, he and his two sons, Brandon Napier and Kevin and launch his own business. He worked with his father, a BY DAVE MANNING

Napier, have grown the business to a 38,850-square-foot facility with 67 employees and plans for a 25,000-square-foot expansion. The company also gives back to the community and takes pride in being an integral part of Cy-Fair. Early on in his career, Pat relied on help from family. His sister registered the business name and chose P & N Machine Co. for “Pat” and “Napier.” His mother came up with the logo during his rst year in business. P & N started out making parts for oil and gas clients and has since expanded its client base into the medical, aerospace/defense, envi- ronmental, optical, geophysical, computer and robotics industries. “One of the things that I’ve always respected about my father was the way he ran the business. ...

He’s always had a philosophy that he wanted to treat people well and treat people fairly,” Brandon said. Brandon attained a degree in computer science in 2000, and his brother, Kevin, graduated with an economics degree in 2005. They both put their knowledge to work helping grow the family business. Despite the serious nature of the business, the atmosphere on the oor is full of good humor, and even through the layos during tough economic times, Pat’s work ethic and the help of his sons has kept the company going, he said. “That’s been my philosophy—if you aren’t enjoying what you’re doing, why not do something else? And if you can enjoy it and have fun while you’re doing it, then you need to ... because life is too short, goes by too fast.” he said.

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P & N Machine Co. 12450 Windfern Road, Houston 281-469-9140 www.pandnmachine.com

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CYPRESS EDITION • JULY 2023