K&B Industries wins 2026 Bayou Region Champion honor

K&B Industries was named a 2026 Bayou Region Champion in the business category at COLAB’s Bayou Business Summit on Aug. 20 in Charenton, Louisiana. The recognition spotlights the Schriever-based manufacturer’s jobs, investment and expansion across Terrebonne Parish and the wider Bayou Region.

Why it matters: - The award recognizes a Louisiana manufacturer that has kept investing in the Bayou Region for decades. - K&B Industries’ expansion has supported new jobs, retained existing jobs and added industrial capacity tied to regional growth. - The company’s work now reaches energy markets in Louisiana, the Gulf Coast and Guyana.

What happened: - K&B Industries was named a 2026 Bayou Region Champion in the business category at the 4th Annual COLAB Bayou Business Summit. - COLAB presented the award on Aug. 20, 2026, at Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton, Louisiana. - COLAB is the official regional economic development organization for Louisiana’s Bayou Region. - COLAB recognized K&B for driving regional development and for making jobs and investment decisions with the region’s future in mind.

The details: - K&B Industries is a family-owned precision machining, OCTG threading and industrial manufacturing company serving the oil and gas, aerospace and semiconductor sectors. - The company was founded in 1974 in Schriever, Louisiana. - K&B operates manufacturing and industrial storage facilities across Terrebonne Parish. - In 2023, K&B invested $12 million to open its third manufacturing facility in Terrebonne Parish. - That investment is expected to generate 70 new jobs and sustain 350 existing positions in the region. - K&B expanded its Schriever campus with 100,000 square feet of indoor storage. - The Schriever campus now includes 140,000 square feet of indoor storage and five acres of outdoor capacity. - K&B says the expansion positions the company to meet growing industrial demand across the Gulf Coast and international markets. - Kenneth Wood Sr. founded K&B as a small oil and gas threading and machining operation. - Under President Kenny Wood Jr., the company now supplies major oil companies and oilfield service providers. - K&B has diversified into aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing. - K&B’s capabilities include OCTG threading services, more than 100 premium threading licenses, precision machining, industrial manufacturing and assembly services. - K&B also offers high-precision machining for aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing. - The company operates an 8,000-square-foot ISO Class 6 certified clean room. - K&B provides additive manufacturing, Customer Inventory Services and industrial storage at the Schriever campus. - K&B’s reach extends to South America through Guysons K+B Industries, a joint venture with Guyana-based Guysons Engineering. - ExxonMobil gave GKB its ExxonMobil Guyana Partnership Excellence Award in 2025.

Between the lines: - The award underscores how regional economic development groups are rewarding companies that pair local roots with measurable capital investment. - K&B’s move from oilfield threading into aerospace, semiconductor and clean-room work shows a broader industrial strategy than a single-sector manufacturer. - The Guyana joint venture gives K&B a foothold in a fast-growing international energy market while keeping its Louisiana base central to operations.

What's next: - K&B will continue operating and expanding from Schriever and Terrebonne Parish as demand grows. - Guysons K+B Industries is developing a Phase 2 expansion at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. - The company says its long-term focus remains on jobs, investment and industrial growth in the Bayou Region and beyond.

The bottom line: - K&B Industries is being recognized not just for its past, but for the scale of its ongoing investment in Louisiana manufacturing and energy supply chains. - More information: K&B Industries