K&B Industries Named Bayou Region Business Champion

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- K&B Industries Named 2026 Bayou Region Champion at the 4th Annual COLAB Bayou Business Summit, held August 20, 2026, at Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton, Louisiana. The company was recognized for driving regional development and for its commitment to growth, with jobs and investment made with the Bayou Region’s future in mind.

K&B Industries, a family-owned precision machining, Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) threading, and industrial manufacturing company serving the oil and gas, aerospace, and semiconductor sectors, was named the 2026 Bayou Region Champion in the Business Category at the 4th Annual COLAB Bayou Business Summit. The event took place on August 20, 2026, at Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton, Louisiana.

Founded in 1974 in Schriever, Louisiana, K&B Industries operates manufacturing and industrial storage facilities across Terrebonne Parish in the heart of the Bayou Region. In 2023, the company invested $12 million to open its third manufacturing facility in Terrebonne Parish, a move expected to generate 70 new jobs while sustaining 350 existing positions in the region. The expansion positions the company to meet growing industrial demand across the Gulf Coast and international markets.

K&B Industries has also expanded its Schriever campus, adding 100,000 square feet of indoor storage for a total of 140,000 square feet, along with five acres of outdoor capacity. The expansion positions the company to meet growing industrial demand across the Gulf Coast and international markets.

K&B Industries, founded by Kenneth Wood Sr., has grown into a trusted supplier to major oil companies and oilfield service providers across the energy sector. The company has since diversified into aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing, showing that a Bayou Region company can compete in industries well beyond its origins. The company has also expanded its reach to South America through Guysons K+B Industries (GKB), a joint venture with Guyana-based Guysons Engineering. In 2025, ExxonMobil presented GKB with its ExxonMobil Guyana Partnership Excellence Award, recognizing the joint venture’s role in supporting one of the world’s fastest-growing oil and gas markets.

K&B Industries' capabilities include OCTG threading services, more than 100 premium threading licenses, precision machining, industrial manufacturing, assembly services, high-precision machining for aerospace, high-precision machining for semiconductor manufacturing, an 8,000-square-foot ISO Class 6 certified clean room, additive manufacturing, and customer inventory services (CIS). The company has 140,000 square feet of indoor industrial storage at the Schriever campus and five acres of outdoor storage capacity at the Schriever campus.

The 4th Annual COLAB Bayou Business Summit, held on August 20, 2026, at Cypress Bayou Casino in Charenton, Louisiana, honored K&B Industries as the 2026 Bayou Region Champion in the Business Category. COLAB, the official regional economic development organization for Louisiana’s Bayou Region, presented the award to recognize business and community leaders driving economic growth in the region.