Co-Founder of Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc.

Our History

Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc. was founded in 1986. During its history, Walashek has earned a reputation for quality service at a reasonable price. The company has grown from an organization strictly specializing in boiler repair to one that presently provides a full range of ship repair and commercial construction services. The services regularly range from the repair and maintenance of stationary power plants and pressure vessels, to shipboard repairs of commercial and government vessels, including Navy LCACs. Walashek has experienced and qualified personnel with proven abilities to effectively manage projects of any size. Walashek has expanded its resources to qualify fabrication and welding procedures with the regulatory agencies of the US Navy, USCG, ABS, and ASME. As a prime contractor, Walashek provides first-class project management of its own resources as well as those of its team of qualified and experienced subcontractors.

Walashek’s corporate headquarters is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and has additional operational maintenance facilities in California, Washington, Alabama and South Carolina.

Men doing welding on boiler parts

Our Commitment to Service

Walashek personnel are experienced in the following areas:

  • 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week response time upon notification
  • 160+ Welding procedures that are accepted by ABS, MARMC, SERMC, and SWRMC
  • Project Management
  • Complete overhaul and repair of both main and auxiliary boilers
  • Machinery/mechanical/hydraulic equipment overhaul and repair
  • Piping System fabrication, modification and repair; full shop facilities
  • Aluminum structure repair; specialty welding
  • Boiler cleaning, high pressure lancing
  • Heat exchanger/condenser repair, cleaning, and overhaul
  • Pumps, valves and piping repairs and installations; process piping
  • Heat treating/stress relieving
  • Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Inspectors fully qualified in accordance with ASNT standards
  • Approved NAVSEA Quality Management System Compliant with ISO 9001:2015
  • Certified ASME Repairs & Alteration Repair “R” Stamp Certificate by National Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
  • NAVSEA approved Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR)
  • ABS and NAVSEA certified welders
  • DNV GL and Lloyd’s of London capable