Our Story

In 1966, John Reynolds was given the opportunity to become a Tool Pusher for the drilling company Reading and Bates Drilling in Alaska. John with his wife and kids moved from the hot temperatures of the West Texas oil fields to the frigid temperatures of Anchorage Alaska. From 1967 till 1973, John worked for BP as a company man on numerous wellsite locations. In 1973, along with Jim Gribbons and Jack Barr, John formed GBR Equipment Inc. Jim Gribbons passed away in 1976 and Jack Barr eventually went to work for BP. However, John continued to grow the small company and in the early 1980's, his sons, Billy and Bobby joined him. John passed away in 1997, leaving Billy and Bobby to run the company along with their mother, Rita. Bobby passed away in 2013, and now the company is run by Billy Reynolds and his wife Ella.

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