About Us
The JA Moody & Moody Marine Service Advantage
Why work with JA Moody and Moody Marine Service?
For over 50 years, we have been a highly trusted maritime supplier. Our DNA is all about compliance, customer satisfaction and keeping ships at sea. 80% of our Executive Management Team served in the military or merchant marine so we know how important isolation and flow control is to any vessel whether afloat, undergoing maintenance, or being built.
Even in this time of crisis with the world struggling with COVID-19, we remain 100% at our battle stations to make sure that we do whatever possible to get you the products and services that you need to stay on schedule and with perfect quality. Certainly things may go wrong from time to time, but what makes us different is that we never shirk our responsibility; we take it personally and will do whatever we have to, in order to get you what you need.
Looking for an outstanding repair shop?
Moody Marine Service has been operating for nearly two decades providing service on a wide variety of valves, actuation and control devices. Their reputation is absolutely superb! If you want something fixed right the first time, this is the company you should turn to. Moody Marine Service delivers perfect quality every time and backs it up with an unlimited guarantee for the life of the service (excluding damage and normal wear and tear).
Our VP of Service, Kevin Thibault and his team enjoy an amazing reputation of getting the job done right. Kevin, a former US Navy Submarine Tender sailor understands compliance. His team creates a controlled work package for 100% of every job and is certified by the US Navy up to Level 1 repairs. If you need a highly competent and capable company who is fluent in fixing a wide variety of flow control items, don’t hesitate to reach out to our service group now.
Our Team
Company History
In the 1970’s, the second owners added military specification valves and valve actuators and began selling to the US Navy. As the company grew, the fluid power business was sold, and the company focused exclusively on Navy valve assemblies.
In 1989, Frank Buzan who was in the US Army became the third (and current) owner of JA Moody and thereby enabled JA Moody to be categorized as a Veteran Owned Small Business (VSOB).
In 2003, a marine repair service group (Moody Marine Service) was established in Florida and Virginia to meet customer needs for actuator and valve repairs. Today, Moody Marine Service is able to repair any Navy actuator in the fleet.
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In 2012, Frank Buzan brought his daughter, Lisa (Buzan) Smith into the company who focused on business growth, marketing, and branding. Lisa’s effort increased revenue by 70% in her first year alone! Frank and Lisa initiated getting JA Moody ISO-9001 certified in 2014 and the companies continue to be ISO Certified.
In 2020, JA Moody continues to focus primarily on the Navy Marine Industry and sells fluid control and isolation products nationwide. JA Moody is the exclusive distributor for the Navy marine industry with Emerson and Curtiss Wright, Nu-Torque products.
Product Innovation: Vanessa Hardened Seat Next Generation TOTS Valve to U.S. Navy
JA Moody works hard to educate the marketplace and bring cutting edge, qualified flow control products to the US Navy, including the Vanessa TOTS and Shutter Valves. Most recently, we have worked to introduce the Vanessa Next Generation Hardened Seat Valve for severe service requirements to the US Navy.
JA Moody continues to expand it’s portfolio of flow control products for our marine customers. For a complete line card of our Navy and Commercial products, please download here.
JA Moody has offices or sales staff in Florida, Alabama, Virginia, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas.