Year: 2015

On December 15, 2015, the White House announced an initiative to engage the private sector in advancing the nation’s water infrastructure. The strategy will focus on innovation, technology and private-sector investment. Water supply, water transfers, water conservation and broader water […]

The Birmingham Water Works Board is the largest water utility in the state of Alabama, providing water to approximately 600,000 people across the Greater Birmingham area. Its service area contains about 4,000 miles of ductile iron pipe.

Rick Ratcliffe, AMERICAN Flow Control territory manager and resident of Tampa, Florida, was presented with the George Warren Fuller Award from the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) at ACE16. The Fuller Award recognizes AWWA members who have […]

Columbus Water Works is adding water lines to the Malone Ranges at the Fort Benning military base. Zinc-coated AMERICAN Fastite pipe and American-Darling B-84-B hydrants with the STORZ pumper connection were installed on the project.

The Challenge: Limestone rock. The Solution: Limestone rock in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, made the prospect of constructing a new wastewater main difficult. The pipe material selected had to be strong and durable. Plastic and rock don’t mix. AMERICAN’s Flex-Ring ductile iron […]

The November 2015 issue of Business Alabama looked at recent innovations at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, including the new Earthquake Joint system. Read the article here.

AMERICAN Marketing Services Manager Maury Gaston will speak at the Huntsville Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Gaston will present his Network H2O plan to augment our nation’s water supply through an […]

AMERICAN unveiled its Amarillo Fast-Grip Gasket for use with AMERICAN Fastite Pipe earlier this year. When introduced, the gasket was offered in only standard SBR but is now available in EPDM and Nitrile.

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company was recently recognized by Birmingham business leaders as one of Birmingham’s Most Admired Companies for 2015. AMERICAN ranked second in the Manufacturing/Energy category. The Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) conducted the survey and also recognized companies […]

A tri-city water partnership two years in the making is now complete. The partnership involved three North Carolina cities – Albemarle, Concord and Kannapolis – that worked together to ensure their customers’ needs were met for years to come.