On May 8, Specification Rubber celebrated the opening of its new 120,000 square-foot warehouse that will house finished goods inventory, raw materials and administrative operations. The new facility sits on more than 16 acres in Pelham and is located less than half a mile from Spec Rubber’s manufacturing headquarters in Alabaster. It is the largest expansion in Spec Rubber’s 58-year history.

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company partnered with Keep Birmingham Beautiful (KBB) on a Citywide Cleanup Day on April 24, 2026. About 80 volunteers planted trees and flowers, worked in community gardens and cleaned up the neighborhoods surrounding the company’s facility. Other companies sponsored similar activities across the city of Birmingham.

Melting Manufacturing Engineer Andi Doll received the American Foundry Society’s (AFS) 2026 Outstanding New Committee Member award for her contributions as a member of AFS’ Melting Methods & Materials Division.

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe in Columbia, South Carolina, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new 44,000-square-foot manual blasting and coating facility. The custom-designed and engineered operation center will improve efficiency and productivity.

Creating a water-filled basin at the AMERICAN Research Center to conduct underwater testing of the 24-inch Flex-Ring pipe system was a first for AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company Research Engineer Steve DeBoalt, whose career with AMERICAN spans 44 years.

Beneath the waters of Chequamegon Bay on Lake Superior in Ashland, Wisconsin, about 4,500 feet of 24-inch AMERICAN Flex-Ring Ductile Iron Pipe and a submerged timber crib intake structure were installed to ensure the city’s residents have quality drinking water for the next 100 years.

Produce harvested from the ACIPCO-Finley Community Gardens enriches the lives of neighbors and those in need. After working alongside neighbors, volunteers and master gardeners for more than three years, ACIPCO-Finley neighbor Larrie Coleman made the decision to become a master gardener. “We can pay it forward with something we’ve grown. It means a lot to know you can grow something and give to others.”