This article also appeared on al.com. AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company Wellness Manager Sheri Snow received the 2018 Heart of HERO Award from the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) on October 5. The award is presented each year to an […]
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Drinking water is delivered through one million miles of pipes running across the U.S., and AMERICAN plays a valuable role in this distribution network. The products we make every day deliver water to and carry wastewater away from homes and […]
Read MoreLooking for a way to save time and money? Or extend the life of your infrastructure? Discover how AMERICAN’s quality, service and innovation can help at WEFTEC 2018, Booth #1329.
Read More2018 marks five years since more than 200 employees gathered for the Steel Pipe Tactical Safety Team kickoff event. The goal – employee ownership of safety at AMERICAN – sounds simple enough, but it’s been a process requiring work and […]
Read MoreAMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Territory Manager Charles Marsh received the 2018 Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer Award from Auburn University’s College of Engineering on September 28. The award, presented annually by the school, recognizes graduates under 40 for exceptional professional and technical achievements.
Read MoreThe 240 employees who participated in Scale Back Give Back lost a total of 750 pounds. AMERICAN is donating a pound of food for every pound lost by participants to First Baptist Church of ACIPCO, which is located across the […]
Read MoreThe estimated 100-year-old small diameter water mains coming westward out of Manning, South Carolina, were beginning to show their age. So when it was determined the South Carolina Department of Transportation would soon be resurfacing SC Highway 261, the city knew it was the optimal time to replace these aging smaller mains.
Read MoreThis story also appeared in the August issue of Trenchless Technology. The first horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation of AMERICAN ductile iron pipe for a cable conduit was completed in Houston, Texas, at the end of 2017. The project was […]
Read MoreIn 1968, Specification Rubber Products celebrated the opening of an 18,000-square-foot facility to produce rubber gaskets for nearby cast iron pipe companies. Its vision: to supply a vital product to the waterworks industry; to provide reliable and meaningful work for area residents; and to be a responsible and valued neighbor to the local community.
Read MoreTeam Cobra, a group of 9-12 year olds from Fargo, North Dakota was challenged with finding a way to improve the way people find, transport, use or dispose of water. The team’s solution, the ‘Freeze Float,’ detects when fire hydrants are full of water and could potentially freeze.
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