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 […]
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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.
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAMERICAN 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 […]
Read MoreAMERICAN 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreAMERICAN’s Skip Benton, assistant division manager of AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe, and wife Cathy were recently featured in an al.com story about their connection to football legend Tony Nathan, the main character in the recently released “Woodlawn” movie.
Read MoreBlue Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility is the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world, with a capacity to treat an average of 370 million gallons of sewage a day. Some $4 billion in recently completed projects and work now in progress are making the plant more efficient and taking its green operations to new levels.
Read MoreMore than 60 train enthusiasts, known as the World’s Greatest Rail Fans (WGRF), from around the U.S. and Canada recently visited AMERICAN to see the company’s prized locomotives. This year, the WGRF is celebrating its 50th anniversary of preserving railroad history through photography.
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