Today AMERICAN announced plans to build a new spiral-welded pipe facility in Flint, Mich. The facility will initially support the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) project, recently awarded to AMERICAN, and then, other regional water infrastructure projects. “We believe Flint is […]
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On Oct. 14, 2013, New York City officials announced the completion of the world’s largest ultraviolet (UV) water treatment facility – the Catskill/Delaware UV Facility. For the project, AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe, a subsidiary of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, supplied more than 5,700 feet of 144-inch diameter pipe
Read MoreAMERICAN Steel Pipe, a division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has announced it will expand its steel pipe operations, adding a processing facility to its North Mill. The facility will cost more than $55 million […]
Read MoreThe city of Cocoa, Fla. faced a few challenges when constructing a water transmission main that would enhance the city’s fire protection. The main would have to run down a power easement, through a wetland (with oyster beds) during hurricane season, and through micro-tunnels under a major interstate below sea level.
Read MoreOne of the more significant moments in AMERICAN’s 105-year history came in 1906 when the company’s first order was shipped to Atlanta Gas Light, a natural gas distribution company then serving Georgia. That started a lasting relationship that was still in place when AMERICAN Steel Pipe recently was chosen as the supplier for Hampton Roads Crossing, an extraordinary natural gas pipeline project in Virginia.
Read MoreJulie H. Shedd has been named Human Resources Division director at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN). Leann Barr, current HR director, will retire in January 2014.
Read MoreAMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe Sales Engineer Jay Cermenaro, Pittsburgh District Sales Office, was recently awarded the John Lechner Award of Excellence by the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Ohio Section. The award is given to a Manufacturers/Associates Council (MAC) member […]
Read MoreSeveral Waterous Pacer hydrants made the news in Arizona recently when a resident painted them in tribute to America’s service men and women. Her most recent memorial was in honor of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, the 19 firefighters of Prescott, […]
Read MoreIn Daly City, Calif., an 8-inch cast iron pipe installed in the 1930s breaks, sending 45,000 gallons of water downhill and damaging houses and vehicles. In a suburb of Washington, D.C., a 54-inch concrete cylinder pipe fails, threatening to leave an estimated 200,000 residents without water for days. In Cherokee County, Ga., a 20-foot section of PVC pipe splits, creating a sink hole.
Read MoreWhen a 42-inch valve manufactured in the 1930s became inoperable, the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) turned to AMERICAN.
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