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May 22, 2013
AMERICAN ductile iron pipe and valves came together in a big way during a water main upgrade at the historic Omohundro Water Treatment Plant in Nashville, Tenn.
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May 6, 2013
The 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.
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May 6, 2013
When a 42-inch valve manufactured in the 1930s became inoperable, the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) turned to AMERICAN.
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May 6, 2013
In 2012, Columbia County Water Utility completed installation of its North Belair Road transmission main in Martinez, Ga. The pipeline is more than four miles long and is 36 inches in diameter. In terms of diameter, this is the utility's largest water main.
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May 6, 2013
Planning for a new wastewater treatment plant in Pensacola, Fla., had already begun when Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004. But that planning accelerated after Ivan’s Category 3 winds pummeled the area, knocked out operations at the city’s downtown wastewater treatment plant and caused untreated sewage to flow in the streets with Ivan’s storm surge.
ECUA’s response to the hurricane is now the state-of-the-art Central Water Reclamation Facility (CWRF), which began operations in August 2010.
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May 5, 2013
With the advent of new construction technologies comes the need for proven field tests to advance their use. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) using ductile iron pipe, first introduced in 1994, is a method of installing the pipe underground without digging a trench. With HDD, a gentle arcing bore path is drilled horizontally beneath the surface, then the pipe is joined section by section above ground, and then pulled through.
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May 5, 2013
Maury D. Gaston, manager of Marketing Services for AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe, has been selected chair of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council. The council advises Dean of Engineering Christopher B. Roberts on various matters pertaining to the college. Gaston will serve a three-year term as chair.
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April 16, 2013
Mike Kallaher was recently named manager of Production Planning and Inventory Management (PPIM) at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN).
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April 9, 2013
Roads and bridges, airports, energy systems – all are types of infrastructure that we depend on daily to bring functionality to our lives. Yet one of these infrastructures, concrete roadway, lasts, on average, just half our lifetime before becoming worn, riddled with potholes and in need of resurfacing. Hidden beneath our feet, however, is a durable product that plays a more vital role than all of these combined: Gray cast iron and ductile iron pipe make up roughly two-thirds of the nation’s water infrastructure, and they often last hundreds of years.
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February 13, 2013
AMERICAN SpiralWeld was recently awarded the 2012 Steel Pipeline Project of the Year by the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) for the Salt Lake City Terminal Reservoir Project.
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February 13, 2013
In 1961, Battleship North Carolina was brought home to Wilmington, N.C., and dedicated as a state memorial to WWII veterans. That same year, a Darling B-50-B hydrant was installed in the parking lot of the new memorial. Today, a new American-Darling B-84-B stands guard over the battleship, protecting her employees and visitors to the site.
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January 9, 2013
On January 4, 2011, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act was signed into federal law. It will go into effect January 4, 2014. In general, the federal law does not apply to the gate valves and fire hydrants manufactured by AMERICAN Flow Control. However, as of January 1, 2013, all resilient wedge gate valves and check valves manufactured by AMERICAN Flow Control meet the requirements of the new legislation.
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November 26, 2012
Ductile iron pipe is now recognized as a SMaRT choice for infrastructure development. SMaRT Certified products are rated on product sustainability by the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability.
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October 19, 2012
Al Fancher has been named research and development manager at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN).
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October 19, 2012
Charles R. Waldrop was recently named electrical department superintendent at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company.
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August 29, 2012
The ACIPCO Leadership Association (ALA) of American Cast Iron Pipe Company recently recognized its outstanding members of 2011-12. Brian Butler, estimator, received the New Member Award. Hunter Bridwell, project specialist, received the Golden Rule Award. Gwen Harris, secretary, received the President’s Award.
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August 29, 2012
American Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN) has appointed John Bryars assistant works manager.
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August 20, 2012
David M. Drake has been named technical director at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN).
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August 14, 2012
H. Joe Thomas has been named senior project manager of engineering at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Compay (AMERICAN).
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June 26, 2012
At a July 26 awards luncheon sponsored by the Birmingham Business Journal, AMERICAN received first place in the Manufacturing Category as one of Birmingham's Most Admired Companies. Winners were selected by a survey of business leaders. Second- and third-place winners in the category were Mercedes and Honda, respectively. Winners were featured in a special section of the July 27 Birmingham Business Journal.
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June 21, 2012
AMERICAN's exhibit won the Bronze Best of Show in the Large Booth Category at ACE12, the annual conference and exhibition of the American Water Works Association, held June 10-13 in Dallas, Texas.
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June 15, 2012
For more than 100 years, iron pipe has been the backbone of drinking water and waste water infrastructure in the U.S. and across the world. However, much of the 1 million miles of underground pipe in this country is nearing the end of its useful life. A recent study by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) looks at the impact of this aging and expanding infrastructure. The study, "Buried No Longer," details findings and challenges cities must address to ensure a continued safe, clean and economically viable water supply.
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May 14, 2012
Sixty feet below the surface of Sowashee Creek in east Mississippi lies a new section of pipeline -- 1,640 feet of 36-inch AMERICAN ductile iron pipe -- installed with little more than a ripple’s impact on the waterway. This section of pipeline marks the longest length of this size ductile iron pipe ever installed using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), a trenchless method of pipe installation that minimizes surface disturbance.
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May 7, 2012
Rob Stewart has been named manager of industrial relations at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN).
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April 20, 2012
Ralph Carpenter, with AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe, a division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Co., was recently elected to the STI/SPFA board of directors.
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April 19, 2012
AMERICAN’s Intranet Next Generation (iNG) team took home top honors at this year’s Medallion Awards Competition, hosted by the Public Relations Council of Alabama.
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March 9, 2012
John Hagelskamp has been named division sales manager of AMERICAN Flow Control, a division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN), headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. Walter L. Cooper, current sales manager, will retire the first quarter of 2013.
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February 23, 2012
The Senate Finance Committee has approved lifting the cap on the amount that cities may raise through private activity bonds for water and wastewater projects. The Senate is set to vote on the measure soon.
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February 8, 2012
John B. Barnhart, director of information services for AMERICAN, has been named to The Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40, recognizing the city’s top young business professionals.
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February 3, 2012
Rosemary Smud, of Sacramento, Calif., has been elected one of four vice presidents of the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Smud will take office at the organization’s annual conference in Dallas in June.
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December 19, 2011
Birmingham News article by Mary Orndorff, Washington Correspondent.
A housing slump and poor economy means business is down for makers of ductile iron pipe such as American Cast Iron Pipe Company, so CEO Van Richey was in Washington last week drumming up support for legislation to encourage cities and counties to upgrade their water systems.
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December 13, 2011
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Van L. Richey, president and CEO of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Co., testified before the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on “Our Nation’s Water Infrastructure.”
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June 11, 2011
AMERICAN's newly redesigned website reflects the company's new brand and was designed with customers in mind.
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June 11, 2011
Hydrant Inspector, a new asset management tool for capturing and tracking information about AMERICAN hydrants,
uses barcode technology and handheld Trimble devices to retrieve information.
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May 26, 2011
John Clay, who has been with AMERICAN for 29 years, is the new superintendent of the ductile iron pipe department.
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May 26, 2011
John B. Barnhart has been promoted to director of information services.
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May 26, 2011
Maury D. Gaston is the new chairman of the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame, which honors achievements that bring significant recognition to the state of Alabama.
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May 9, 2011
AMERICAN will be a Green Ribbon Exhibitor at ACE11, the annual conference and expo of the AWWA.
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March 14, 2011
Launch Pad 39B, a historic component of the NASA space shuttle program, begins its next life with the help of AMERICAN's recycling facility.
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August 18, 2010
Michael A. Petrus has been named assistant works manager for AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company.
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August 18, 2010
Frank C. Pausic has been named director of the new Quality Assurance Division at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company.
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August 18, 2010
Charles S. Peek has been named vice president of Manufacturing and works manager at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company.
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July 15, 2010
The Retirees Club of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company celebrated an era in the
company’s history on Wednesday, July 14, when 13 former ACIPCO baseball players
gathered to remember their days on the diamond.
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June 17, 2010
In a study of the effects of earthquakes on water and sewer pipe, ductile iron pipe with restrained joints proved superior to other pipe materials, according to a paper by Michael Tucker, senior sales engineer with AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe in Tulsa, Okla. The paper was published in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Water Works Association.
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March 10, 2010
AMERICAN (American Cast Iron Pipe Company) has received the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award in recognition of workplace practices promoting employee well-being and organizational performance. The national award was presented to the company in ceremonies held in Washington, D.C., on March 6.
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