_____________________________________________________________________ Custom Pipe and Fabrication Inc.
Since its founding in California in 1975, Custom Pipe and Fabrication Inc. has become a prominent player in the manufacturing sector, supplying equipment for the pump and waterworks industries. Custom Pipe President, Greg Wood, explains the business has slowly worked its way across the countryside over the past 50 years and that it essentially‘ connects water.’
“ Either we connect water for agriculture by bringing it out of the ground for crops, or we create connections for water treatment plants or sewer treatment plants. Basically, we have two different product areas revolving around the theme of water and connections.
“ In terms of our products, we manufacture steel column pipe, tube and shaft for the vertical turbine pump industry- everything other than the pump motor itself. In terms of the‘ fabrication’ part of our name, we thread connections, using precision measurements and quality output to ensure we get the water out of the ground.
“ Our second product area is in waterworks and for that we use ductile pipe. We cut and fabricate pieces, thread the pipe and connect the flanges and interconnection fittings. Custom Pipe plays an integral role in the vertical turbine pump marketplace because without the column pipe, the tube and shaft, there is no structure for the water to move through. On the waterworks side, we make parts to order, but for distributors only. We don’ t sell to individual plumbers or construction outfits completing a home project – it’ s a different business model. In distribution, we supply in volume and meet customer requirements. There are only a handful of fabricators that can cover the whole of the United States, and we are one of less than five that can do that, which is highly exciting.”
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