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1. AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company Acquires C&B Piping 1/2/2025

   AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company has acquired C&B Piping, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of ductile iron and steel piping systems headquartered in Leeds, Alabama. C&B, with locations in Gilbert, Arizona, and Amherst, Virginia, specializes in pipe fabrication, linings and coatings of ductile iron and steel products.

2. AFC SEMPER RPM Helps Portland, Tennessee, Gain System Knowledge And Improve Non-Revenue Water 11/11/2024

   A key component of operating a water system is understanding and monitoring water pressure. By doing so, water utilities can see pressure drops and surges and respond accordingly to prevent leaks and main breaks, while delivering valuable water services to customers. The city of Portland, Tennessee, is no exception.

3. Helping Our Neighbors in Asheville Get Back on Their Feet After Hurricane Helene 11/1/2024

   In Asheville, North Carolina, storm damage washed out two major 24-inch and 36-inch water transmission mains leading to the destruction of a section of a vital 36-inch bypass line. The 36-inch line connected the North Fork Water Treatment Plant, which supplies 80% of the city’s water, to its distribution system.

4. AMERICAN Makes The Cut To Share In $6 Billion In Federal Funding For Decarbonization Projects 3/25/2024

   AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company’s “Right Way” Next Generation Melt Project is one of 33 selected for award negotiation by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).

5. Specification Rubber Expands Its Operations In Shelby County 2/15/2024

   Specification Rubber Products in Alabaster, Alabama, is expanding its operations in Shelby County with the purchase of a 120,000 square-foot warehouse that sits on more than 16 acres in Pelham.

6. The Iron Bowl And Your Water Pipe – Neither Ever Disappoints 11/28/2023

   The primary reason the Iron Bowl is so appropriately named is that it’s a tough game, played by tough men, fighting with toughness and resilience for their teams and universities, and their fans care perhaps even more. Tough, hard-hitting, durable, resilient. All describe both the players in the Iron Bowl and the performance of ductile iron pipe.

7. Which Gate Valve Is Best For Today's Waterworks Systems? 10/24/2023

   Outdated specifications can sometimes lead to confusion regarding which gate valve should be used. Understanding how the standards have evolved and why can help utilities understand the source of this confusion. 

8. Are Bypasses Needed With Today's Waterworks Gate Valves? New Information Says They're Not. 4/14/2023

   Up until recently, there was no empirical data to support the position that bypasses, for the routine operation of resilient wedge gate valves, are not needed. 

9. AFC SEMPER® Remote Pressure Monitors Provide Real-Time Insight To Miami Beach Water 5/11/2022

   Over the past year, the Water Division of the city of Miami Beach, Florida, has seen its use of AMERICAN Flow Control SEMPER Remote Pressure Monitors (RPM) grow. 

10. Lakes Powell And Mead Don't Have To Dry Up 3/28/2022

    First, it was Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam. Now it's Lake Powell, upstream of Mead and behind Glen Canyon Dam. The water supplies supported by these feats of engineering are dwindling. There are many reasons, but it's not necessary.