Eight years ago, the owners at a newly minted Oklahoma-based manufacturer set out to produce equipment for oil & gas clients and deliver reliable goods on a cost-efficient basis. They planned to leverage their robust experience in the industry, but they couldn’t go at it alone — they needed a proven supplier just as… Read more »
Case study: Reducing labor and capital costs to fuel an oil & gas equipment manufacturer’s growth
Chairman Al Rheinnecker quoted in Wall Street Journal on increasing steel & aluminum prices
American Piping Products Chairman Al Rheinnecker was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article exploring recent drastic increases in steel and aluminum prices that have manufacturers scrambling to source material as mills and distributors clamber to increase supply. A steel index calculated by Midwestern business intelligence company CRU Group “estimated prices at $1,940 a ton… Read more »
American Piping Products Chairman Al Rheinnecker was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article exploring recent drastic increases in steel and aluminum prices that have manufacturers scrambling to source material as mills and distributors clamber to increase supply. A steel index calculated by Midwestern business intelligence company CRU Group “estimated prices at $1,940 a ton… Read more »
American Piping Products Announces Expansion of North Houston Rosslyn Road Yard and Processing Center
ST LOUIS, Missouri/HOUSTON, Texas—American Piping Products (APP) announced today the expansion of their North Houston Rosslyn steel pipe yard and processing center. The new lease adds approximately 10 acres to the already 20-acre facility. “This addition to our current facility will allow American Piping Products to store an additional 30 percent to our total capacity… Read more »
ST LOUIS, Missouri/HOUSTON, Texas—American Piping Products (APP) announced today the expansion of their North Houston Rosslyn steel pipe yard and processing center. The new lease adds approximately 10 acres to the already 20-acre facility. “This addition to our current facility will allow American Piping Products to store an additional 30 percent to our total capacity… Read more »
Saving $40,000 and guaranteeing quality at every checkpoint for a sports venue renovation
Major sports events — tournaments, playoffs, elimination games — brim with excitement and anticipation because, well, you don’t know what’s going to happen. To complete a renovation of that same venue, the opposite is preferred: Owners need to know what’s happening with every product order, every procurement stage, every length of pipe. This was the… Read more »
Major sports events — tournaments, playoffs, elimination games — brim with excitement and anticipation because, well, you don’t know what’s going to happen. To complete a renovation of that same venue, the opposite is preferred: Owners need to know what’s happening with every product order, every procurement stage, every length of pipe. This was the… Read more »
American Piping Products moves up in Metal Center News Top 50 ranking
St. Louis, Mo. (September 15, 2020) – American Piping Products has once again earned a spot in Metal Center News’ annual ranking of the Top 50 pipe and tube suppliers. This year the company ranks 41 on the list (moving up for the second year in a row) and achieved the $200 million revenue mark…. Read more »
St. Louis, Mo. (September 15, 2020) – American Piping Products has once again earned a spot in Metal Center News’ annual ranking of the Top 50 pipe and tube suppliers. This year the company ranks 41 on the list (moving up for the second year in a row) and achieved the $200 million revenue mark…. Read more »
Case study: Oil refinery up and running during an emergency
Oil refineries fuel our world and fundamentally impact our lives, from the cars we drive to the trucks, trains and ships that move the products of global labor. When they’re down, people lose jobs, gas and commodity prices spike and entire supply chains are put at risk. In October 2013, a fire put a major… Read more »
Oil refineries fuel our world and fundamentally impact our lives, from the cars we drive to the trucks, trains and ships that move the products of global labor. When they’re down, people lose jobs, gas and commodity prices spike and entire supply chains are put at risk. In October 2013, a fire put a major… Read more »
Enterprising kids ply toilet paper arcade game to help local police
On a recent warm Saturday in suburban St. Louis, a pair of brothers stood outside their home flagging down passers-by, selling them the chance to win rolls of toilet paper from an arcade-style claw machine. It looked a lot like capitalism in the COVID-19 era—at least until you saw the fine print. And that fine… Read more »
On a recent warm Saturday in suburban St. Louis, a pair of brothers stood outside their home flagging down passers-by, selling them the chance to win rolls of toilet paper from an arcade-style claw machine. It looked a lot like capitalism in the COVID-19 era—at least until you saw the fine print. And that fine… Read more »
American Piping Products climbs in Metal Center News Top 50 ranking
St. Louis, Mo. (September 18, 2019) – American Piping Products has moved up in Metal Center News’ annual ranking of the Top 50 pipe and tube suppliers. The company now ranks 42 on the list, up four spots from last year’s ranking of 46. It is the eighth straight year American Piping Products has made… Read more »
St. Louis, Mo. (September 18, 2019) – American Piping Products has moved up in Metal Center News’ annual ranking of the Top 50 pipe and tube suppliers. The company now ranks 42 on the list, up four spots from last year’s ranking of 46. It is the eighth straight year American Piping Products has made… Read more »
Case study: Preserving growth potential for a gas system manufacturer
It seems simple: You order raw materials from a supplier and the supplier delivers what you ordered. And if you’re required to follow approved manufacturer lists (AMLs), you share that information with the supplier. If the supplier says it can meet those requirements, it ought to meet them. It seems simple, but it’s not. And… Read more »
It seems simple: You order raw materials from a supplier and the supplier delivers what you ordered. And if you’re required to follow approved manufacturer lists (AMLs), you share that information with the supplier. If the supplier says it can meet those requirements, it ought to meet them. It seems simple, but it’s not. And… Read more »
Leading on purpose (excerpt from PHCP Pros)
“Celebrating its 25th anniversary in business, American Piping Products follows a unique corporate concept of shared prosperity.” Company President Matt Danis was the subject of a feature article published by PHCP Pros, a plumbing, heating, cooling and piping trade publication. Danis discussed American Piping Products’ commitment to shared success. An excerpt from the article is… Read more »
“Celebrating its 25th anniversary in business, American Piping Products follows a unique corporate concept of shared prosperity.” Company President Matt Danis was the subject of a feature article published by PHCP Pros, a plumbing, heating, cooling and piping trade publication. Danis discussed American Piping Products’ commitment to shared success. An excerpt from the article is… Read more »