American Piping Products is proud to announce the addition of Mike Hubbell as Executive Vice President of Strategy. Mike has deep experience in the steel pipe industry. Prior to joining APP, Mr. Hubbell served as Vice President of Sales for Premier Pipe, a Sumitomo-owned OCTG distributor. He held the same role with Centric Pipe, an… Read more »
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Flexible inventory program secures steel pipe supply chain for refrigerant system manufacturer
We’re sure you’re sick of hearing about it. If one more person complains about supply chain problems, your head will explode, right? It’s a waste of server space at this point to write an article about what’s wrong. Instead, we want to talk about ways to set it right. Our partnership with a refrigerant system… Read more »
Case study: Reducing labor and capital costs to fuel an oil & gas equipment manufacturer’s growth
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »