TPi July 2016

business & market news

Infrastructure and water solution provider Forterra Building Products acquires US Pipe

additional value-creating acquisitions and capital investment.”

Pipe will serve a broad customer base across the residential, commercial and infrastructure landscape with diameters of pipe ranging from 3" to 144", and a complete solution set with which to serve customer needs from the first mile to the last mile of water transmission and distribution networks. “The addition of US Pipe is the next step in Forterra’s strategic growth plan and builds on our successful track record of partnering with businesses that have great people and strong market positions,” said Jeff Bradley, CEO of Forterra Building Products. “We expect to further invest in US Pipe in order to extend and enhance its strong record of profitable growth, both through

Forterra Building Products, a North American provider of site infrastructure and water management products and solutions, has acquired US Pipe, a provider of ductile iron pipe products for water distribution and water management applications in North America. With 20 manufacturing and fabrication facilities throughout the USA and Mexico, US Pipe adds a new growth platform and expanded capabilities to Forterra. US Pipe’s complementary portfolio of products augments Forterra’s existing concrete and steel pressure pipe solutions. Combined, Forterra and US

US Pipe will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Forterra, and will maintain its name and headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Based in Irving, Texas, USA, Forterra operates more than 125 facilities, with products available throughout the USA, Eastern Canada and the UK.

Forterra Building Products – USA www.forterrabp.com

US Pipe – USA info@uspipe.com www.uspipe.com

Best new welding product supplier award The Association of Welding Distributors (AWD) announced the winners of its Welding World Awards in April, at a gala dinner held at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, UK.

stage to receive the award from The Rt Hon Michael Portillo, broadcaster and former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. As part of the judging process, Ms Gascoyne delivered a presentation about the company and its products to a panel earlier this year. The dinner was timed to coincide with the Mach Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham, where many of the guests were displaying products in the Welding Village section.

In the second award of the night, in the category of Best New Welding Product Supplier, Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT) was announced as the winner. The company’s CEO, Georgia Gascoyne, and Luke Keane, who provides distributor support, went on

HFT’s PurgEye weld purge monitor

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques – UK hft@huntingdonfusion.com www.huntingdonfusion.com

Indowater 2016 trade show Indowater 2016, the 12 th international water, wastewater and recycling technology expo and forum, will take place from 20 to 22 July. Merebo Messe Marketing is organising the ‘Europe, American & Australia Pavilion’. The event, which is Indonesia’s largest international water and wastewater trade show, will be held at Grand City Convex in Surabaya, East Java. The trade show will be held in conjunction with Indorenergy/Indowaste.

The last Indowater, in Jakarta in 2015, attracted 458 exhibitors from 32 countries, and 9,800 trade visitors.

Merebo Messe Marketing – Germany www.merebo.com

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