Company Profile - American Cast Iron Pipe
1501 N. 31st Ave. North
P.O. Box 2727
Birmingham, AL 35202Phone: 205-325-7701
Fax: 205-325-1942
Website: www.acipco.com
Key Facts
Privately held company that operates as a beneficial trust with both employees and customers as beneficiaries.
Key Financial Facts
2002 revenue: $650 million
1-yr. growth rate: 8 percentPersonnel Highlights
Number of employees: 3,000
1-yr. growth rate: 30 percent
Company Overview
With corporate headquarters and the principal plant (which takes up 2,000 acres) in Birmingham, Alabama, American Cast Iron Pipe (ACIPCO) serves the waterworks, capital goods, and energy industries. Products made by the company include ductile iron pipe and fittings; fire hydrants, valves, and pumps for fire trucks; centrifugally cast steel tubes, static castings, and fabricated assemblies; electric resistance welded steel pipe; and spiral welded steel pipe.Founded in 1905, the company now has five divisions: American Ductile Iron Pipe, American Centrifugal, American Steel Pipe, American Flow Control, and the newly established ACIPCO International.
The company also has five subsidiaries: Specification Rubber Products, Waterous Company, American Valve & Hydrant Manufacturing Company, Kristen Shipping Company, and American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, which through spiral welding is able to make exceptionally strong large-diameter pipes.
Major Line of Business : Heavy Manufacturing
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