TULSA, Okla. — McElroy, the leading manufacturer of pipe fusion equipment, is celebrating the success of the Certified McElroy Rental Program. Certified McElroy Rental machines undergo a rigorous checklist and regimen by participating McElroy distributors in order to provide customers with the most reliable fusion machine rentals in the marketplace. The 2-year-old program is a partnership between participating McElroy distributors and McElroy. Distributors use a comprehensive checklist created by McElroy to check fusion machines after …
Read MoreHDPE Plays Key Role in Reflecting Pool Renovation
Washington D.C. is home to some of the United States’ most prized and revered memorials. To the nearly 24 million people who visited the mall in 2011, the Reflecting Pool was more science project than a scenic and iconic tourist stop. Several key improvements were needed to keep the largest and most famous reflecting pool in the capital sustainable for years to come. The pool, originally constructed in the early 1920s, has been relatively untouched …
Read MoreMcElroy Launches New Polypropylene-Random Website
TULSA, Okla. — McElroy, the leading manufacturer of thermoplastic pipe joining products, has recently launched a polypropylene-random (PP-R) website. The new website highlights McElroy equipment and tools for use with the growing PP-R market. The site can be found at www.mcelroy.com/ppr. McElroy pipe fusion equipment and productivity tools have long been associated with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping and the underground construction industry. Those same tools are growing in popularity for use with PP-R piping that …
Read MorePolyethylene Pipe Plays Role in Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation
The Town of Denton, Maryland installed a 400-foot-long high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe as part of needed wastewater treatment plant upgrade. The smooth-walled HDPE pipe is an important component in the treatment plant’s enhanced nutrient removal upgrade. Within the 54-inch diameter DR 32.5 pipeline, chlorine has adequate contact time with effluent to disinfect the town’s wastewater before being chemically de-chlorinated and released back into the environment. The environment is of key concern in the Chesapeake Bay …
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