It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: our 2026 Grand Champions of Fusion have been chosen! Congratulations to domestic winners JAKE DUHAIME and TYLER RISNER, along with international winners DIEGO VILLEGAS VILCHES (Chile), FERNANDO GUIJARRO (Mexico), and BRETT CARTON (Australia)! JAKE DUHAIME On this 10-inch waterline project in south Boston, Jake and his team fused 10″x10″x6″ tees for fire hydrants that, in all, consisted of roughly 1,300 feet of 10″ DIPS. The project had to …
Win an ALL-EXPENSES-PAID trip to INFUSION26 in Tulsa in our 2026 Champions of Fusion contest! Do you live and breathe plastic pipe fusion? Do you bleed “McElroy green?” Do you love showing off your jobsite photos and bragging about the ways you help make the world a better place through better infrastructure? Most importantly, would you like the chance to win a FREE trip to McElroy’s annual distributor conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma? If you answered “yes,” you …
Each year, INFUSION challenges Team McElroy, our distributors, and channel partners to reach for the stars, and 2025 was no different. “Year after year, we perform at the pinnacle of our league, and that is nothing short of incredible,” Chip McElroy said. “I think this year’s enthusiasm and energy were beyond what any of us were anticipating.” Whether attendees were learning how critical trust is to any organization from keynote speaker Lt. Col Jason Harris, …
The new products debuted at this year’s INFUSION illustrate just how quickly the mechanical market is expanding, and how McElroy is dedicated to staying at the forefront of its growing popularity. ProFab™ 400i As the usage of fusible solutions in the mechanical market has increased, members of Team McElroy have made several trips to industry and channel partners’ fabrication facilities to discuss needs, wants, and the challenges that they are facing at the moment. “One …