McElroy Unveils Latest Productivity Tool

TULSA, Okla. — McElroy Manufacturing, Inc., the pipe fusion experts, recently introduced Low Profile Rollers, a new productivity-enhancing option for high-density polyethylene pipe jobsites. The rollers are easy-to-transport and best suited for 4- to 20-inch diameter pipe. “The Low Profile Rollers join the immensely successful McElroy PolyHorse, PolyPorter and pipe stands in creating optimal efficiency at jobsites,” said Chip McElroy, president and chief executive officer of McElroy Manufacturing Inc. “When paired with some of our …


High-Density Polyethylene Pipe plays key role at Copper mine

Riding around Highland Valley Copper’s 34,000 hectares in south central British Columbia, it’s not uncommon to see miles and miles of black high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) weaving along the long, curvy work roads. In fact, a visitor to the copper and molybdenum mine would be challenged to find part of the landscape where HDPE wasn’t present above ground or below. That’s because HDPE has been the pipe material of choice for many years at Canada’s …


McElroy Announces Three New International Distributors

TULSA, Okla. — McElroy Manufacturing, Inc., recently announced three key international organizations have become authorized international distributors for McElroy’s pipe fusion products. The three new distributors are Geomembranas Y Geosinteticos S.A. De C.V. of Mexico, Rho-Tech/SKW Industrial Supplies of South Africa and QSI Motor Group of Venezuela. “Adding these three organizations as our newest international distributors is an indicator of the growing appeal that McElroy Fusion Equipment garners across the globe, as well as the …


Rural Water Districts Lead State In Upgrading Infrastructure

Pawnee County Rural Water District # 1 is on top of the game when it comes to providing water to its countryside clientele. That is why they knew exactly what to do when they were faced with replacing a deteriorating waterline that spanned a branch of Keystone Lake. “We were living on borrowed time,” said Field Supervisor Robert Baugh as he pointed up at the stretch of PVC that ran along the underside of the …