Founded in 2000 by Dan Gearing and David Kerr, family-owned Specialty Conduit and Manufacturing is a Mt. Braddock, Pennsylvania company specializing in pipe threading and related pipe manufacturing. It began by reclaiming bundling-table rejects into prime 10-foot material, later acquired Faberletang’s pipe nipple and elbow manufacturing operation, and added a high-frequency ERW pipe mill through Fayette Pipe Company in 2018.
Fayette Pipe CompanyFounded in 2018 as a division of Specialty Conduit and Manufacturing, Fayette Pipe makes American-made ERW black steel pipe and nipples for fire sprinkler, HVAC, and plumbing systems. The Lemont Furnace manufacturer is veteran-founded and family-operated, with second- and third-generation members of the Gearing family leading the business and more than 20 years of parent-company experience behind its value-added services. Fayette Pipe also developed FayetteGuard, described as the first LED UV pipe-coating process of its kind in the United States, and its products include UL-listed and FM-approved pipe.LEMONT FURNACE, PA
Kennedy Tubular Products IncFamily-owned and operated since 1957, Kennedy Tubular Products Inc. makes pipe couplings for plumbing, electrical conduit, and oil-field applications. Based in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the company serves orders of any size and has built its business around personalized service and a broad range of coupling sizes. Its products also carry UL certification for applicable offerings.NEW CASTLE, PA
Reed Manufacturing CompanyFounded in 1896, Reed Manufacturing Company makes professional pipe tools and vises from its historic headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania. Still family-owned, with five generations of Wright family involvement, the company is known for developing tools for large-diameter pipe and refining its designs through end-user feedback. REED sells through distributors in more than 100 countries.ERIE, PA
Dura-Bond IndustriesFounded by J.M. Norris in 1960, Dura-Bond Industries grew from a Western Pennsylvania corrosion-protection business into a family-built manufacturer with operations in Export, Duquesne, Steelton and McKeesport. It manufactures steel line pipe and fabricates structural steel, while its Pennsylvania plants also apply protective coatings to pipe and steel products. Its history includes the acquisition of the former Bethlehem Steel pipe plant in Steelton and the launch of ERW pipe production in McKeesport.MCKEESPORT, PA