McElroy has announced the addition of two rental houses that will stock its expanding line of polypropylene machines and tools.
Consolidated Pipe & Supply of Lawrenceville, Ga., and R&B Co. of San Jose, Calif., are officially Certified McElroy Rental locations, providing operator training, customer service and support with McElroy-trained mechanics and instructors. McElroy’s Certified Rental program ensures parts and a factory-trained team to make sure all equipment passes a maintenance checklist and is ready to perform.
“This is a reflection of the momentum polypropylene is gaining in the U.S. plumbing and mechanical industries as well as the growing interest in McElroy tools,” says Jason Lawrence, director of product development, McElroy. “We study the needs of our users so that they can fuse pipe in tight spaces whether it is in the attics, floors or walls.”
R&B foresees an opportunity for polypropylene piping systems in the Western U.S. as the industry is seeing the value of piping systems that last for decades without scaling or corrosion.
“We are excited to be a polyethylene equipment supplier that adopts polypropylene,” says Kurt Vincelette, chief operating officer of R&B. “This pipe material fused with McElroy-engineered equipment is a good pairing and we a?re proud to lead the way.”
The inclusion of polypropylene machines makes perfect sense to Consolidated Pipe, a McElroy polyethylene equipment supplier with a staff of fusion technicians and certified mechanics.
“This is the next stage in the evolution of plastic piping systems,” says Tim Hallmark, Eastern regional manager, Consolidated Pipe. “McElroy has been the standard in polyethylene fusion machines and we think it will be the same with their polypropylene line.”
McElroy, a maker of polyethylene fusion equipment, expanded into the polypropylene field in 2012 with the release of the Spider 125 socket fusion tool. This sparked a line of polypropylene fusion equipment that ranges from 16 millimeter socket tooling all the way up to 630 millimeter butt fusion machines. McElroy expects a 50 percent increase in sales by the end of 2017 compared to 2014 sales.
“Our polypropylene line is generating revenue and growth much like polyethylene did as it gained a foothold in the underground construction market in the early 80s,” says Jim Johnston, chief innovation officer, McElroy. “Our ability to adapt to the indoor market is the outcome of dedication to innovation and jobsite solutions for fusible pipe.”
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